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Evanthia was delighted to welcome dozens of visitors to their Antirrhinum and Matthiola trials in the greenhouse of G van den Beukel in Monster in weeks 23, 24 and 25.

It has become a more than good custom that at Easter, during the Holy Mass celebrated by the Pope, all kinds of colourful flower arrangements decorate St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, in Rome.

Danziger, a global breeder of cut flowers and bedding plants, proudly unveils its new showroom in Ecuador, during its first Open Days event, between the 18th-20th of March 2024.

The acquisition includes the complete breeding program of carnation cut flowers and other related species from dianthus family as of 01.01.2024. Carlo Moraglia will not only bring his breeding expertise to the team, but will also play a crucial role in facilitating a seamless transition. His...

Evanthia, the breeding company from the Dutch Westland region, is thrilled to announce a momentous occasion – its 10th anniversary on 1 October 2023. Over the past decade Evanthia has consistently demonstrated its commitment in making the world greening, with an ever growing and evolving product...

Slow food, slow travel, slow fashion…. Slow Flowers! The “Slow movement” is not a fleeting trend but a new, sustainable way of acting, producing, consuming and appreciating – as a counterpart to mass production and mass consumption with all its negative pressures and consequences. Within the...

The annual International Flower Trade Fair (IFTF) in The Netherlands is scheduled to take place this year from Wednesday November 8 to Friday November 10, 2023. The event will be held at Expo Greater Amsterdam in Vijfhuizen, located near Amsterdam's international airport Schiphol.

Roses, alstromeria, hypericum, kangaroo paws and many other summer flowers - Kenya has a great variety of flowers to offer. Although the country has long been a producer of cut flowers, it is generally only the big farms that have made a name for themselves. The German Import Promotion Desk (IPD)...

A new multipurpose hall was officially opened at Plantion yesterday evening. According to the executive board, the hall enables Plantion to offer customers more and improved facilities. The opening followed the General Membership Meeting, during which members were briefed on the course of...

Consumers are looking for hope and a sense of certainty, and Dutch trend watcher Aafje Nijman believes that this offers serious opportunities for flowers and plants. “We live in a time of tension and change, which leads to feelings of uncertainty and distrust. Flowers and plants can give the world...

Israeli grower Danziger invites you to follow him in the Facebook group spotlighting women who are stars in the floristry industry. There you will find the stories of female florists and designers who bring their talents and perspectives to the world of floristry. This is not a competition, but a...

From Tuesday to Friday, 6 to 9 June 2023, the 14 participants in the Dutch Lily Days will throw their doors wide open. Thousands of visitors are expected from near and far to attend the displays. It is after all a unique opportunity to obtain a complete view of the latest developments in lily land...

Floricultura is set to showcase a large selection of its long vase life Phalaenopsis varieties at IPM Essen, Germany. A vase life (or shelf life) of 110 days is becoming more standard in the industry, and by offering these varieties, the breeding and propagation specialist is catering for the...

The official cut tulip season 2023 was opened under great interest. Tulpen Promotie Nederland (TPN) held its first National Tulip Day on the Museumplein in Amsterdam on Saturday, January 21, 2023. The highlight was the picking garden with 200,000 tulips, where the public was allowed to pick them...

Signify has provided Van Wordragen Flowers BV with a full LED installation, including light spectrum with adjustable far-red. This makes the chrysanthemum grower the first in the Netherlands to use this technology from Signify. The system, which is set to be launched at the IPM, consists of the...

The world's largest horticultural trade fair had to take a break for two years because of a small virus. Now the next edition of IPM Essen will start from 24 to 27 January 2023 - and expects many visitors from all over the world!

Mærsk Line, the world's largest container ship operator, highlights the opportunities of transporting cut flowers by ship from Kenya to Europe, for example, on its website.

Richard, Jeffrey and Stefan Olyerhoek of the Rith Flowers nursery and director Jaap Stelder of breeder HBA raise their glasses to the new cut hydrangeas Royal Supreme and Royal Highness. The family business Rith Flowers from Amstelveen is the first nursery to take the two new HBA cut hydrangeas...

Nico and Maria Wigchert from nursery De Widel and André and Marianne Smaal from breeding company Agriom introduced two new Dewi delphiniums during FlowerTrials 2022. The new varieties were given the names Dewi Purple Smile and Dewi Violet Smile. Smile is a reference to the name Smaal.

Going in line with the strategic extension of its product portfolio Selecta one, has establish a long-term cooperation with Moraglia Breeding regarding the breeding of vegetatively propagated carnation cut flowers and other related species from dianthus family.