Eustoma or rose: how to tell them apart and which lasts longer
WTF! What The Flowers florists · Dnipro
Eustoma is constantly mistaken for a rose. How they differ, why eustoma lasts longer and what lisianthus actually is. Explained by WTF! Dnipro florists.
Eustoma is regularly mistaken for a rose, which flatters both flowers. Three details tell them apart.
First: eustoma has no thorns, the stem is smooth. Second: one branch carries several blooms and buds at once, while a rose has a single bud per stem. Third: eustoma leaves are grey green with a waxy bloom, rose leaves are dense and dark.
It is also worth clearing up the naming. Lisianthus, eustoma and Texas bluebell are the same flower. Catalogues usually say lisianthus, in our studio eustoma stuck.
The main practical difference is longevity. Eustoma lives ten to fourteen days in a vase, longer than most roses. The reason is that branch structure: as the open blooms fade, the neighbouring buds are only just opening, so the bouquet looks fresh for longer.
Care is standard: an angled cut every two days, clean water, flower food. The one extra step is to gently remove spent heads so they do not draw nutrition.
People choose eustoma when they want tenderness without grandeur: it suits a hospital discharge, a colleague, or no occasion at all. Availability in the eustoma catalogue.
