PUTTING THE PETAL TO THE MEDAL

This year’s theme at the Philadelphia Flower Show might be “Flower Power” but not all events at the annual floral festival will be about peace and harmony.

The show will also host the Interflora World Cup, where designers from 23 countries will fight it out in a Choppedstyle competition. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the designers will tackle surprise challenges and create over-thetop floral arrangements, everything from putting together hand-tied bouquets to setting a table for two.

California-based florist Katharina Stuart will represent the U.S. in the competition, which has been held every four to six years since 1972. This will be its first time back in the U.S. since 1985.

Preliminary rounds are March 1 and 2, and five finalists will battle March 3.