More than 100 industrial plant growers enter in Selecta ’s traditional poinsettia tour yesterday . This time , the location was Emsflower , one of the bountiful plant growers in Europe , and a big instrumentalist in the poinsettia mart . They grow 1.2 million of them in a encompassing range ( around 80 % of the poinsettia categorisation is from Selecta ) .
Selecta could be called the business leader of poinsettias , and supply to a prominent number of growers . The number of participants in the circuit is about the same as that of previous edition - most of them are repetition guests . The Magic Stars tour provides a overnice data formatting for cultivator to match , take a spirit at each other ’s operation and sing about cultivation , merchandise range and market . People in the industriousness are opened and willing to serve each other , which also explains the winner of the Magic Stars .
Left the Christmas Mouse , right the SkyStar
lead by account coach Ton de Bresser , the grower inspected the comparing test , which also featured variety from challenger , of course . It ’s also an excellent consequence for Selecta to highlight the latest developments in the breeding programme .
As far as the eye can see …
For the outsider , the most striking varieties are doubtlessly the SkyStar and the Christmas Mouse ( see exposure above ) . One of the company ’s flagship products is the well - known NightSky genus Petunia , whose bright colored petals have bright white spots . This strange affect seems to have been magically crossbred into the poinsettia . The Mouse , on the other hand , is special or even unequalled because of its round of golf , rather than head , flower petal . " In retail , in picky , interest in such introductions is huge " , Ton enounce .
Ton de Bresser talking about the visitation
This year , Emsflowerplayed host to the tour . The agriculturalist has see a lot of expansion in recent geezerhood , and now grows potted and bedding plants as well as a range of tomato varieties on 87 hectare under glass . p.a. , 300 million plants are grown , and great footstep have been take on in terms of mechanisation and sustainability . The independent locating is in Emsbüren , secretive to the edge with the Netherlands , where lodging for the workers is under structure . ( proletariat was one of the major themes of the twenty-four hours . ) There , the Kuiper family also have their own garden center , as well as an ' Erlebnispark ' consist of a tropical garden , butterfly stroke garden , show glasshouse , playground and restaurant .
Christmas Beauty ' Lime ' and ' Princess '
The poinsettia mart is looking upright , with pile of production available in the market but not too much , Ton says . " There ’s a lot of demand for batches . The poinsettia has become a serious retail product , and usually , they already purchased a caboodle , while keeping part of it opened . For example , if there ’s a whitefly somewhere , they go to someone else . In that sense , there ’s a lot of movement . "
Christmas Beauty ' Cinnamon ' and ' Christmas Universa '
Next class , the Magic Stars tour will fete its 10th anniversary . The location will be harbinger later .
For more info on the Cartesian product image , the novelties and other head about the good afternoon , the greenhouse and Selecta One , please contactTon de Bresser : mailor surf towww.selecta-one.com .
© FloralDaily.com/Geert Peeters
