Floral

Oriental Trumpet hybrid lilies have been bred to bring fall colors to the Oriental color palette. OT Hybrids, sometimes called Orienpets, display the best qualities of Orientals with the best qualities of Trumpets. These lilies capture the wonderful reds, oranges, and yellows of fall Trumpet lilies, with the shape and scent of an Oriental. I tracked down Lane to ask him about our OT Hybrid program. …

Approx. 80 participants from 9 countries participated in Fleuroselect's 4th International Home Garden Conference 'Sharing Success in Britain, home of the hobby gardener'. The event took place in Horsley Park, Surrey, U.K. on 25th and 26th of September. Delegates included packet seed wholesalers, vegetable & ornamental breeders and suppliers to the industry. …

The American Floral Endowment (AFE) and Altman Plants supplied plants to the Department of Horticultural Science at North Carolina State University for a Floral Plant Give-Away Project (FPGAP) intending to recruit new horticulture students. …

Abbott-IPCO, Inc., the World’s largest supplier of Caladium Bulbs, is proud to introduce for 2014 another 7 new varieties – made possible through our President/Breeder Mr. Bob Hartman of Classic Caladiums, LLC., a division of Abbott-IPCO, Inc. …

Ball DPF, LLC announces the addition of Nature’s Source™ Plant Probiotic to its line of plant nutrition products. Nature’s Source Plant Probiotic is a unique complex of beneficial microorganisms that promote the establishment and enhance the growth of greenhouse and nursery crops, landscape plants, and agricultural crops, in all types of soils and growing media. …