FLORAHOLLAND – The last semi-finalists for the FloraHolland ‘Glazen Tulp’ 2013 Award have been announced. 400 national and international votes from buyers and sellers have decided which new products from the categories of cut flowers, house plants and garden plants will go through to the semi-final.
The semi-finalists in the categories of cut flowers, house plants and garden plants are:
Cut flowers
•Chrysanthemum Indicum Grp disbudded greenhouse Sombrella – ArcadiA BV (De Lier)
•Eustoma russellianum double-spray 'Rosanne Green' – F.M. van Holst (Poeldijk)
•Gerbera mini 'Spooky' – Holstein (De Lier)
•Rosa spray Scented Air – Rozenkw Koene BV (Naaldwijk) and W.S.G. van Kampen (Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel)
•Zantedeschia 'Captain Odeon'- Flevo Calla BV (Almere) and Kwekery Zandvoort VOF (Huissen)
Houseplants
•Celosia argentea Cristata Grp Twisted – LV-Plant BV (Monster)
•Celosia argentea Hot Topic mixed – Ammerlaan-Sosef BV (Honselersdijk)
•Chrysanthemum Brasil! – Gebr. Nederpel Potpl. BV (Wateringen)
•Chrysanthemum Pura Vida – SV.CO (Maasdijk)
•Dracaena fragrans Compacta Grp 'Dorado' sprig – Ammerlaan Green Innovator (Pijnacker)
•Tillandsia Samantha – Bromelia Specialist BV (Moerkapelle) Stofbergen Plant Comp. BV (Bergschenhoek) R. Bunnik Bromelia's BV (Pijnacker)
Garden plants
•Cyclamen persicum small-flowered F1 Snowridge Mini Purple – Fa. Gebr Grootscholten (Kwintsheul) C.H.N. Endhoven (Honselersdijk) Martha Plant VOF (Andijk) Friedrichsen Gartenbau KG (Wiesmoor)
•Lavandula angustifolia 'Felice' – Gebr. van der Salm BV (Boskoop)
•Lavandula stoechas 'Giant Summer' – R.C. Kuivenhoven (Poeldijk) Ludo Decock pelargonium (Komen) F.N. Kempen BV (Mijdrecht) Bl.hndl Jack v Vlerken BV (Mierlo)
•Hebe Hebedonna Emma (container) – Fa.Hkw C.M.A. Roozen & Zn (Lisse) FlevoFlora (Marknesse) Fa. E. Hopmans (Wieringerwerf) F.C. v.d Werf (Hazerswoude-dorp) Stefan Flore NV (Lochristi) Bloem. van de Casserie (Lochristi) S. de Jaeger (Laarne) E. Boterdaele BVBA (Wetteren) J.E.F. Geerts (Hazerswoude-dorp) L.J. van der Meer BV (Kudelstaart)
Photos of all products nominated for the Glazen Tulp 2013 are available on this page
Winner of overnight stay and dinner for two
Every year, FloraHolland presents growers and breeders with a Glazen Tulp. The Glazen Tulp is the floriculture industry's most prestigious award for the best market introduction of the year. Over two rounds of voting, buyers and sellers who are FloraHolland customers can vote in the categories of cut flowers, houseplants, and garden plants. In the second voting round, a record 400 national and international votes were recorded. An overnight stay and a dinner for two was raffled off under the voting buyers and sellers Following the two rounds of voting, a professional jury and a public jury decide during the final round on the remaining new products and the submissions for the concepts category, where the ultimate winner is chosen from.
Source: FloraHolland