Salma

The peach that leans pink. Salma sits in the warm gap most pink ranges skip — saltier and sunnier than Be Sweet's clear mid-pink, far rosier than Quicksand's champagne taupe. The 45-petal head opens with a soft salmon glow that reads romantic without tipping into pastel-nursery territory, which is exactly the note the current terracotta-and-blush wedding palette keeps asking for.

The grow story

Grown at 3,200 meters in our own production in Cayambe, Ecuador, high in the Andes. Peach tones are a balancing act between two pigment families, and altitude keeps them in proportion: cold mountain nights preserve the pink anthocyanins while the strong equatorial sun keeps the warm carotenoid base from washing out. Lower-altitude peaches drift gray; Salma arrives with the warmth intact. Each harvest is cut, hydrated, graded, and cold-packed within 48 hours of leaving the block.

At a glance

Best for

Terracotta, sunset, and desert wedding palettes, bridal showers, Mother's Day programs, and any design brief that says "warm but soft." Salma bridges pink recipes and orange recipes — it agrees with both sides, which makes it the connector stem in mixed palettes. 50 cm covers retail bunch work; 60 cm carries event centerpieces. Build the warm-pink story from our wholesale rose range.

Pairs beautifully with

• Shimmer (peach garden rose) for tonal texture in the same register
• Quicksand (champagne taupe) to mute the palette toward antique
• Be Sweet (clear mid-pink) to push the recipe pinker
• Orange Crush (saturated orange) for full sunset gradients
• Eucalyptus Silver Dollar to cool the warmth down

Care notes

Re-cut at 45° under running water; first hydration in 95–100°F water with preservative, then hold at 34–38°F. Peach tones shift warmer as the bloom opens — pull for the build a day early if the brief specifies the softer bud-stage color. Moderately ethylene-sensitive; standard cooler discipline applies.

What working pros say

"Salma is my terracotta-wedding workhorse. It's the one rose that makes both the rust bridesmaid dresses and the blush ones look intentional."

— Wedding floral designer, Arizona (11 yrs experience)

"Clients can't name the color and that's the point. Not pink, not orange — they just say warm, and Salma is what warm looks like."

— Studio florist, Mid-Atlantic (7 yrs experience)