November 2023 took off with the IFTF and the Trade Fair Aalsmeer. Also Danziger's founder celebrated it's 100th anniversary, HortEx Vietnam organizers partnered with IPM Essen, Morel's cyclamen trails took place, breeder Rosen Tantau opened their new greenhouse and much more happened this month. Below an overview.
Riofrio Bouquets:
A peek inside this large bouquet manufacturer in Colombia
Eighty percent of the bouquets that are imported into the US are from Colombia. But how are these bouquets made? Earlier this month, FloralDaily…
Chuck Pavlich, Terra Nova Nurseries on Agastache Pink Pearl:
“I think it will become a perennial classic”
“It’s easy to propagate, whether cuttings are floral or not, roots quickly, finishes fast, has a great natural disease resistance, great habit, months…
Until Nov 10 in The Netherlands, and Nov 13-17 in France
Colorful sea of cyclamen at Morel Trials
The annual cyclamen trials of Morel in the Netherlands are in full swing. At a new location, at Plantenkwekerij P Mostert in 's Gravenzande, they are…
Cargolite launches a rose promotion campaign during IFTF
“Reducing logistic costs for the wholesaler/importer”
Why should a wholesaler/importer buy roses in the Cargolite packaging concept? Cargolite and Afrex aim to answer this question by letting the…
Daniel Maldonado, Agromonte:
"As far as we know, we are the only farm growing lisianthus on a regular basis in Colombia"
Colombian carnation and spray carnation grower Agromonte started trialing lisianthus five years ago. Since 2022, they have been exporting them on a…
Photo report IFTF 2023
The 13th edition of the IFTF is a wrap. This year, there were more growers with a stand than ever, and the attendance was, as always, very international. The official visitor…
Trade Fair Aalsmeer in pictures
Over 600 exhibitors, the vast majority of whom were members of Royal FloraHolland, had brought the gems from their own nurseries to Aalsmeer last week to bring them to the…
Danziger’s founder, Ernest Danziger, celebrates his 100th birthday
2023 is a special year for Danziger, celebrating 70 years as a company alongside the celebration of the founder, Ernest Danziger's 100-year birthday on…
Paul Vasco, RoseAmor:
"Florists and consumers increasingly recognize the advantages of preserved flowers"
For several years, the popularity of preserved flowers has been growing. It is still a niche and in its early stages, but more growth is expected. This…
The organizers of HortEx Vietnam enter into a partnership with IPM Essen
The organizers of HortEx Vietnam, Nova Exhibitions B.V. from the Netherlands and VEAS from Vietnam, have signed a partnership in which IPM Essen will…
Arnaud Nouhant, Mécaflor, explains:
"Producing twisted bouquets on a machine with fewer workers"
Finding labor, and in particular skilled labor, is a challenge nowadays. 9 years ago, Mécaflor already partly tackled this challenge by introducing…
German rose breeder Rosen Tantau invest in the future with new greenhouse
The new greenhouse for cut roses of the rose breeder Rosen Tantau, located in the North of Germany, is now finally finished. The first planting was…
Deliflor Hoogveld:
New high tech cuttings company officially opened in the Netherlands
2.4 million cuttings a day, 12 million per week, and 500 million a year. Last Saturday, November 25, Deliflor Hoogveld, the new cuttings company of…
Princettia Sparkling Rouge and Ruby Red voted nr. 1:
US (IL): Impression Heimos & Millstadt Young Plants Poinsettia Trial & Open House
The 16th Annual Heimos & Millstadt Young Plants Poinsettia Trial & Open House was held on November 15 and 16 in Millstadt, IL. Over 160 varieties were…
Boris Mantilla, So Bella Flowers:
40 types of Ecuadorian grown flowers at one place
Over the years, the assortment of flowers grown in Ecuador has grown significantly. So why shouldn’t we offer this large assortment to the world,…
InspiraFarms Cooling in talks to acquire Celtic Cooling
InspiraFarms Cooling, a provider of cooling solutions across Africa, just announced the process of acquiring Celtic Cooling's operations in Africa.…
New hues on the North American market with BluOcean
Last August, Suntory Flowers launched their BluOcean™ Chrysanthemum, a variety with shades of violet and blue. After its official release on the North…