Floraculture International (FCI) Horticultural Magazine • AIPH

24/03/2023

The Flower Council of Holland’s future is hanging in the balance

Funding for Flower Council of Holland activities must be organised differently from 1 January 2024. Royal FloraHolland (RFH) has announced…

Portugal

24/03/2023

AIPH conference offers insight into Portugal’s horticulture industry

Set against the backdrop of sunny Lisbon, Portugal’s capital, the Ornamental Horticulture in Portugal Conference welcomed academic experts and industry…

23/03/2023

Defra’s decision on peat causes widespread alarm in the UK’s ornamental horticulture industry

The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) today announced that the country’s peat ban will come into…

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FCI Industry Events

21 September 2022, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Central European Summer Time

Trade Mission Poland

8 June 2022, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Central European Summertime

Free webinar to focus on mass-market floral retail in Poland

6 April 2022, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Central European Time

What to import and how to procure flowers and plants from Türkiye

What to import and how to procure flowers and plants from Türkiye

Production

Spain

22/03/2023

Dümmen Orange hosts Innovation Week at its Spanish branch in Puerto Lumbreras

Dutch plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange held its Innovation Week at the company’s Spanish branch in Puerto Lumbreras (halfway…

20/03/2023

Erfgoed announces a free webinar on managing water in nursery production

Dutch-based ErfGoed, an international leader in manufacturing and installing cultivation floors from Moerkapelle, will host a free webinar on 28…

Portugal

08/03/2023

Growing interest in Portugal

The ornamentals sector in Europe reports significant interest in growers of bulbs, cacti, young plants, perennials and grasses and horticultural…

Country Showcase

Ukraine

01/03/2023

Flowers symbolise the resilience of Ukraine’s people

After fleeing the Russian missiles raining down on her hometown of Kharkiv with her daughter-in-law, young grandson, and…

Italy

01/02/2023

There are many factors to consider when planting trees to combat climate change

Rita Baraldi is Research Director at Bologna’s Institute for BioEconomy (IBE) explains how trees and plants help mitigate…

Ecuador

01/10/2022

Rosy new prospects for Ecuador – despite the challenges

The first half of the year for Ecuadorian-grown roses was perfect, with solid sales for Valentine’s and Mother’s…

Iran

04/04/2022

Roses bloom through many challenges in Iran

On 21 March, Iranians worldwide celebrated the Persian New Year, or Nowruz. For this occasion, we asked flower…

Ukraine

01/04/2022

The global flower industry speaks in one voice: ‘Our heart really goes out to Ukraine’

Flower growers, importers, handlers, trade associations and exporters associated with the floristry, landscaping, garden retail and entertainment industry,…

Belgium

01/03/2022

Bringing attention to mental wellbeing within Belgium’s ornamentals sector

At its annual conference, held as a zoom meeting in Ghent on 14 December 2021, the Belgian board…

Canada

11/01/2022

YOTG 2022: Appreciating Canada’s horticultural heritage

“Live the Garden Life” is a cheery New Year’s Resolution, and it’s also the Canadian Garden Council’s call-to-action…

South Korea

01/03/2021

Signs of thaw for South Korea’s flower industry

Ornamental horticulture in South Korea has long been side-lined due to the country’s focus on rapid industrialisation and…

South Africa

01/03/2021

South Africa’s Together We Bloom charity is built to last

Together We Bloom is a not-for-profit charitable initiative started by the horticultural industry in South Africa in association…

China

24/02/2021

China’s high horticultural ambitions are already worth an estimated $20 billion

BEIJING, China: Uncle Wang is becoming part of a growing band of 'influencers' in China who sell flowers…

Markets

24/03/2023

The Flower Council of Holland’s future is hanging in the balance

Funding for Flower Council of Holland activities must be organised differently from 1 January 2024. Royal FloraHolland (RFH) has announced…

23/03/2023

Defra’s decision on peat causes widespread alarm in the UK’s ornamental horticulture industry

The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) today announced that the country’s peat ban will come into…

22/03/2023

Wyevale Nurseries’ Perennial charity salvias ready for garden centres to order for summer

UK-based garden centres keen to support the horticultural industry charity Perennial can this month order two special salvias for delivery…

United States

21/03/2023

American Floral Endowment (AFE) launches Friends of Floral programme

The American Floral Endowment (AFE) has launched a new campaign promoting the Friends of Floral, a dedicated group of philanthropists…

Novelties

Ecuador

22/03/2023

Florequisa from Ecuador launches new generation of Gypsophila paniculata

If you still think of Gypsophila paniculata as being somewhat of a cliché in floral arrangements, it is time to refresh your mindset. Ecuadorian flower farm Florequisa proudly announces its…

09/03/2023

Syngenta Flowers explains its newest Viola x wittrockiana F1 Delta Pro in 54 seconds

Plant breeder and propagator Syngenta Flowers uses a 54-second video to explain what it touts as the ‘ultimate highlight of 2023’, the new Viola x wittrockiana F1 Delta® Pro series.…

27/02/2023

Plants For Europe Limited celebrates 20 years of trading

Plants For Europe Limited, an independent plant breeders’ agent from the UK, celebrates twenty years of trading this month. The company was incorporated on 12 February 2003. Established and owned…

10/02/2023

Dümmen Orange and Cacti Youngplants ink an exclusive partnership deal in succulent bouquet fillers

Dümmen Orange and Cacti Youngplants have inked an exclusive partnership deal for producing and marketing succulents, sold under the brand name Sticculents. Dümmen Orange will handle breeding and production of…

02/02/2023

Fleuroselect announces its 2024 Gold Medal winners

Fleuroselect is proud to present the 2024 Gold Medal winners. Each one of these breeding breakthroughs obtained an outstanding score on innovation, beauty and garden performance, convincing the organisation’s panel…

Logistics

10/03/2023

Dutch Flower Group celebrates sea freight milestone

One of Dutch Flower Group (DFG)’s goals of playing a pivotal role in sustainable transportation solutions has taken a major…

Switzerland

06/03/2023

Kuehne + Nagel International AG announces changes to executive management team

Kuehne + Nagel, the world’s largest freight handler for flowers, will change its executive management team. After twelve years on…

15/02/2023

Hyperloop companies join forces to launch the first international Hyperloop Association

Hyperloop pioneering companies Hardt, Hyperloop One, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Nevomo, TransPod, Swisspod Technologies, and Zeleros joined forces to form “The…

02/02/2023

Kuehne+Nagel and Apex Logistics receive the last Boeing 747-8 freighter ‘Empower.’ from Atlas Air

Apex Logistics International, a Kuehne+Nagel company, will put into operation the last Boeing 747-8 freighter as part of the long-term…

Tech

22/03/2023

Voshol joins GreenV group

Voshol, a supplier of advanced climate control systems (heating, isolation and electrical engineering) for the global greenhouse horticulture industry, will…

21/03/2023

Dutch World Horti Center announces next round of ∑-Grow Inside seminars

Dutch-based World Horti Center has announced its next round of ∑-Grow Inside seminars, starting on Tuesday 28 March with a…

15/02/2023

Oreon’s water-cooled LED fixtures achieve an output of 4730 µmol/s

With the introduction of the new 'Monarch High Efficiency', Oreon takes another step forward in the combination of light output…

01/01/2023

Delphy event talks about insect netting, bio fungicides and saving energy

Delphy, the Dutch knowledge-sharing organisation and service provider for cultivators worldwide, held a houseplant and bedding plant event at its…

Events

Portugal

24/03/2023

AIPH conference offers insight into Portugal’s horticulture industry

Set against the backdrop of sunny Lisbon, Portugal’s capital, the Ornamental Horticulture in Portugal Conference welcomed academic experts and industry professionals to speak about the opportunities the country offers and…

23/03/2023

Groen-Direkt announces four seasonal fairs during peak season

Dutch-based ornamental plant wholesaler and cash and carry store Groen-Direkt today announced it will host four seasonal sales events during peak season. The first is the Groen-Direkt Spring Days taking…

Children playing in a schoolyard in Paris

23/03/2023

Schoolyards can help cities adapt to climate change and educate children on the power of plants

Vibrant, green schoolyards not only address climate change issues, they can also prepare children for a nature-filled future. Organised by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) in collaboration with…

People

22/03/2023

Royal Dutch Paardekooper Group appoints new CEO

Royal Dutch Paardekooper Group, a global supplier of packaging, appointed Ian Rasmussen (48) as the new CEO. Rasmussen has a…

22/03/2023

HTA appoints a new Media Relations Manager

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has appointed a new Media Relations Manager, strengthening its commitment to increasing communications and cut-through…

20/03/2023

Noor Shalghen and Molly Thornberg join UFI’s marketing and comms team

UFI, The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, has appointed two new members to its Marketing and Communications team, Noor…

07/03/2023

Dutch Greenhouse builder Prins Group appoints Marco Zwinkels as new CEO as Geert van Veen retires

Prins Group boss Geert van Veen, who has been with the company for more than 35 years, stepped down on…

Opinion

Italy

01/03/2023

All was not rosy in San Remo

Industry veteran Charles Lansdorp provides his thoughts on this year's Festival di Sanremo - not so much for the music…

01/02/2023

Looking back on 2022 and pre-Valentine predictions

Industry veteran, and former FCI publisher, Jaap Kras provides the floral statistics for the power of love in the February…

Italy

01/12/2022

The eco-therapeutic benefits of ornamentals

Maurizio Lapponi is a tree grower, author and business consultant from Mantova, Italy. In the December 2022 FloraCulture International, he…

01/11/2022

‘Working as a floral judge at Floriade was a great experience’

Ilona Mars was one of the 40 volunteering industry professionals at work during Expo 2022 Floriade. Until 9 October 2022,…

R&D

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Italy

20/03/2023

Sustainability: the breeders’ point of view

‘From Nature to Culture: breeding ornamentals for sustainability’ is the theme of the 27th International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) and European Association for Research on Plant Breeding (Eucarpia) symposium…

Germany

07/02/2023

Bayer launches new collaboration with Oerth Bio to advance innovations in crop protection

Bayer and the agricultural biotech company Oerth Bio have announced a new collaboration seeking to develop the next generation of more sustainable crop protection products. The unique protein degradation technology…