“ It is a real breakthrough , a novelty in the world of cut roses and a fresh ware line for the market , ” say Bruno Etavard of Meilland when tattle about their new kind Gypsy ® Rose . It was innovate in 2021 and first planted by Kenyan farm Penta Flowers and present for the first clock time at the IFTF in Vijfhuizen , the Netherlands , last calendar month . “ exceptional about this variety is that it is a rosiness but looks like a filler . ”
The Meilland team at the IFTF 2022 .
VersatilityAccording to Etavard , the independent advantage of this salmagundi is its versatility . “ It can be used in many ways , from mixed bouquet to single stem turn exercise , long , poor , solid fragrancy , having an amazing ornamental effect . It is an innovative filler , it has a very upright vase life ( 14 to 18 days ) , and for the grower , the production is very good ( 180 to 200 stems / sqm at 1.600 one thousand above sea level ) . The allowance to disease is quite exceptional ; so far , it requires less frequent spraying . It can be said that this is an ecologic rose . The only incommodiousness we are have now is that it is presently only available in one color , but our breeding team is work on it , and the preliminary results are supporting . ”
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Large interest from buyersThe heyday have already been tested and commercialized in various markets , and the interest for this smorgasbord is high , Etavard explains , peculiarly from the buyers . “ In 2021 and 2022 , we saw a lot of interest from them . They find it an exceptional and forward-looking product . ”
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Penta Flowers was the first farm to grow this new rose wine , and nowadays , other growers in Kenya , like Fontana Group and East African Growers , planted it , and more plantings are expected to pass off in 2023 . “ We will bear on to kick upstairs it and will do our utmost skilful to make it useable to those interested . “
Gypsy Rose in the greenhouse
For more information : Meilland RosesBruno EtavardEmail:[email protected]www.meilland.com
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