breeders and breeding

Danziger was thrilled with the results from last year's International Women's Day campaign and delighted by the wealth of positive feedback and compliments from the floristry industry colleagues. Once again, Danziger invited Alison Bradley to reach out to four very special, very different and...

Breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange is on track with sustainability certification for its worldwide production sites. Last year five sites in four countries were added to the list of fully certified companies. Dümmen Orange wants all its production sites to be fully certified to Floriculture...

Syngenta Flowers announces that, following a successful 15 year long career at Syngenta Flowers, Josef Fischer is retiring on January 20th, 2023. Josef has contributed significantly to Syngenta’s Flowers Organization and continues to be liaised with the floriculture business as an independent...

Selecta One commits to a five year partnership with the Dutch foundation MPS to calculate their carbon footprint. Selecta One, world-leader in breeding, growing, and marketing of innovative plants, both ornamental and functional, believes that this partnership and the footprint provide an...

Leading breeder Dümmen Orange is making new genetics available for out-licensing to young plant growers and breeders. The company is constantly focusing on creating a rich pipeline of new products. To bring more of these genetics to the market alongside its own portfolio, Dümmen Orange is looking...

The well-known Gerbera breeder Piet Schreurs passed away on 12 January 2023. He reached the age of 85.

Dümmen Orange and Cacti Youngplants are entering into an exclusive partnership for producing and marketing Sticculents. Dümmen Orange will handle breeding and production of the plants, while Cacti Youngplants will be responsible for assembly and all market-facing commercial activities.

In a catalog published in these days, the German breeding house Selecta one presents its extensive range in poinsettias and kalanchoe.

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!

PanAmerican Seed is pleased to announce that its 2022 charitable donation reached over $81,000.00 (USD) thanks to this year’s proceeds of "Beacon" Impatiens global seed sales. The donation was presented to two worthy organizations fighting low vision issues and macular degeneration, a disease...

Florensis has obtained the rights from Express Seed to sell and produce Syngentagenetics in Europe per 2023. The acquisition of Syngenta Poinsettia genetics byExpress Seed in America, has made this possible.

Dümmen Orange has appointed Rik van Wijk as Director R&D Operations. He will assume responsibility for leading the breeder's R&D operations globally.

Together with colleagues, partners and clients, HilverdaFlorist officially opened its new production location at Achterweg 62 in De Kwakel with the Future is HERE event on Thursday 22 September. During the diverse afternoon programme, which included a speech by Arthur Koekkoek (Director...

Add this to your calendar for week 45 (7-10 November 2022): Future Plant Trends 2022 has opened its registration to visit the breeding company MNP/Suntory in Leimuiderbrug/The Netherlands.

(De Lier, 09.08.2022) Insect-friendly with fresh, summer colors right through fall — the new Revelation dahlia series wins over customers across the board.

Danziger’s Chrysanthemum Open Days 2022 will showcase more than 150 Chrysanthemum varieties, more than 22 novelties and more than 120 varieties of 16 diversification crops, including Paintball™ Craspedia, Golden Glory™ Solidago, Limonium, Sunflower, Aster, Skyler™ Veronica, and more. The annual...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (July 21, 2022) – Dümmen Orange proudly highlighted its Intrinsa™ technology and breeding program at the recently completed Cultivate’22 in Columbus, Ohio. Intrinsa™ was selected as the 2022 Technology of the Year award winner during Greenhouse Grower’s Medal of Excellence program...

The vibe at FlowerTrials could not have been more positive is the conclusion shared by both exhibitor and visitor! After a gap of 3 years everyone who has business in pot and bedding plants and was able to travel visited FlowerTrials to see the latest developments in ornamental breeding, glean...

Fleuroselect, the international organisation for the ornamental plants industry, is proud to announce that the FleuroStar Award 2022-23 has been awarded to Petunia grandiflora Bee’s Knees from Florensis. Hagen Kalläne, Retail and Marketing Manager and Marjolein Kuyucu-Lodder, International Product...

Pelargonium are as much a part of bedding and container gardening as the sun is of the summer. But this is not the only reason why the new Santana series from Dümmen Orange is an absolute must this season. The seven varieties in the interspecific Pelargonium series also bring a fresh,...