Sola Flowers for Weddings, Events and Gifting
Bridal bouquets, garlands, torans, table centrepieces, festive décor and gift toppers made from sola flowers, with example products and a planning checklist for event and gift buyers.
Product Guides
Resources
Resources
Practical guides for trade buyers — product knowledge, buying and specification, and export and import — for sola flowers, dry flowers and natural botanicals.
Product Guides
Sola Flower Types and Forms: A Catalogue Guide
Roses, lotus, dahlias, sunflowers, flowers on stems, diffuser flowers with wicks, balls and assortments: the main sola flower forms, with example product codes and how to specify each.
Product Guides
Sola Wood Flowers: What Buyers Should Know
What “sola wood flowers” are made of, how traditional sola pith differs from look-alike materials, where the flowers are used and what to ask a wholesale supplier.
Export Guides
Private Label and Retail Packaging for Imported Dried Botanicals
How to plan private-label and retail packaging for imported dried botanicals and sola flowers: packing levels, pack formats, label content, approvals and transit.
Export Guides
Sea Freight or Air Freight? Shipping Dried Flowers and Sola Flowers from India
Sea or air for dried flowers and sola from India? How volume drives freight cost, LCL versus FCL, Incoterms 2020 by mode, and what your forwarder needs to quote.
Export Guides
Protecting Dried Flowers and Sola Products from Moisture in Transit
How moisture damages dried flowers and sola in transit, which products are most at risk, and the packing, desiccants and checks to specify for export orders.
Buying Guides
Choosing Dried Botanicals for Retail, Events, Hospitality and Craft
How to choose dried botanicals, sola flowers and natural décor for retail, events, hospitality and craft, with the right grade, finish and packing for each.
Buying Guides
Premium, Select or Economy? Grades and Natural Variation in Dried Botanicals
What Premium, Select and Economy grades mean for dried botanicals and sola flowers, which natural variation to expect, and how to choose the right grade.
Buying Guides
Samples and Specification Approval: Securing Quality Before a Bulk Order
How to request, evaluate and approve samples of dried botanicals and sola flowers, and turn an approved sample into a written specification for bulk orders.
Product Guides
Sola Flowers for Reed Diffusers: How They Work and What to Specify
How sola diffuser flowers draw up and release fragrance oil, which designs and finishes suit reed diffusers, and what to specify and test before a bulk order.