Nina

A deep, ember-warm tangerine that leans red at the petal base — the hotter end of our orange range. Where Orange Crush reads bright and citrus-clean, Nina carries more fire in it, the orange you specify when the brief says "autumn" or "sunset" rather than "summer." Designers use the two together to fake a gradient with just two varieties.

The grow story

Nina comes off our own production blocks at 3,200 meters in Cayambe, Ecuador, in the high Andes. Orange pigment thrives on stress, and the altitude supplies it: equatorial light at full intensity by day, then a hard temperature drop at night that concentrates carotenoids instead of letting heat wash them pale. Lowland oranges fade toward apricot in the cooler; Nina holds its heat to the last day. Cut, conditioned, graded, and cold-packed within 48 hours of harvest.

At a glance

Best for

Fall weddings, Thanksgiving and harvest-season retail work, terracotta and rust palettes, brand activations that need warmth without red. Nina is the anchor orange; build the gradient around it. The 70 cm grade serves tall installation work; 50 cm is the economical call for grocery-tier bouquets. Round out warm palettes from our wholesale rose range.

Pairs beautifully with

• Orange Crush (bright orange) for the two-step orange gradient
• Brighton (yellow) to extend the warmth downward
• Quicksand (sand) to calm the palette for modern work
• Solidago for golden filler texture
• Eucalyptus Parvifolia for fine green contrast

Care notes

Re-cut at 45° under running water; hydrate first in 95–100°F water with preservative. Store at 34–38°F. Nina opens a half-step faster than our reds — pull it from the cooler later in the build schedule. Moderately ethylene-sensitive; keep clear of ripening produce in shared coolers.

What working pros say

"Nina is the orange that doesn't quit on me. I've had oranges arrive neon and leave beige — this one is the same ember tone at teardown that it was at delivery."

— Event floral designer, Texas (13 yrs experience)

"I run Nina against a sand rose for every October book. Two varieties, and clients think I sourced five — the red base does that much work."

— Retail florist, New England (8 yrs experience)