Semi-Finalists Of The FloraHolland 'Glazen Tulp' Award 2015 Selected

FloraHolland Floral June 6, 2014

The Glazen Tulp has grown into an Oscar-like award presentation. Every year this award is presented by FloraHolland to growers and breeders. The Glazen Tulp is the prestigious award for the best and most promising market introduction of a product. In the next round of voting, in mid-September, local and foreign buyers can vote again. The award is presented in the categories of cut flowers, houseplants, garden plants and concepts.

Here are the results from the first voting round. The novelties which received the most votes from the trade go through to the semi-final.

Cut Flowers Category

  • Amarine belladiva pink – Agro Fleur Select BV (Roelofarendsveen)

  • Chrysanthemum spray santini Doria – Prima Agro BV (Baarlo LB) and Chrywijk BV (Brakel)

  • Chrysanthemum spray Ivy – Janssen Maasbree BV (Maasbree)

  • Chrysanthemum spray Limoncello – Coop. Zentoo et al. (Maasdijk)

  • Gerbera mini Coolio – Holstein Flowers (De Lier)

  • Lisianthus russellianum Alissa White – Montana Lisianthus (Poeldijk) 

  • Rosa large-bloomed Big Success – Dutch Beauty's BV (Nieuwveen)

  • Rosa spray Catalina – Olij Rozen Internat. BV (De Kwakel)

  • Tulipa Triumf Grp single Russia – Ruijter Bloembollen VOF (Slootdorp), Gebr. de Groot (Heemskerk) and Triflor BV (Nieuwe Niedorp)

  • Veronica Smart Surprise – Florius BV (Cuijk)

Houseplants Category

  • Begonia Elatior Grp double-bloomed Bodinia Light Pink – J.&.P. ten Have BV (Maasland)

  • Euphorbia pulcherrima Princettia Pearl – J.P.M. Boots (De Hoef), Kwekery de Bonfut (Honselersdijk), J.&.P. ten Have BV (Maasland), SV.CO BV (Maasdijk), Kuivenhoven Poeldijk VOF (Poeldijk), Pligt Professionals BV (Heinenoord) and Decock Plants BVBA (Komen)

  • Haworthia limifolia Spider White – Hkw. Lock CV ('s-Gravenzande)

  • Hydrangea macrophylla Curly Wurly – Kwekery de Bonfut (Honselersdijk), Dijk van Dijk BV (De Lier) and Sjaak van Schie BV (Maasdijk)

  • Kalanchoe blossfeldiana Piton – SV.CO BV (Maasdijk)

  • Tillandsia Oerstediana – Bromelia Specialist BV (Moerkapelle) and Stofbergen Plant Comp. BV (Bergschenhoek)

Garden Plants Category

  • Aster Novi-belgii Grp Henri I Pink – B.J.G. Jongerius (Harmelen), Pl.kw. van den Bos VOF ('s-Gravenzande) Mts. de Jong-de Bruijn ('s-Gravenzande)

  • Chrysanthemum Indicum Grp Primo Pistache – A. Baas Potplantenkw. BV (Ens)

  • Dianthus gratianopolitanus Dianturi Twinkle – F.N. Kempen BV (Mijdrecht)

  • Helleborus x ericsmithii Penny's Pink – Paul Cox (Geldern), W.L.H. op het Veld (Meijel), FlevoFlora BV (Marknesse), Mts. F. & E. van Strien (Dongen), Innove Plants (Someren), Kwekery Verboom BV (Zevenhuizen ZH), P. Bastiaansen BV (Tilburg) and B.D. Rijnbeek Boomkw. BV (Boskoop)

  • Petunia Peppy Blue – van den Berg Est BV (Est) and Pl.Kw. Leo Ammerlaan BV (Bleiswijk)

  • Primula Acaulis Grp Marli Gemengd – A.J.S. Scheffers (Poeldijk)

  • Skimmia japonica Pabella – Roland van der Werf (Boskoop)

The photos of the semi-finalists for the Glazen Tulp 2015 in each category can be found on the website:

Source: FloraHolland