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Dümmen Orange contributes nearly $250,000 to Yellowstone Forever
Dümmen Orange is closing in on $250,000 in donations to Yellowstone Forever, the official nonprofit partner of Yellowstone National Park. This total includes donations over the past three years from Dümmen Orange to Yellowstone Forever.... more »
Westerlay Orchids offers new options at IFPA Show
Westerlay Orchids grows four million orchids and it will showcase three new offerings at IFTA, which will be held Oct.19-21 in Anaheim. NEW PRODUCTS The Westerlay Wave The signature flask to finish bark grown 5”... more »
Cyclamen from Schoneveld Breeding shine in Vatican City
Cyclamen from Schoneveld Breeding in Wilp was shining in Vatican City from Sep. 29-30, as the plants were part of the celebration for the TOGETHER event.The event featured 4,500 Super Serie Cyclamen from Schoneveld Breeding,... more »
Florida botanical garden features Suntory Flowers’ flamingo topiaries
Peace River Botanical & Sculpture Gardens in Punta Gorda, Florida, highlighted Suntory Flowers’ catharanthus Soiree Kawaii varieties, which adorned 24 flamingo topiaries at this year from Dec. 15-Sept. 13. The first half of the year,... more »
GardenGenetics diervilla introduction receives novelty award
GardenGenetics LLC's diervilla ‘Kodiak Mixx’ (Diervilla x splendens ‘G2X88544VAR’) has received the Gold Medal in the Best Novelty category of the recent Green Retail Awards at Plantarium, reportedly the largest garden plant show in the... more »
Sakata Seed president receives AAS Medallion of Honor
Sakata Seed's president Hiroshi Sakata has received this year's All-America Selections (AAS) Medallion of Honor. The award ceremony took place at the AAS Summer Summit on Sept. 6 in Vancouver, Canada. According to AAS, the... more »
Dümmen Orange shifts to in-house succulent breeding
From its sites in Spain and Guatemala, Dümmen Orange intends to concentrate on succulent breeding, propagating and selling its own genetic material. In North America this will be marketed through brokerage partners, together with the... more »
Terra Nova publishes 2023 Plant Attributes Varieties Lists
Terra Nova Nurseries has released select lists of best-of-breeding varieties for five growing attribute categories, including “Bigger and Better Foliage,” “Humidity Resistance,” “Sun-Loving,” “Shade-Loving,” and “Compact Growth Habit.” These varieties were bred by Terra Nova’s... more »
PanAmerican Seed launches ‘Sow Fast. Grow Fast.’ program
PanAmerican Seed's new "Sow Fast. Grow Fast." program aims to help growers keep their benches full after spring for additional shoulder season sales. The program offers up to 150 varieties (and growing) from seed that... more »
Breeding innovations
New variety introductions and annual plant trials give us great insight into what genetics work best for different regions of the U.S. every year. This is especially important as environmental conditions continue to change nationwide.... more »
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