Happy 25th Birthday Wave

January 22, 2020 Ball Horticultural Company

This year we’re celebrating 25 years of Wave® Petunias. Can you imagine? Since our debut of Wave® Purple Classic in 1995, our Wave Fans have been gardening with the world’s best-known spreading petunia. There’s been 25 years of exciting colors and new flowers to fit any gardening style.

Lazzeri Poinsettias Now Shipping From Selecta One

December 2, 2019 Ball Horticultural Company

Selecta One proudly announces it will produce key poinsettia genetics from Italian breeder and young plant supplier Lazzeri Società Agricola S.R.L. Beginning in 2020, and shipping from its three Selecta production farms, are two whites (Alaska and Alpina) as well as one novelty (Superba New Glitter). All are new for 2020 retail sales.

AGA Agro, Ball Horticultural Company Partner Across South and Southeast Asia

AGA Agro, a breeder, producer and distributor of garland marigolds across South and Southeast Asia, as well as a distributor of ornamental and cut flower seeds and plugs across the region, has partnered with Ball Horticultural Company. The partnership will provide AGA access to the vast floriculture offering of Ball, and will lead to the expansion of its product assortment, including entry into new product categories such as indoor flowering plants and vegetative flower varieties.

Kitchen Minis Program Now Part of PanAmerican Seed

PanAmerican Seed® is pleased to announce it has purchased the Kitchen Minis® program from Dalina Genetics, a Danish breeder of ornamental and edible plants. The purchase includes breeding lines, as well as commercial products of compact tomatoes and cucumbers.

National Floriculture Forum 2019

December 26, 2018 American Floral Endowment

The National Floriculture Forum (NFF) will meet from February 16-17, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. The NFF continues an annual tradition dating back to the early 1990s, with an educational meeting for industry leaders, university faculty, graduate students and government scientists from academic institutions, governmental agencies and the greenhouse industry.