Flowers temperature requirement

Storage Temperature and humidity required for Nursery stock and cut flowers

S T O R A G E    R E Q U I R E M E N T    F O R    N U R S E R Y    A N D   C U T   F L O W E R S
Commodity		Storage temp	Relative humidity %	Storage life
Cut Flowers	Calla Lily	4.4	90 to 95	1 week
	Camellia	7	90 to 95	3 to 6 days
	Carnation	-0.6 to 0	90 to 95	3 to 4 weeks
	Chrysanthemum-0.6 to 0		90 to 95	3 to 4 weeks
	Daffodil	0 to 0.6	90 to 95	1 to 3 weeks
	Dahlia	4.4	90 to 95	3 to 5 days
	Gardenia	0 to 1	90 to 95	2 weeks
	Gladiolus	2 to 5.5	90 to 95	1 week
	Iris, tight buds	-0.6 to 0	90 to 95	2 weeks
	Lily, Easter	0 to 1.7	90 to 95	2 to 3 weeks
	Lily-of-the-valley	-0.6 to 0	90 to 95	2 to 3 weeks
	Orchid	7 to 13	90 to 95	2 weeks
	Peony, tight buds	0 to 1.7	90 to 95	4 to 6 weeks
	Rose, tight buds	0	90 to 95	2 weeks
	Snapdragon	4.4 to 5.5	90 to 95	1 to 2 weeks
	Sweet Peas	-0.6 to 0	90 to 95	2 weeks
	Tulips	-0.6 to 0	90 to 95	2 to 3 weeks
Greens	Asparagus	1.7 to 4	90 to 95	2 to 3 weeks   Polylined
	Fern, dagger and wood	-1 to 0	90 to 95	2 to 3 months  Dry pack
	Fern, leatherleaf	1 to 4	90 to 95	1 to 2 months  Dry pack
	Holly	0	90 to 95	4 to 5 weeks   Dry pack
	Huckleberry	0	90 to 95	1 to 4 weeks   Dry pack
	Laurel	0	90 to 95	2 to 4 weeks   Dry pack
	Magnolia	1.7 to 4.4	90 to 95	2 to 4 weeks   Dry pack
	Rhododendron	0	90 to 95	2 to 4 weeks   Dry pack
	Salal	0	90 to 95	2 to 3 weeks   Dry pack
Bulbs	Amaryllis	3 to 7	70 to 75	5 months
	Caladium	21	70 to 75	2 to 4 months
	Crocus	9 to 17		2 to 3 months
	Dahlia	4 to 9	70 to 75	5 months
	Gladiolus	7 to 10	70 to 75	5 to 8 months
	Hyacinth	17 to 20		2 to 5 months
	Iris, Dutch, Spanish	20 to 25	70 to 75	4 months
	Gloriosa	10 to17	70 to 75	3 to 4 months  Polyliner
	Candidum	-0.6 to 0.6	70 to 75	1 to 6 months  Polyliner
	Croft	-0.6 to 0.6	70 to 75	1 to 6 months  Polyliner
	Longiflorum	-0.6 to 0.6	70 to 75	1 to 10 months
	Speciosum	-0.6 to 0.6	70 to 75	1 to 6 months  Polyliner
	Peony	0.6 to 1.7	70 to 75	5 months
	Tuberose	4.4 to 7	70 to 75	4 to 12 months
	Tulip	17	70 to 75	2 to 6 months
Nursery Stock	Trees and shrubs	0 to 2	95	4 to 5 months
	Rose bushes	-0.5 to 2	85 to 95	4 to 5 months Bare rooted
	Strawberry plants	-1 to 0	80 to 85	8 to 10 months
	Rooted cuttings	-0.5 to 2	85 to 95
	Herbaceous	-2.8 to	80 to 85	4 to 8 months
	Christmas trees	-5.5 to 0	80 to 85	6 to 7 weeks