Bloom Conditioning and Grading
Every stem passes the bench the morning it arrives. We strip the lower leaves, trim the stems at an honest angle, and drop each one into clean water with a clear hydration hold so it drinks deeply before it ever climbs onto a truck.
Then we grade. Stem strength, petal set, neck posture and how tightly the bud still holds its secrets: each flower earns a letter. A tight bud may wait days for the road; a heavy open bloom is matched with a nearby counter that will love it tonight.
Nothing is guessed here. A stem that is not ready does not travel, and that single rule protects everyone further along the chain, because the person who buys an open flower from us knows it will open, and the hotel that buys a tight stem knows it will hold its shape for the day its function demands.