In a landmark ruling, the Beijing Supreme Court ruled in favour of Deroose Plants, a member of Plantum, in a…
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Ron Hoogeveen, owner and director of the newly established royalty agency IP Plants, says there’s no evolution without innovation in…
Kötterheinrich Hortensienkulturen from Lengerich in association with the Dutch/German Hydrangea Breeders Association (HBA) will launch dwarf Hydrangea paniculata Bloomulus –…
Plant breeder and propagator Selecta One from Germany is again taking the opportunity to present excitingly new flowers and bedding…
Infinity Chrysanthemum, part of the Kreling Chrysanten cooperative (Infinity Chrysanten, Diamond Flowers, Kwekerij Wolvenbeek, Lianda Flowers, Kwekerij ‘t Hoogveld and…
A strategic partnership between breeder Royal Van Zanten, Alstroemeria grower Together2Grow and floral wholesaler Coloríginz backs the introduction of an…
Bred with Italian flair and typical German Gründlichkeit, Selecta One’s Dianthus barbatus’ Kiwi Mellow Cool’ and ‘Kiwi Mellow’ continue to take…
The Green +Venture, a group of companies comprised of Mixt Creations, glassware supplier Jodeco, interior pots and planters specialist Ter…
Jackson & Perkins, a leader in rose cultivation, is pleased to announce that two of its Floribunda roses, Like No…
HilverdaFlorist, a renowned breeder and propagator of cut flowers and plants, has released two new product catalogues, giving a comprehensive…
Dutch-based plant breeder and propagator Royal Van Zanten has added a new apricot variety to their succesful Charmelia serie. Charmelia,…
The Trial Commission of the International Hardy Plant Union (ISU) has announced the winners of this year’s ISU Awards, recognising…
This summer, Danish rose breeder Rosa Eskelund—trading under the company name Roses Forever—has scooped up prestigious awards at three top…
Plantarium|Groen Direkt 2024 is a treasure trove for plant lovers. Show organiser, Green Retail Events hosted the autumn edition of…
Organisers of the 2024 Dutch Lily Days asked visitors to vote for their favourite. The results are in, and the…
Nursery industry professionals attending the 2024 Farwest Show chose Styrax japonicus (Japanese Snowbell) ‘Starway to Heaven’ as their favorite new…
As part of the Retailers’ Choice Awards, a jury of volunteer garden retailers browsed the aisles and highlighted 15 different…
Plantarium|Groen Direkt 2024 (21-22 August) is the ideal platform to showcase your newest plants if you’re involved in ornamental horticulture…
The newly launched Calibrachoa Rainbow series by Dümmen Orange stands out for its colour-changing blooms. Dümmen Orange touts its new…
At the recently held FlowerTrials in the Netherlands, Beekenkamp Plants’ presented its new Verbena Fuerte series. Cutting-raised Fuerte Verbenas are…
FlowerTrials, the annual open days for the global bedding plant industry, was back in bloom from 11-14 June 2024, attracting…
Breeding the new Gypsophila variety ‘Grandtastic’ was, as Selecta Cut Flowers calls it, a masterstroke, “a creation worth an art…
The Bransford Webbs Plant Company’s Digitalis purpurea Apple Blossom has been recognised as Best in Show at the New Plant…
Boskoop’s Royal Horticulture Society (KVBC) awarded Astilbe simplicifolia ‘Pretty in Pink’ submitted by Compass Plants B.V. and Hans van der…
Boskoop’s Royal Horticulture Society (KVBC) will reveal the Groen-Direkt Summer Days Best in Show Award winner today. Eleven new plants…
‘Illusia’, the cyclamen that does not look like a cyclamen, won top honours at the Japanese Flower Trials and is…
With an impressive slate of award-winning and new-to-market plants, Plant Development Services, Inc. (PDSI) is shining the spotlight on innovation…
The Dutch Italo Hibiscus Working Group, a consortium of Dutch based Hibiscus growers Peeters Potplanten, Koolhaas Kwekerijen, Kwekerij Groenhof, Hibiscus…
The Commercial Horticultural Association’s UK exhibitors at the recent IPM Essen have much to praise for the event’s global status…
Rosa Eskelund, who in 1996 set up rose breeding company Roses Forever ApS together with husband Harley, scooped at the…
Dutch-based cut foliage specialist supplier Adomex returned to Trade Fair Aalsmeer to celebrate the launch of its newest product lines,…
Plant breeder and propagator Selecta One from Germany is again taking the opportunity to present excitingly new flowers and bedding…
Mixt Creations, the B2B division of consumer label Plant Creations, a supplier of a wide range of plant-filled bowls, glass…
Dutch plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange has launched Suntaste, a new Chrysanthemum series for pot cultivation. According to the…
Dutch plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange has launched Cosmo Compact, a new series of disbudded Chrysanthemum for pot cultivation.…
Dutch plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange has launched Veronica Candela, a new series comprising three heat-tolerant, programmable and boldly…
Eclipse® Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Eclipse’ PP35544, USPP, CPBRAF) was voted by Farwest Show attendees as the People’s Choice winner in…
American Plant breeder’s agent Plant Development Services, Inc. (PDSI) is delighted to share the exciting news of Aspidistra Tokyo Skies’…
Dutch-based Chrysanthemum grower Arcadia, Gold winner in the Cut Flowers category of the 2016 AIPH International Grower of the Year…
Dutch plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange has launched Down Town, a new two or tri-toned Coleus which consumer can…
Dutch plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange has launched Summer Bees, a new potted Dahlia series. The company says it…
Allensmore’s and Fairweather’s Hilltop Nursery’s Agapanthus ‘Black Jack’ has won the Visitor Vote at the HTA National Plant Show 2023…
Profitplant BV’s Curcuma Skyline has been recognised as Best in Show at the New Plant Awards, sponsored by the Royal…
Judges from Boskoop’s Royal Horticulture Society (KVBC) crowned Agapanthus praecox ‘Amourette Superb’ as Best in Show at Groen-Direkt’s Summer Days,…
Schoneveld Breeding to put its large-flowered Cyclamen Super Serie Fusion in the limelight at this week’s FlowerTrials. The large-flowered Cyclamen…
A team member at one of the UK’s leading commercial nurseries has won a competition to name a new Phormium…
Dutch plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange has launched Viva Magenta, a new pot carnation, hassle free in commercial production…
One of the latest breeding breakthroughs in Chrysanthemums premiered at the world’s largest flower auction Royal FloraHolland this week. The…
Reputable Clematis grower Raymond Evison from Guernsey looks forward to exhibiting again at the Chelsea Flower Show. This time, it…
If you still think of Gypsophila paniculata as being somewhat of a cliché in floral arrangements, it is time to…
Plant breeder and propagator Syngenta Flowers uses a 54-second video to explain what it touts as the ‘ultimate highlight of…
Plants For Europe Limited, an independent plant breeders’ agent from the UK, celebrates twenty years of trading this month. The…
Dümmen Orange and Cacti Youngplants have inked an exclusive partnership deal for producing and marketing succulents, sold under the brand…
Fleuroselect is proud to present the 2024 Gold Medal winners. Each one of these breeding breakthroughs obtained an outstanding score…
Breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange will showcase a broad range of annuals, perennials and pot plants at this year’s IPM,…
German perennial seed supplier Jelitto Staudensamen from Schwarmstedt has highlighted the pure white Bergenia cordifolia ‘Snowtime’ as an absolute showstopper…
Lauded by judges for its showy colouration and remarkable hardiness, the variety debuts spring 2023 through PDSI’s Sunset® Plant Collection…
This week, Dutch-based Santini grower Richard van Schie and Chrysanthemum breeder and propagator Floritec have welcomed a new addition to…
Dutch-based Santini grower Richard van Schie has started the first ‘Jinda Red, a creation of Chrysanthemum breeder Floritec. ‘Jinda Red’,…
In October 2022, Lochristi (Flanders)-based Azalea breeders and growers FlorAmor and Hortibreed have joined Azanova. In 2008, twenty forward-thinking Azalea…
LEIMUIDERBRUG, Netherlands: Add this to your calendar for week 45: Future Plant Trends 2022 has opened its registration to visit…
Anholt, Germany: For the coming bedding plant season 2022/2023, further innovations of the constantly growing pelargonium line ‘Solfaro’ will complete…
WAREGEM, Belgium: Belgium’s premier horticultural trade show Florall was back in Waregem Expo on Tuesday 23 August 2022. True to…
PORTLAND, USA: Styrax japonica ‘Nightfall Snowbell’ was chosen by voting attendees as the People’s Choice winner in the 2022 Farwest…
BOSKOOP, Netherlands: Plantarium|Groen Direkt 2022 Plantarium (24-25 August) is the ideal platform to showcase your latest innovations if you’re involved…
BOSKOOP, Netherlands: ISU, the International Hardy Plant Union, is proud to present ‘The Golden Quintet’ – five outstanding varieties that…
BOSKOOP, Netherlands: Dümmen Orange will showcase two new products at this year’s Plantarium event, which will take place on 24…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Dutch-based plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange has launched Revelation, a new Dahlia series featuring semi-double-flowered blooms available…
BOSKOOP, Netherlands: Plantarium|Groen Direkt 2022 Plantarium (24-25 August) is the ideal platform to showcase your latest innovations if you’re involved…
Fleuroselect, the international organisation for the ornamental plants industry, is proud to announce that the FleuroStar Award 2022-23 crown is…
HENDRIK-IDO-AMBACHT, Netherlands: The first-ever seed raised Perovskia with compact growth habit to debut at the coming FlowerTrials. Perovskia has many merits.…
ENKHUIZEN, Netherlands: On the even of FlowerTrials, Syngenta Flowers announces the launch of the Syngenta Flowers’ Stars collection, a selection…
HEREFORD, UK: UK-based Wyevale Nurseries has entered nine new plants for the New Plant Awards at the Horticultural Trades Association…
Australia’s unique native flowers have potential as new and exciting products worldwide for cut flower and ornamental plant markets. But…
LONDON, UK: Australia has once again held its head high at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in the UK. Breeding…
LEIMUIDERBRUG, Netherlands: Sundaville® Flamingo Pink, introduced by MNP Suntory is a new stand-alone variety of Mandevilla that features an unusual…
WESTLAND, Netherlands/MIAMI, USA: Its official name is Geogenathus ciliatus, aka Geo. And the plant is set to revolutionise the houseplant…
WILP, Netherlands: Dutch-based Schoneveld Breeding hosted an Open House at its premises in Wilp, the Netherlands, in mid-February. Young plant…
MIAMI, USA: Long-recognised as an innovator in the industry, Nature’s Way Farms, located in Miami, FL, is celebrating another milestone…
MAASDIJK, Netherlands: Spring is off to an early start with above-average temperatures in much of the Netherlands – and to…
MIAMI, USA: Royal Van Zanten and The Queen’s Flowers, two of the world leaders in floriculture, have joined forces to…
RIJSENHOUT, Netherlands: Featuring large blooms that gracefully arise above dark green foliage, Alstroemeria ‘Intenz Dark Pink’ – a bred from breeder…
WEILER-SIMMERBERG, Germany: It is relevant that products are not purely generic and easy to replace. With this in mind, Richard…
HILLEGOM, Netherlands: Boskoop’s Royal Horticultural Society (KVBC) honours eleven roses with Certificate of Excellence. Since 2017, Boskoop’s Royal Horticultural Society…
SCHWARMSTEDT, Germany: German perennial seed supplier Jelitto Staudensamen has highlighted azure blue lathyrus vernus and tri-coloured allum schoenoprasum mix as…
DOWNER’S GROVE, USA: All-America Selections (AAS), North America’s most well-known and respected non-profit plant trialing organisation, is pleased to announce…
HEREFORD, UK: UK-based Wyevale Nurseries has put together a selection of plants for garden centres to follow the predicted trends…
BOGOTA, Colombia: Dümmen Orange, the world’s largest breeder and propagator of cut flowers, bulbs, tropical plants, pot plants, bedding plants…
BURGH HAAMSTED, Netherlands: The USA was the first country to adopt Nephrolepis exaltata ‘Nevada’, also known as the Nevada fern.…
PORTLAND, USA: Sensational® Lavender (Lavandula intermedia ‘Tesseract’ PP31786) was chosen by judged as the Best in Show winner in the…
PORTLAND, USA: Kimono™ Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Hokomareki’ USPPAF), hybridised in the Netherlands by Kolster BV and introduced by Curoplant Co.,…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: One of the latest breeding breakthroughs in roses, Rosa ‘Speaking Blossoms’ made its début at the world’s largest…
HENDRIK-IDO-AMBACHT, Netherlands: Florensis and Ball Horticultural Company have acquired the Dipladenia/Mandevilla breeding programme from the French company D.H.M. Innovation (DHMI)…
BADEN-BADEN, Germany: The eyecatching pink/apricot floribunda rose ‘Royal Estelle’ was chosen as the most beautiful new breed at this year’s…
MISHMAR HASHIVA, Israel: It would be unfair to categorize Danziger’s Lepidium ‘Green Dragon®, as an ordinary filler flower. Sure, this…
RIJSENHOUT, Netherlands: Dutch-based plant breeder and propagator Royal Van Zanten is delighted to announce that they have added a new…
LOXLEY, USA: Plant Development Services, Inc. (Loxley, AL) is pleased to announce its 2022 trade releases debuting at Cultivate 2021,…
DIDCOT, UK: Allium ‘Lavender Bubbles’ from Fairweather’s Nursery ‘ has scooped up Best in Show at the UK’s New Plant…
VOORHOUT, Netherlands: Fleuroselect is proud to present the four entries in this year’s virtual FleuroStar contest. Each of these new…
DE LIER, Netherlands: Dümmen Orange announced the launch of LaDiva, the new brand name for its entire range of lavender—from…
MISHMAR HASHIVA, Israel: Israel-based plant breeder and propagator Danziger will be hosting Open Days at Imperial Plants in the Netherlands.…
BIRMINGHAM, UK: On 15-16 September 2020, Glee Gathering, a digital experience replacing this year’s Glee physical event, hosted exclusive content…
DIDCOT, UK: Apple ‘Trinity’ from Frank P Matthews has been crowned Best in Show at the HTA Virtual New Plant…
BOGOTA, Colombia: Alexandra Farms, the world’s largest grower of fresh cut garden roses and spray roses, proudly announces the availability…
BEST-select, a consortium of 17 wholesale plant nurseries from Flanders is pleased that the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) has included…
DE LIER, Netherlands: Dümmen Orange, the world’s largest breeder and propagator of cut flowers, bulbs, tropical plants, pot plants, bedding…
DE LIER, The Netherlands: Dümmen Orange, the world’s largest breeder and propagator of cut flowers, bulbs, tropical plants, pot plants,…
ENKHUIZEN, Netherlands: The panel of expert judges has voted and Sweden’s 2021 Pelargonium of the Year is Pelargonium zonale ‘Rosebud…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Two new varieties have emerged from Dümmen Orange’s breeding programme offering reliability in cultivation and enduring consumer appeal.…
LISSE, Netherlands: Dutch bulb grower’s cooperative and perennial plant trader CNB puts Papaver orientale ‘Pink Perfection’ in the limelight, highlighting…
DE LIER, Netherlands: Dümmen Orange, the world’s largest breeder and propagator of cut flowers, bulbs, tropical plants, pot plants, bedding…
VOORHOUT, The Netherlands: Fleuroselect is proud to present the 2022 Gold Medal winners. Each one of these breeding breakthroughs obtained…
HEREFORD, UK: WYEVALE Nurseries has donated a collection of new Mangave succulents to the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) Garden Wisley…
TOKYO, Japan, 6 December, 2020: Growers, traders, florists and a panel of experts judges came together at this year’s virtual…
Author: Ron van der Ploeg POELDIJK, Netherlands: Just a few weeks after the launch of its exclusive Lisianthus Giant White,…
MIAMI, USA: Costa Farms is opening its Miami, Florida, Trial Garden on March 4-5, 2021, to brokers, growers, and other…
LOXLEY, USA: Plant Development Services Inc. (Loxley, AL) and TreeTown USA (Houston, TX) partner to introduce Better Boxwood™, the first…
Author: Ron van der Ploeg HONSELERSDIJK, Netherlands: Dutch-based indoor plant grower De Plaats, a household name in the Dutch potted…
HILLEGOM, Netherlands: Modern Rosa rugosa varieties are ideal for planting in amenity areas.Not only are they healthy hardy plants but…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Reliability in cultivation and enduring consumer appeal – these two important qualities are shared by the garden mum…
CHICAGO, USA: The iconic Wave, known for being the best seed-raised spreading petunia celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The…
BONN, Germany: ISU, the International Hardy Plant Union, is proud to present ‘The Golden Quintet’ – five outstanding varieties that…
BOGOTA, Colombia: Last month marked Colombia’s inaugural Virtual Chrysanthemum Week (24-29 August 2020). Chrysanthemum Week is an annual event, hosted…
DE LIER, Netherlands: Ornamental plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange, and Yellowstone Forever, the official nonprofit partner of Yellowstone National…
MISHMAR HASHIVA, Israel: Danziger, a breeder and propagator of ornamentals, has launched its 2020/2021 promotional catalogue, a gateway to the…
LISSE, the Netherlands: Fleuroselect, the international organisation for the ornamental plants industry, is proud to announce that the FleuroStar Award…
DIDCOT, UK: Apple ‘Trinity’ from Frank P Matthews has been crowned Best in Show at the HTA Virtual New Plant…
KUDELSTAART, Netherlands: Voting for the coveted FleuroStar Award is underway. A candidate plant line-up opened at Takii’s subsidiary in Kudelstaart…
VOORHOUT, Netherlands: Fleuroselect is proud to present the five entries in this year’s virtual FleuroStar contest. Each of these new…
WESTLAND/AALSMEER: This year’s FlowerTrials® took place June 11-14, 2019 in the Westland and Aalsmeer regions in the Netherlands and the…
VEENENDAAL, Netherlands: KVBC honours four roses with Certificate of Excellence. Since 2017, Boskoop’s Royal Horticultural Society (KVBC) has been judging…
ANDIJK, Netherlands: The strawberry variety, F1 Summer Breeze Snow from ABZ Seeds from Andijk, the Netherlands, was named the winner…
This year’s FlowerTrials® took place June 11-14, 2019 in the Westland and Aalsmeer regions in the Netherlands and the Rheinland…
RIJSENHOUT, Netherlands: Featuring burgundy red flowers that gracefully arise above dark green foliage, the large, single headed Chrysanthemum Bloom ‘Gran…
BOSKOOP, Netherlands: Members of the horticultural media gathered as a specialist jury on August 20 voted for Plantarium’s annual awards.…
PINEY RIVER, USA: NewGen™ Boxwood, marketed by Saunders Genetics, LLC, unveiled the first two introductions in its groundbreaking boxwood programme…
STONELEIGH, UK: Agapanthus ‘AMB001’ ‘Fireworks’ from Fairweather’s Nursery has been crowned this year as Best in Show at the New…
NOORDWIJK, The Netherlands: Fleuroselect is proud to present the six entries in this year’s FleuroStar Contest. Each of these new…
Author: Penelope Tomkins Always putting his best foot forward, the founder and chair of the Guernsey Clematis Nursery Ltd. and…
Stealing the show at the annual plant at Leiden Hortus Botanic Gardens on May 11, 2019 were Danziger’s Amore Petunias.…
BURGH HAAMSTEDE, Netherlands: Dutch fern breeder and propagator Vitro Plus is delighted to announce their newest Dryopteris goldiana. The genus…
ANDIJK, Netherlands: Strawberry Summer Breeze Rose is the new sensation in ornamental strawberries. The rose-like double flowers are real eye-catchers.…
A multitude of new plants are presented every year at the Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition (TPIE) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.…
At January’s IPM ESSEN show in Germany, Dutch-based breeder’s representative Plantipp won two awards in the Neuheiten Schaufenster Novelty Competition.…
ESSEN, Germany: The Show Your Colours awards are one of the most coveted annual awards that are presented at the…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: Event centre Studio’s Aalsmeer was the setting for the coveted 2019 Dutch Tulip Awards, the country’s green industry…
This year’s FlowerTrials® took place June 12-15 in the Westland and Aalsmeer regions in the Netherlands and the Rheinland Westfalen…
This year’s FlowerTrials® took place June 12-15 in the Westland and Aalsmeer regions in the Netherlands and the Rheinland Westfalen…
Ficinia Ice Crystal entered by F.N. Kempen bv from Mijdrecht and Triple Beauty, a mixed planter including perennials and grasses…
STUTTGART, Germany: Convenience is in vogue and, according to figures published by the Agricultural Market Information Service, plant sales increase…
STUTTGART, Germany: At the International Trade Center in Boskoop-Hazerswoude at stand number 227, Selecta one presents its pot carnation highlights…
OOSTKAMP, Belgium: Helleborus nursery Het Wilgenbroek from Belgium is delighted to announce Helleborus Winterfall, a new selection of seed-raised H.niger…
BURGH-HAAMSTEDE, The Netherlands: Vitroplus, a renowned Dutch breeder and propagator of ferns today announced the introduction of its new fern…
The variety ‘Zambesi’ is chosen as this year’s most popular lily by visitors of the Dutch Lily Days and online…
VOORHOUT, The Netherlands: Fleuroselect, the international organisation for the ornamental plants industry, is proud to announce that the FleuroStar Award…
MISHMA HASHIVA, Israel: The global cut flower industry is demanding rich textures, multi-petals, extra layers, intense colors and ‘full appearance’…
ISSELBURG-ANHOLT, Germany: In November 2017 the breeding company Brandkamp presented its new assortment for the chrysanthemum season 2018. In addition…
MIAMI, USA: With unique texture and striking color, Zamioculcas ‘Raven’, an interesting new black-foliage variety of the hardy ZZ plant,…
DYREBORG, Denmark: Six years ago, Danish rose breeder Rosa Eskelund launched her Infinity rose. Back then she didn’t know how…
DE KWAKEL, The Netherlands: The highly promising newcomer ‘Corelli Delft Blue’ was christened on the stand of plant breeder Takii…
VOORHOUT, The Netherlands: Fleuroselect is proud to present the 2019 Gold Medal winners. Each one of these breeding breakthroughs obtained…