Got roses this Valentine's Day? They probably came from Kenya

Photos: Kenya's flower power

Kenya is one of the world's biggest exporters of cut flowers, accounting for around one in three flowers sold in the European Union.

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Photos: Kenya's flower power

A worker at the Maridaidi Farm in Naivasha carries roses for export to Europe ahead of this year's Valentine's Day.

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Roughly 50% of Kenya's 127 flower farms are located around Lake Naivasha, some 90 kilometers northwest of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.

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The main cut flowers grown in Kenya are roses, carnations, hypericums (pictured), alstromeria, gypsophilla and lilies, amongst many others.

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Several Kenyan growers are showcasing their blooms this week at the World Floral Expo in Los Angeles, one of the largest events of the industry.

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The Kenya Flower Council says that an estimated 500,000 people, including more than 90,000 flower farm employees, depend on the country's floriculture industry.

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