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Drought-resistant ornamental plants improve the fortunes of floriculturists in Kenya

Although floriculture has bloomed in Kenya in the recent past, many farmers remain reluctant to take it up.

According to the Kenya Flower Council, the main cut flowers grown in Kenya are roses, carnations, and alstromeria, gypsophilla, lilies, eryngiums, arabicum, hypericum, statice and a range of summer flowers.

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