17/10/2007 Cut flower market success: Lilium (Asian Group) ‘Red Sensation’®
Florists looking to stand out from the crowd at Christmas need look no further: Lilium ‘Red Sensation’® lives up to its name. One piece of good news is that the availability of this lily will increase substantially this season.
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01/10/2007 Cut flower market success: Eustoma ‘Vulcan Purple Picotee’
Since the launch of the two-coloured Eustoma ‘Vulcan Purple Picotee’ more than 100,000 stems have been sold. The main reasons behind this success are the free flowering, high uniformity and excellent transport resistance shown by these flowers.
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27/08/2007 Just arrived: Dianthus ‘Deep Purple’
Carnations are undergoing a revival, a fact that owes a great deal to the breeders. In recent years they have developed a growing number of carnations with strong colours. The introduction of ‘Deep Purple’ is a perfect example of this.
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25/06/2007 Just arrived: Rosa Fiesta+
This is what breeders call a mutant. To be exact, a mutant of King Kong+ - in itself not what one would call a small flower.
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01/07/2007 Successful market launch: Aster Caitlyn
Most asters appear to be lilac but the new Caitlyn has a unique purplish blue coloured flower. In fact this aster has already become very popular in less than a year after its launch.
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01/06/2007 Just arrived: Chrysanthemum Black Eye
Occasionally, very occasionally, a new cut flower appears on the market and changes the face of an entire product group. The single flowered spray Chrysanthemum Black Eye is such a cut flower.
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15/01/2007 New marketing concept: Bellante Anthurium box
Six Dutch growers have developed a new packaging for cut Anthuriums. The packaging can be divided to take 5, 6 or 8 Anthuriums, depending on the diameter of the flowers.
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10/01/2007 Cut flower market success: Alstroemeria Primadonna
The colour pink conjures up images of tenderness, youth and romance. The same applies to Alstroemeria Primadonna, whose main claim to fame is its almost unmarked ‘baby’ complexion.
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