Do any of you have a good source for purple Cattleya orchids? My wholesaler said they would cost me about $15 each. Sounds a little steep. What's with all these brides wanting wedding flowers from the Sex & the City movie???
cattleya orchids
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15.00 sounds about right......way, way back in the late eighties, when Catts were popular.....they wholesaled in Charleston, SC for about 8.00 way back then.
marigold
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Actually, I just saw sex in the city and the cat bouquet was really cool.
I googled the flowers and the bridesmaids bouquets were 200.00 each.
I googled the flowers and the bridesmaids bouquets were 200.00 each.
Nashvillegirl
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I order my cattleya from Tayama Greenhouse. 760-753-6206. Speak to Joe or Mike.
Great product...no minimum. About $8 per bloom.
In fact, I have an order for 8 of them coming next week, along with Phal. stems ($11 per stem).
Great product...no minimum. About $8 per bloom.
In fact, I have an order for 8 of them coming next week, along with Phal. stems ($11 per stem).
I second Taymaya. I ordered white cats in August that were simply amazing and half the cost of other suppliers. Make sure to give them a call directly. I only wish I had more of a demand for orchids to work with this company every week.
In a case such as this where the flower is so expensive to begin to with, do you do standard mark-up or less? I know this has been topic of previous conversation, but if you were doing a bridesmaid bouquet with 6-8 of these, and had to pay $15 each, would you charge almost $500 for the bouquet? Just curious!
Yes, or more. It's labor intensive and they take a lot of extra care (especially the white). I recommend ordering an extra bloom or two just in case. If you get them for around $12 including shipping (tayamra) if will come to around $500 with a 3x markup and .4 labor.
I posted a pricing thread on a cat bouquet awhile back and here were the opinions: http://www.flowerchat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15652&highlight=martha
Nashvillegirl
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I agree....whatever your cost..do the traditional markup...they ARE very labor intensive....but a wow factor for sure!
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