CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The CEO of a national-wide floral company says they are throwing out dozens of flowers because they have no place for them to go. One of the locations is in Charlotte.

“This is just a small sample of fresh flowers that are going straight into the dumpster as the city has been shut down,” CEO Patrick Dahlson said as he took video walking around his Mayesh Distribution center in Los Angeles.

Dahlson said it's a tough situation at distribution centers across the country, including Charlotte.

“It’s the same story,” Dahlson said. “It’s one of our small inventories because it’s not our main distribution hub, but the same story. We were just hitting the peak season. Springtime was here, some weddings and events were happening.”

Now nothing is happening due to social distancing because of the coronavirus. Flower shops have been forced to close because they are not considered essential. Dahlson says while they do try to give away flowers before throwing them out, it’s not always possible.

“People would say why didn’t you give to nursing homes and hospitals?” Dahlson said. “They wouldn’t allow us to be there because that is where everything is blowing up. But we did have stuff for people to put together and give away bouquets on street corners.”

Dahlson says this is also tough on flower growers. They are considered essential because they are agricultural, but those farmers are now left with few distributors to sell their flowers to.

“We have growers who are desperate to just get some flowers into the marketplace, but they can’t sustain no income and nor can we,” Dahlson said.

Mayesh Wholesale Florist has reopened their Los Angeles location just for shipping and Dahlson said they hope to do the same at more locations, including Charlotte.

“Flowers really do brighten people and uplift emotions and mood,” Dahlson said. “So I just encourage people to try and bring a little bit of beauty into their houses.”