Hundreds of professionals from across the floral industry recently gathered right here in Miami for the 139th Annual SAF Convention. It was three days of training, networking, and creative inspiration.

One of the convention’s highlights was the Outstanding Varieties Competition, where expert judges reviewed thousands of flowers from the world’s top growers. Rio Roses showcased many new garden rose varieties this year, as well as our new Cloni Ranunculus varieties. We are proud to announce that we received the second-highest number of awards, a total of 12, just two fewer than the first place farm.

Purple Ribbon Winner

We are excited to announce that Rio Roses won twelve awards at this year’s Society of American Florists’ Outstanding Varieties Competition, including one of the top honors: Best in Class.

Blue Ribbon Winners

We won six Blue Ribbons with our Rio Cloni Ginette Ranunculus, Rio Guardian White Delphinium, Rio Cloni Iceberg Ranunculus, Rio Queen’s Crown Garden Roses, Rio Princess Crown Garden Roses, and Rio Enchantment Garden Roses.

Red Ribbon Winners

We won five Red Ribbons with our Rio Country Spirit Blues Garden Roses, Rio Fascination (Baru) Garden Roses, Rio Cotton X-Pression Garden Roses, Rio Cute Enigma Garden Roses, and Rio White Anemones.