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The twenty finalists competing for FloraHolland’s famous Glass Tulip trophy 2013 – awarded to the year’s most impressive novelties - have been announced by the Dutch flower auction.

The twenty contenders are divided over four different categories: cut flowers, house plants, garden plants and conceptual products. The winners will be announced on December 13, after the finalists get a chance to present their product live to a jury of prominent Dutchmen during the concluding ceremony.

The Glass Tulip 2013 jury that selected the twenty finalists is a different group, consisting of green sector professionals from both the retail and the trade segment. They judged the nominated products on matters such as commercial appeal, durability and even logistics potential.

The list of nominations (five per category) follows below:

- Cut flowers:

· Hydrangea macrophylla 'Harlekijn' (blue) - Mts. Lambregts-van Loon (Oosteind), Mts. Saris (Maasbree)

· Chrysanthemum Indicum Grp Sombrella - Arcadia (De Lier)

· Eustoma russellianum 'Rosanne Green' - F.M. van Holst (Poeldijk)

· Spray rose Scented Air - Koene BV (Naaldwijk), W.S.G. van Kampen (Nieuwerkerk ad IJssel)

· Zantedeschia 'Captain Odeon' - Flevo Calla BV (Almere), Kwekery Zandvoort VOF (Huissen)

- House plants:

· Medinilla Florinilla Bella - Laguna BV (Wateringen)

· Saintpaulia 'Curly Ocean' - Bakesteyn (de Waard) (Ridderkerk)

· Sansevieria bacularis group - Fachjan BV (Honselersdijk)

· Tacca chantrieri 'Green Mystery' - Laguna BV (Wateringen)

· Celosia argentea Hot Topic mixed - Ammerlaan-Sosef BV (Honselersdijk)

· Tillandsia Samantha - Bromelia Specialist BV (Moerkapelle), Stofbergen Plant. Comp. BV (Bergschenhoek), Ronald Bunnik (Pijnacker)

- Garden plants:

· Scilla peruviana Caribbean Jewels Sapphire Blue - J.H. v.d. Vossen BV (Lisserbroek)

· Nandina domestica Obsessed - AP Zundert BV (Wernhout), Ron van Opstal BV (Zundert)

· Rhododendron Rhodo Xxl - ID'Flor BVBA (Lochristi)

· Cyclamen persicum small flowering F1 Snowridge Mini Purple - Fa. Gebr. Grootscholten (Kwintsheul), C.H.N. Endhoven (Honselersdijk), Martha Plant VOF (Andijk), Friedrichsen Gartenbau KG (Wiesmoor, Duitsland)

· Hebe Hebedonna Emma - 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 (Wettern), J.E.F. Geerts (Hazerswoude-Dorp), L.J. van der Meer BV (Kudelstaart)

- Concepts:

· Coiffeur du Jardin - Coiffeur du Jardin (De Lutte)

· WonderFleur Aroma - Westland Plant (Kwintsheul)

· Tillansy - Kwekerij Zeur Niet (Honselersdijk)

· Get Set Garden - Kwekerij A. Baas (Ens)

· Alice Orchideeën – Vireo-VOC-Vreeken (De Kwakel)

Source: FloraHolland