KENT, Ohio USA (January 19, 2026) – Leading plant growers and retailers understand that clean, beautiful, healthy-looking foliage commands attention and drives consumer sales. But they also know that commercial plant production often leaves foliage plants devalued by calcium deposits, pesticides, and other unsightly production residues.
Now new OASIS® Eleganz™ Liquid Leaf Clean, Shine and Protect concentrate from Oasis Grower Solutions brings potted foliage growers and retailers a better way to remove production residue, enhance natural plant beauty, and safeguard the value of foliage crops.
OASIS® Eleganz™: The Solution Growers and Retailers Seek
Powered by FloraLife®, OASIS® Eleganz™ is more than a foliage finisher or spot concealer. This proprietary, grower-inspired product was developed with the rigors of commercial plant production in mind. Growers (and forward-thinking retailers) at any scale will find a dependable solution to residue-marred plants and inefficient, labor-intensive foliage cleaners in this easy-to-use concentrate.
Vijay Rapaka, Ph.D., Director of Global Grower Operations and Research for Oasis Grower Solutions parent company Smithers-Oasis, explained the vision and value OASIS® Eleganz™ brings to the growing industry.
“This product development has been a long time coming because we set ourselves a high bar. We wanted something all-in-one, scalable and economical,” Dr. Rapaka said. “Think of it like taking a car through a wash tunnel — presoak, foam, scrub, rinse, wax and dry — all happening step by step. This product delivers every one of those steps in a single pass — and it does it without phytotoxicity.”
For growers and retailers tired of tedious hand cleaning and/or plants shipped with production residues intact, OASIS® Eleganz™ offers an unmistakable advantage in customer satisfaction and retail appeal.
RIGHT IMAGE: Anthurium with heavy pesticide fogging residue. In the image on the left side, foliage before spraying with OASIS® Eleganz. In the image on the right side, foliage after spraying with OASIS® Eleganz.™
Profit-Enhancing Features from OASIS® Eleganz™
Growers and retailers using OASIS® Eleganz™ Liquid Leaf Clean, Shine and Protect can experience multiple profit-enhancing features and benefits for just pennies a plant, including but not limited to the following:
- Scales easily for labor-saving application by growers or retailers of all sizes. Water-soluble formula helps ensure easy application via handheld, backpack or boom sprayers.
- Lifts and cleans production residue from foliage. Dries faster than some similar products for commercial production environments. (Greenhouse conditions influence drying times.)
- Imparts appealing, long-lasting shine. Enhances the natural matte or glossy appearance of foliage.Dilution rates can be adjusted to control shine intensity.
- Protects plants and profits against shrink. Helps restore residue-impacted plants to sellable condition. Helps guard against excessive moisture loss and preserve shelf life in challenging retail conditions.
- Enhances retail appeal and sell-through. Free from oily dust-attracting residue, helps restore natural plant beauty, keep plants cleaner longer, and encourage consumer excitement and sales.
First Postharvest Research Collaboration
OASIS® Eleganz™ represents the first postharvest research collaboration between Oasis Grower Solutions and FloraLife, both divisions of floral and horticulture industry leader Smithers-Oasis. Dr. Rapaka explained that researchers from the two divisions worked together to develop this unique proprietary formulation specifically for commercial foliage growers.
“I’d like to thank our researchers behind the initial formulation and its refinement for the growing industry, as well as our team that oversaw field and demonstration trials for this exceptional new product,” Dr. Rapaka said. FloraLife Postharvest Scientist Mominul Hoque and Oasis Grower Solutions Plant Scientist Erin Yafuso, Ph.D., led their respective division teams.
Powered by FloraLife®, OASIS® Eleganz™ is now available to the North America market in 1-gallon, 5-gallon, 15-gallon, and 55-gallon sizes, joining EthylBloc™ and other Postharvest Quality offerings from Oasis Grower Solutions.
Growers and retailers are encouraged to explore OASIS® Eleganz™ and related Grower Support Materials on OasisGrowerSolutions.com. For more information, contact an Oasis Grower Solutions Territory Manager or OGS distributor, or reach out to [email protected] or +1 (855) 585-4769.
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About Oasis Grower Solutions: As a division of Smithers-Oasis,Oasis Grower Solutions has been solving growers’ problems with innovative substrate solutions and ancillary products for more than 55 years. With a passion for impact, the global team is dedicated to supporting floriculture, CEA, nursery and AgBiotech achievements worldwide. From propagation media and hydroponic substrates to production aids and postharvest quality, Oasis Grower Solutions and its people, products and services help breeders, growers and researchers everywhere succeed. Visit us at OasisGrowerSolutions.com and on LinkedIn.
About Smithers-Oasis: Smithers-Oasis’ global expertise in the plant and flower business stretches from propagation to presentation. With locations in more than 19 countries and resources around the world, Smithers-Oasis manufactures and markets floral foam and floral media, postharvest products, growing media, floral sprays and dyes, and flower arranging supplies for the floriculture and horticulture industries. OASIS®, FLORALIFE® and DESIGN MASTER® are three of the company’s most recognized brands, founded in 1954, 1938 and 1961, respectively. With 70 years of experience in foaming technology, Smithers-Oasis also manufactures and markets specialty foams for a wide variety of applications including temperature control packaging, cast-alternative impression, absorption and molding. The company’s driving purpose is Improving Lives Worldwide. Smithers-Oasis, a privately owned company, is headquartered in Kent, Ohio, USA.