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Taiwan Flowers

Flowers Contending for Beauty in The Floral
Kingdom

aiwan is endowed with sufficient sunshine and Chrysanthemums, Lilies and Gladioli, which are popular
Tappropriate climate. Besides, the extraordinary in the USA, Europe and Japan, and make Taiwan's
flower cultivation and the cultivation techniques of flowers and plants renowned worldwide.
flower varieties help the prosperous development
of Taiwan's floral industry, as well as having a high
reputation internationally.

The cultivation areas of flowers are more than 14,000
hectares and the output value reaches NTD18.2 billion
per year. The main cities and counties of flower planting
include Changhua, Nantou, Taichung, Pingtung, Chiayi
and Tainan, where flowering ornamental plants, foliage
plants, ornamental fruit plants, bedding plants and
nursery plants are cultivated. The crops produced can
be divided into two major categories—potted flowers
and cut flowers. As the technology of cold chain
improves, and the market demand increases, the cut
flowers have become the primary products in Taiwan's
floral market. The cut flowers include Anthurium,
Eustoma, Oncidium, Phalaenopsis, Tropical Orchids,

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