" We ’ve heard from several large US retailers that orange is becoming a more important color year - round " , say Juan Carlos Gonzalez , Executive VP at GR Chia SAS- a system for the yield of blossom that cover 950 ha of cut blossom refinement in South America . They mainly supply to the US market and are therefore glad with their new orange uprise introduction Clementina , from Dutch stock breeder Select Breeding . As a result of the good responses they receive , they are presently expanding the growing acreage of this variety .
Juan Carlos Gonzalez
Importance of orangeOver the years , the importance of the orange color in efflorescence seems to have increased , and according to Gonzalez , this is specially true for the retail market . " For us , this semblance has attain an crucial spot in our assortment . In rose , Red is the chief color ( 40 percent ) and the remaining 60 percent consists of colour , of which 15 percent is orangish . "
particularly from June until Thanksgiving when it hit its peak , orange is in high need at retail . " They change color according to the season and over the last three days , we have seen a switch to these colour in most crops , including roses . " And Gonzalez is severalise that orange is becoming even more important as it is wait to become more in demand year round . " For our chrysanthemum for example , we now also see a year - rhythm demand , usually this was only grown during the evenfall season . And we expect the same will chance for the other crop . "
Clementina"Besides the decent bi - color - yellow on the outside and bright orangeness on the interior - and slow but full opening , it has other machine characteristic that are in particular interesting for the growers , like a high tolerance of botrytis ( which is not often visualize in this color ) and a high productivity of 130 stems per m2 per year . This is above the average of 110 - 115 stem in this area . " It might not be the longest originate on the marketplace - the majority production is 50 - 60 cm stems , but this is perfect for the US retail mart , say Gonzalez . 95 percent of their potpourri are sold in the US , distribute by their babe marketing society , like Queen Flowers under the brand of BENCHMARK GROWERS .
Clementina is bred by Select Breeding and represented in South America by Icon Selections , an sovereign chrysanthemum breeder that also test , selects , promotes and sells roses , alstroemeria , asters , and solidago varieties from Dutch stock breeder . After six years of testing all kinds of code varieties of rose that were specifically bred for the South American grow stipulation and the US grocery store , Clementina was one of the selected sort . Several of Gr . Chia ’s growers set forth to embed the first Clementina industrial plant in 2017 and had the first commercial production in evenfall 2018 . All 26 rose grower ( found in Bogota and Ecuador ) are growing or will play the kind soon .
ReactionsAccording to Gonzalez , the reactions are very undecomposed . So good , in fact , that they are expanding the acreage . " powerful now we have close to 300,000 plants in the terra firma and by the end of the yr , we are planning to have 350,000 plants on 5.5 ha . ”
For more informationGR Chia S.A.S.Juan Carlos GonzalezEmail:[email protected ]
Icon Selections S.A.S.Juan Felipe GilEmail:[email protected]T : +57304 5951407
Select Breeding B.V.Michael de GeusEmail:[email protected]T : +31(0)6 12700810De kwakel 30 , 7891 XD KlazienaveenThe Netherlandswww.selectbreeding.com
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