by Flower Council of Holland

A Veronica ?Punk? style. It would be safe to say that this cut flower is just a little weird - certainly for a Veronica.

The normally neat, slim flower head has been transformed into a rather bizarre flattened spike. The inflorescence is reminiscent of that of a Celosia Cristata. The Smart Alien flower head is pink at the base, going wild at the tip with a show of bright green ?spikes?. The name has cleverly been chosen to give overtones of a visitor from another species. It is currently only available in pink but there may well be some white and blue varieties coming up in the future. The ?punk? style Veronica are perfect for lively gift bouquets with that all important shock effect. These summer flowers have a good vase life of 12 to 14 days for flowers and foliage alike. The ?extra terrestrial? Veronica Smart Alien (vbn product code 103682) has been available since the summer of 2009 and, in the first six months, more than 400,000 stems were sold. Veronica is available all year round from FloraHolland.