Hydrangea, cut flower - Vbn

DefinitionsNo supplements to the General Specifications for Cut Flowers.I. Minimum requirements to permit tradingNo supplements to the General Specifications for Cut Flowers.II. Quality and grading regulationsSupplements to the General Specifications for Cut Flowers:QUALITY REQUIREMENTS PER LOTRequirements for the leaf:• There must be at least two leaf pairs per stem in the period 1 February to 1 October.• There must be at least one leaf pair per stem in the period 1 October to 1 February.• There must be at least one leaf pair throughout the year on cut Hydrangeas up to a length of 40cm.• Coloration: leaves with autumn tints are accepted.GRADING REQUIREMENTS PER LOTHydrangea should be graded on:• Length;• Diameter of the flower, in conformance with Table 1;• Maturity;• Maximum percentage of old wood, that is present on each stem in the lot, in conformance withTable 2;• Number of stems per bunch, code 5 or 10;• Flower colour.Table 1: grading on average flower diameter:Averageflower diameterin cmMargin20%in cmin cmMinimumflower diameterMaximumflower diameterin cmGradingcodes S23.. .. .. .. ..5 1 4 6 0056 1 5 7 0067 1 6 8 0078 2 6 10 008.. .. .. .. ..12 2 10 14 01213 3 10 16 013.. .. .. .. ..17 3 14 20 01718 4 14 22 018.. .. .. .. ..22 4 18 26 02223 5 18 28 023.. .. .. .. ..27 5 22 32 02728 6 22 34 028.. .. .. .. ..32 6 26 38 03233 7 26 40 033.. .. .. .. ..Hydrangea 21-03-2012 2