Breeder News

Terra Nova Introduces New Brunnera

Terra Nova Nurseries has introduced its new Brunnera ‘Alexandria’, a perfect companion to Brunnera ‘Alexander’s Great’. Brunnera ‘Alexandria’ features brilliant mirror-silver leaves with the size and vigor of ‘Alexander’s Great’. Tiny clouds of sky-blue flowers... more »

Syngenta Flowers to Exclusively Sell and Market HI Breeding Hydrangea

Syngenta Flowers LLC and HI Breeding BV recently announced a new agreement in which Syngenta Flowers will exclusively market and sell HI Breeding hydrangea varieties in the U.S. and Canada. Syngenta Flowers is integrating HI... more »

HilverdaFlorist Names New Commercial Director

Bart Sneek has been appointed as the new commercial director of HilverdaFlorist and will join the company's management team. Sneek succeeds Melchior Moen, who recently left HilverdaFlorist. Sneek is... more »

Petite Knock Out Rose Debuts

Twenty years since the introduction of the original Knock Out Rose, Star Roses and Plants has announced the launch of the first ever, miniature Knock Out Rose, The Petite Knock Out. A miniature version of the original Knock Out... more »

Beacon Impatiens to be Featured at Grammy Awards

PanAmerican Seed has announced its Beacon impatiens will bring the red carpet to life as the showcase floral selected by Tu Bloom Designs, the official Botanical Artist of the Grammy Awards. On Jan. 26, the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards will acknowledge top-performing... more »

ASTA to Meet Next Month

The American Seed Trade Association's (ASTA) 59th Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference will take place Feb. 1-4, 2020 in "America's Salad Bowl" of Monterey, California. The conference will bring together roughly 1,000 seed professionals from nearly... more »

Four Students Earn Spring Meadow-Proven Winners/HRI scholarships

Spring Meadow Nursery and the Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) have announced the recipients of 2019-2020 Spring Meadow - Proven Winners Endowment Fund scholarships. Horticulture students Mary Tuski, Noah Brown, Amber Lancaster and Jacklyn Stupienski were each... more »

Dümmen Orange Names President for EMEA Sales

Dümmen Orange has announced that announce that Noelia Mansilla has accepted the new position as president for EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) Sales. The move took effect Nov. 1, 2019. Mansilla also will become... more »