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sar among others. Using varieties that are originally white, yellow, and orange in combination with the inks, you can get amazing results and a great range of colors (red, blue, green, yellow, orange, etc.). It is about exploring the possibilities and understanding the variables of the process. The variables for tinted flowers are: Carnation variety, cutting stage, ink, time of absorption, color of the ink, temperature, ink dose. If you are able to control these variables, it is possible to achieve good results constantly.
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o tint some flowers we follow a procedure de- veloped by Colorquímica that offers inks for cut flowers and helped us get the results that we
were looking for. As I mentioned before, the variet- ies used to tint were Randal (white), Hermes (yellow), and Hermes Orange (orange) as standard carnations and Caesar (yellow) as a mini carnation. The cutting stage was straight petal, the ink was Colorquimica, absorption time 20 minutes, ink color: orange blue, red, yellow, green and violet, and 10 grams per liter of water was the dose.
lowers are fun, and every time I work with them I amuse myself with the results. In my personal experience large processes can be done if you
control the variables in them. Tinted carnations need to be explored and offered to the market. As you can see in the picture on page 10 (mini carnation Caesar original color yellow), you can get nice results with- out always using a white flower for tinting. If you are a grower, you need to explore this possibility. It will give you mobility in improving your economic result.
Cooperation to tint the flowers of this article was done by Juan Camilo Rua +573116350667.
www.colorquimica.com.co
Felipe Gomez is Product Manager at Selecta Cut Flowers. You can reach him at
F.gomez@selectacutflowers.com
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