What is a Premium Rose Variety?

Most orders for premium roses are filled with varieties such as Freedom or Classy, grown in Mexico, which are not really premiums. Premium roses from The Secret Flower Garden are long-stemmed roses from Ecuador, in stunning varieties such as Royal Maasai, and Intuition.

Premium roses are at least twice as large and twice as long lasting as regular roses. Ecuador happens to have ideal conditions for growing the largest, longest stem roses, at 9,000 feet, and 12 hours of sunlight each day,and cold at night.

Here is a nice simulation of an opening rose from http://www.flowersunlimitedworldwide.com/roses.html.