FlowersExpo, Flor Expo Ecuador, Agriflor, Naivasha Horticultural Fair and more

September 2018 has been a busy month for the Latin American flower growers. The week after the FlowersExpo in Russia, an important market for the South American growers, the first edition of Expo Flor Ecuador and the 17th edition of the Agriflor were held in Quito. Also, this month, the Naivasha Horticultural Fair 2018 in Kenya took place.

Besides exhibitions, more happened. The weather remained a hot topic. In Kenya, the cold and cloudy days delayed the production, in France, the cold and hot temperatures shortened the garden season and in the US, the nursery industry braced for Hurricane Florence.

Below the complete overview.

Florence Didy, Harvest Flowers Kenya:

Kenya: "Delayed production due to cold and cloudy days"

The weather in Kenya has been unusual for the last couple of months. The rainy season started off too early this year and now, the cold period with cloudy days is taking longer than usual. And the consequences are visible in the crop. "The colder and darker days delay the crop", says Florence Didy of Harvest.....

Pascal Lambé, Phytesia

EU: Cold and warmth shortened garden orchid season

“Although the season was shorter than last year, it was a good one for the garden orchids”, says Pascal Lambé of Phystesia. “Due to the cold in February and March, the season started later than normally. Then, in May the temperatures increased and the sales stopped. But in b etween we sold our orchids.....

Germany: Kientzler shows off new autumn assortment at open house

Kientzler opened its doors at their facility in Gensingen last week. Every year during this time, the German young plant grower organizes an open house to show their customers their autumn assortment (perennials and chrysanthemums). Customers from all over Germany, but also from France, Austria and.....

Flores El Capiro celebrates 10 years of sending flowers by sea

"How could we deliver our flowers in refrigerated containers to keep them at their best quality standards and all the freshness at the lowest cost?" Many years ago, Colombian chrysanthemum grower Flores El Capiro asked themselves this question and now, they are already celebrating their 10th anniversary of.....

Tropical plants in Sweden: