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Joel Goldsmith was elected the new chairman of Fleuroselect effective from the 1st January 2006. He is the second non-European to lead this originally European organisation. Mr. Goldsmith wishes to interpret the ambitions of the organization for developing into ‘the international organisation of the ornamental plants industry’. He also takes the view that there is a role for Fleuroselect as a major source of information with regard to ornamental plant cultivation. Recent monitoring by the organization of licence obligations for protected varieties concerned about forty businesses in the Netherlands, Germany, France and Italy. No major violations of the licence right were observed. The Business Unit is preparing two propositions. Licences signed by companies with authorise Fleuroselect to act immediately on their behalf in cases of breach of the breeder’s rights. Secondly, a fund will be raised to finance the fees of a solicitor to prepare court cases the moment that a violation is uncovered. Since the foundation of Fleuroselect, members are bound by an agreement to respect and safeguard one another’s varieties. This ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ between breeders initially covered the seed sector but has now been extended to include vegetatively propagated material. Fleuroselect also mediates in cases where varieties are marketed under a different name or as being of different origin. For more information: Fax 0031 71 3649102 info@fleuroselect.com www.fleuroselect.com. Fleuroselect Gold medal Winners for 2006 included the genera: Prunella, Lavandula Argyranthemum and Petunia. Prunella grandiflora ‘Freelander’ represents the first series of this species on the market. Bred by Clause Tézier is a first year early flowering perennial. Flowering starts in may and will continue through to October. It contains three colours: pink, blue and white. Plants are compact, basal branching and grow to a height of 15cm. They flower profusely and all characteristics taken together suggest an excellent new introduction as a flowering pot plant. www.clausetezier.com Lavandula augustifolia ‘Ellagance Sky’ from Kieft Seeds, joins ‘Ellagance Ice’ that won a Fleuroselect Quality Award 2005. ‘Ellagance Sky’ flowers in the first year from seed and is the first light violet blue variety. The variety is highly uniform with excellent basal branching and profuse flowering. www.kieftseeds.com Petunia ‘Viva Fluor-Rose 2006’ from Florensis is an early flowering semi-trailing variety. It flowers early producing large (7cm diameter) attractive lilac flowers and has excellent bedding variety for its outdoor performance and resistance to rain. It is also a good candidate for production in pots and patio containers. www.florensis.nl Argyranthemum frutescens ‘Molimba Mini White’ from Syngenta Seeds is the latest addition to the series first introduced three years ago. The varieties vary in their vegetative growth. Molimba Min White is a compact plant producing tiny white flowers profusely throughout the summer. In contrast to other varieties leaf yellowing has not been observed. a href="http://www.sg-flowers.com/">www.sg-flowers.com |
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