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Types of Kenya Flowers
| Roses | Carnations | Statice | Alstroemeria | Gypisophilla |
ROSES
Facts about roses
- Ranked first in terms of foreign exchange earnings in Kenya.
- They make good cutflowers.
- May represent a symbol of love.
- Have a wide range of colors and available all year round.
- May be used in different occasions depending on their colors.
- Have a vase life of two weeks when properly taken care of.
KENYA ROSE FLOWER VARITIES
Fedora
A big head size (Thybird) rose
Colour: cream with a pink edge
Vase Life: 14 days and more
Sanaa
A big head size rose
Colour: plum
Vase Life: 12 days and more
Euphoria
A big head size rose
Collour: strong orange/red intense Kalahari sunset
Vase Life: 12 days
Kiwi
Medium (intermediate) to big head rose
Colour: kiwi green with light cream and dark pink lip on edge of petals
Vase Life: 12 days and more.
Magana Flowers grows a total of 26 varieties. Following below is the list of roses:
T-Hybrid
| Variety | Color | Bud Size | Vase Life(days) | Average Stem Length | |
| 1 | Versilia | Champagne | Large | 13-15 | 60cm-80cm |
| 2 | Shocking Versilia | Hot Pink | Large | 13-15 | 60cm-80cm |
| 3 | Amanda* | Orange | Large | 13-15 | 60cm-80cm |
| 4 | Tropical Amazon | Orange | Large | 13-15 | 60cm-80cm |
| 5 | First Red | Red | Large | 12-14 | 60cm-80cm |
| 6 | Pole Position* | Red | Large | 12-14 | 60cm-80cm |
| 7 | Red One | Red | Large | 13-15 | 60cm-80cm |
| 8 | Hollywood* | White | Large | 13-15 | 60cm-80cm |
| 9 | Sun King* | Yellow | Large | 13-15 | 60cm-80cm |
| Intermediates | |||||
| 10 | Inka | Bicolour | Medium | 12-14 | 40cm-70cm |
| 11 | Royal Prophyta | Cerise | Medium | 12-14 | 40cm-70cm |
| 12 | Cream Prophyta | Cream | Medium | 12-14 | 40cm-70cm |
| 13 | Orange Unique | Orange | Medium | 13-15 | 40cm-70cm |
| 14 | Candid Prophyta | Peach~ Orange | Medium | 12-14 | 40cm-70cm |
| 15 | Prophyta | Peach~Pink | Medium | 12-14 | 40cm-70cm |
| 16 | Aqua | Pink | Medium | 12-14 | 40cm-70cm |
| 17 | Swing | Pink | Medium | 12-14 | 40cm-70cm |
| 18 | Pascha | Red | Medium | 12-14 | 40cm-70cm |
| 19 | Red Calypso | Red | Medium | 12-14 | 40cm-70cm |
| 20 | Valentino | Red | Medium | 12-14 | 40cm-70cm |
| 21 | Akito | White | Medium | 12-14 | 40cm-70cm |
| 22 | Golden Gate | Yellow | Medium | 13-16 | 40cm-70cm |
| 23 | Jupiter | Yellow | Medium | 12-14 | 40cm-70cm |
| Sweethearts | |||||
| 24 | Chelsea | Orange | Small | 12-14 | 40cm-60cm |
| 25 | Tina | Orange | Small | 12-14 | 40cm-60cm |
| 26 | Gabriela | Red | Small | 12-14 | 40cm-60cm |
Source:Magana Flowers Company Kenya.
CARNATIONS
Facts about Carnations
- This flower is termed as the worlds most favourite flower
- With proper care they have a vase life of three weeks.
- It is the official flower of mothers day
- Available in a wide range of colors i.e. red, white, yellow, orange, and pink.
- Originated from the Mediterranean.
STATICE
Facts about Statice
- Ranked second in terms of foreign exchange earnings in Kenya
- They make good cutflowers.
- Are small in size
- Originated from Chile
- Have a vase life of 10 days when properly taken care of.
- They keep their color even when they are dried.
ALSTROEMELIA
Facts about Alstroemeria
- Originated from Chile
- Have a vase life of 6 to 10 days with proper care.
- Have a wide range of colors and are available all year round.
- Alstroemeria flowers are third in terms of popularity and foreign exchange earnings in Kenya after Roses and Statice.
GYPISOPILLA
Facts about Gypsophilla
- Also known as babys breath
- They make good cutflowers.
- Are small in size
- Originated from Chile