Hydrangea breeders HiBreedingTM & PerlanovaTM have enhanced their collaboration with Creekside GreenhousesTM by adding a new partner, Express Seed CompanyTM. The partnership between these 4 parties focuses on innovation, developing new varieties, and supporting growers for the indoor blooming, patio, landscape, and cut flower markets.
River and Fire
The decades of breeding and producing hydrangeas at both HiBreeding & Perlanova have delivered several varieties in commercial production today. According to these breeders, their focus is on grower-, landscaper-, and consumer success. In addition, they aim to select their varieties on strong branching, superior disease resistance, good retail performance, and extended performance for the end user. HiBreeding’s top sellers include varieties like HITM River, Crystal, Horizon, and Fire. The MyBeautifulTM Hydrangea series has a full-color range, including Carino, Akito, and Forest. New varieties are available each year.
Carino
Creekside will continue to supply dormant liners and prefinished plants. In this new partnership, Creekside will also be adding unrooted cutting supply and continuing to work with Express Seed Company to serve growers throughout Canada and USA. Matt Koole, General Manager at Creekside, says: “We’ve believed in this breeding program for years and are excited to offer additional options with the new URC supply option, available exclusively through Express. We will also continue to work with Express to sell dormant liners and prefinished plants of HiBreeding and Perlanova.”
Dormant example Creekside
New partner Express Seed Company will collaborate with Creekside, HiBreeding, and Perlanova on product development, sales, and marketing efforts in the region. CEO Scott Valentine says: “We’re honored to enhance our collaboration with Creekside, HI, and Perlanova. Our customers have seen the value of this product line with best-in-class grower traits and excellent sell-through at retail. We’re looking forward to expanding the reach of these varieties to growers serving the indoor blooming, patio, landscape, and cut flower markets.”
URC example Creekside
Over the last few years, Express has built the InBlume Indoor Floral team that aims to support indoor blooming plant growers with new varieties, technical support, and a supply chain. The InBlume team features HiBreeding and Perlanova at California Spring Trials 2024, as well as their portfolio of indoor blooming products for growers and retailers.
For more information:
InBlume Indoor Floral
Email: InBlume@ExpressSeed.com
www.inblumeindoorfloral.com
Creekside Greenhouses
www.creeksidegreenhouses.ca
Express Seed Company
www.expressseed.com
HiBreeding
www.hibreeding.com/en/hi-selection
Perlanova
www.perlanova.eu/