FlowersExpo Moscow 2018

Denis Kolpakov of Da!Rosa presenting two of their 12 Kordana potted rose varieties. This Russian grower is broadening it’s assortment with imported flowers and is planning to increase their productino as well. They will open two new greenhouses next season. More on this later in FloralDaily.

Martin Bedos and Sebastian Oadula of Josarflor. Russia is an important market for this Ecuadorian rose farm and they therefore felt the drop in demand during the World Cup last summer. However, all in all it has been quite a similar year compared to last year.

The team of Greenhouse complex Podosinki. This 9ha Russian rose farm was built 10 years ago, is growing Dutch varieties and sell their flowers all over Russia. They are currently producing 25 varieties and are planning to expand their greenhouse.

Juan Pablo Gomez and Juan Manuel Villegas of Trinity Farms with their translator Paulina.

Jorge Ortega of Matina Flowers is again presenting a wide range of Colombian grown roses. According to Ortega, price is – due to the devaluated Ruble - an important topic of discussion at the show.

Mauricio Briceno of Turflor. Around 8 percent of their production is going to Russia. At the show, they presented new barbatus of Selecta one and according to Briceno, the reactions from the Russian customers are positive. “There seems to be a trend towards smaller headed flowers in larger bunches.” Currently, Turflor is expanding their farm in Colombia, more on this later in FloralDaily.

Kuno Jacobs of Nova Exhibitions was also visiting the show.

Birdview of the inauguration of the show.

Meeuwes Brouwer Agricultural Councellor for Moscow, Russia and Kazachstand and Renee Jones-Bos Ambassador in Moscow were present at the opening of the show. Jones-Bos told in her speech that Russia is a very important market for Dutch plants and flowers and that the export volumes have grown over the last year, by 13 percent. Also the Dutch are becoming more important in terms of sharing knowledge and techniques due to Russian’s self sufficient drive. The export of Dutch starting material has grown by 25 percent over the last year.

Lucia Shago of Perfect Quality Roses (PQR). They export to Russia for several years and according to her, it remains a good market, even though the ruble that develuated lately.

Ana Belen Bita of Art Roses. This 27ha Ecuadorian farm produces 22 million stems a year of which 20 percent goes to Russia. - a 5 percent increase compared to last year. In Russia, their Explorer is their best selling rose. Other varieties like Lola and Frutetto are starting to increase in popularity.

Jose Ignacio Egas of Anne Flowers. This family business is growing roses on 16ha and is shipping them to 20 different countries. For about 10 years, they are active on the Russian market, but after the crisis, their volumes decreased. Fortunately, over the past 2 years, they have grown again in this market.

Russia is a flower loving country and tons of pictures are being taken; the tinted roses of BellaRosa and Rose Connection as well.

Fausto Monetor Pazmina of Monteras grows 54 varieties on 12 ha in Ecuador and is exhibiting at the FlowersExpo for the fifth time.

Melanie Endara Sanchez of Rosa De Saron grows 21 rose varietis on 5ha in Ecuador. Russia is their biggest market and they see opportunities to grow further in this market.

Klaus Wolf of Rosen Tantau sees the Russian market growing. "They love roses and red is still the most popular color (40%) followed by white (20-25%)."

Franklin Velez Gonzalo and Maria Fernanda Troya of Natuflor showcasing their roses and are presenting their tinted and sprayed roses that they are selling for about a year now. See next picture.

Naren and Ravi Patel of Subati Flowers presenting their Kenyan roses. Russia is a big market them and they are active on it for several years now. Unfortunately, transport regulations from Kenya have changed, which is disadvantages for this rose farm. Patel tells us that the freight is now based on volume weight instead of kilo weight.

And the only Indian rose farm at the exhibition; Soex Flora. After a two year break, Narendra Patil and Dolly Mahawar are back at the show with a booth. “We received a lot of inquiries at last years IFTF in Vijfhuizen, the Netherlands and we therefore decided to exhibit at this show.” At the show, they received positive and surprised reactions. “Visitors are surprised to see an Indian rose farm at the show.”

The tinted (in front) and sprayed (in the back) of Ecuadorian rose farm Natuflor.

Hokuto Sasaki and Natsumi Kawai of Toyoake Kaki. They sell Japanese flowers and are eager to expand markets in Russia.

Lourdes Reyes of BallSB and designer Pieter Landman. According to Lourdes, the Dianthus Sweet, cales and delphiniums are the most demanded by Russian growers. And unlike four years ago, when she mainly presented the flowers to the Russian importers and florists, she now increasingly receives interest from Russian growers.

A couple in a traditional Russian dress from the region Cirasissian were walking down the aisles of the show and caught the eye of many visitors and exhibitors.

Liliana Rodriguez, Jose Luis Suarez and Anna Lisetska of Circasia. Currently, 10 percent (it used to be more) of their Colombian grown flowers go to the Russian market. Every year, they replace 5 to 8 percent of their varieties and also this year, they are presenting some new varieties, like Magic Times, Wasabi and Frutteto.

Luis Carlos Bautista, Jose Luis Suarez of Panalpina and Severyn Yanytskyy of Prime Fresh Handling.

Andrey Druzenko and Jose R. Merizalde Ramirez of Merizalde & Ramirez. They grow roses on 12ha at an altitude of 3,000 meters and are working with Russia for 20 years now. Russia is their second important market (35 percent), after the US (40 percent). Over the years, they have seen the demand changing. According to Ramirez, the demand for colors is changing along the clothing trends.

Gypsophila farm Malima was also presenting its flowers at the Ecuadorian pavilion. On the picture: Thomas Sonnabend. After a four year break, they are back at the show for the second time. Special about the flowers of Malima is that they bring them very open to the market. According to Sonnabend, the self-life of the flowers is therefore longer. More on this later on FloralDaily.

Marijn Bezemer of HilverdaKooij presents its plants at the booth of their agent, Wolfschmidt. On display, Kaylee – a new concept of a scented pot carnation. According to Bezemer, pot carnations are doing very well in Russia.

This year, the focus of Danziger at the FlowersExpo is on bedding plants and perennials. Together with Podere Luen, who roots the cuttings of Danziger in Italy and supplies them to Russian growers they share a booth. On the picture: Filippo Vigo, Donald Delfino and Ayala Zilberman of Danziger. They started to supply the Russian with rooted cuttings of Danziger three years ago and they see the demand growing. They see a from growing from seed to growing from cuttings.

Wolfschmidt is also the agent of Benary and this German breeder and young plant grower presented some of its products at that booth. Dominik Rust of Benary on the picture with some of their varieties that are well in demand in Russia, namely petunia’s and begonia’s. In their petunia assortment, two new series; Grandiflora HD and Success!360 are on display.

Alejandro Bera and Gerardo Felices of Flora-Optom. They export Ecuadorian grown flowers to Russia and South America. Besides that, they also own a 20ha rose farm; Valle Alto. Flora-Optom is active on the Russian market for 20 years now.

Tradition-wise a dinner is being organized for the exhibitors by the FlowersExpo’s organization in a nearby beautiful restaurant.

After dinner one could listen to live music

Alessandro Ghione of NIRP notices that the market is back on different price levels. Over the last three days, he received many visits from Russian growers who are to changing their crop and are looking for new varieties.

Alexandr Safaraliyev and Artem Smerkalov of ZNS Group Limited. They consolidate flowershipments from Kenya and export around 60 percent to Russia and 40 percent to Kazachstan, Kirchistan, Middle East and Europe. Safaraliyev explains that it has been a though year for Kenya because of the weather conditions. “The demand was there, but the production low.”

Corne Kolze and Hezron Gatimy of Morgan Cargo.

The team of Sian Roses presenting a newly branded sleeve. More on this later in FloralDaily.

Aivars Mirseps and Gareth Minton of David Austin Roses presenting their garden roses. According to Mirseps there is no particular or popular color for garden roses in Russa. The demand changes every year.

Tanja Dolinko of Grupo Andes Farms talking with visitors.

Dimitro Gratchev and Torben Brinkman of IPM promoting the IPM Dubai and IPM Shanghai.

Dietrich Buchmuller of Pöppelmann TEKU talking with a visitor. They are exhibiting their products at the German pavillion.

Wilco Verkuil and Alexander Mezhuev of Signify were also visiting the show.

Alstroemeria grower Juan Pablo Ponce of Valleflor came back after a four year break. They are the only grower in Ecuador that has Perfection flowers. On the photo, Perfection Pink Floyd on the left and Perfection Alstroemeria Whistler on the right.

Damain Caberet of Meilland. At the FlowersExpo, they decided to only put cut roses on display – and the scented garden style roses. One of the roses is Princess Charlene, a vriety that won a price two years ago and is doing well in Russia and is well demanded among the Russian growers. “It is a good flower to diversify themselves from the imported flowers.”

Patricia, Fernado and Patricio Brito of EBF are finding new clients in Russia.

The roses and display of Naranjo Roses is attracting the attention of many visitors.

Göran Basjes of Kordes Roses presenting Kiss Me Kate. It is a new pink cut rose variety that is currently being grown by Dutch grower van Hulst. The stem length is 70 and has a large head. Kordes is presenting this new variety for the first time to the Russian growers and they seem to be very interested in planting this new variety.

German Lacouture Gutierrez of Milonga Flowers.

The team of Eco Roses. Over the last years, this Ecuadorian rose grower reduced its exports to Russia, but it is still an important market to them; around 30 percent of their prodiction volume goes to this market.

Flowerdresses attract the attention of many.

Mario Rigatti of Gruppo Padana talking with visitors.

Olga Geydarova and Matej Usenik of PrinTack labels. They have a partner in Russia with a stock for about 8 years now.

Mauricio Danies of Milagro presenting their new refreshed image, but also their new product Ranunculus. Their main product is are still cut roses, and they have the exclusive right to produce Explorer in Colombia. More on the latest developments at Milagro later in FloralDaily.

Pablo Bazzani of La Plazoleta presenting its Colombian grown alstroemerias.

Rick Minck of Dummen Orange presenting Pina Colada white and yellow. For Dummen Orange this is the fast growing series and this year, they have added yellow. Next year, they will add two othjer colors. According to Minck, the quick growth, yearround green heart and resistency aagainst Japanese Rust is making this variety special.

Another new product that was on Display at Dummen Orange is Licorne Blanche, a new disbudded potted chrysanthemum. According to Minck the flower shape is unique as it will turn into a ball shape when it matures.

Part of the team of Ecuanros promoting their brand Tessa (Carlos Nevada is talking with clients, in the back). This Ecuadorian rose farm supplies over 50 percent of their production to the Russian market and according to Carlos, they are one of the strongest players in Russia.

Nicholas Ambonya of Magana Flowers is exhibiting at the FlowersExpo for the first time and they were ‘Flying the Kenyan Flag’. They already have some clients in Kenya, but want to expand in this country. And they are expanding in general, also their greenhouse acreage. More on this later in FloralDaily.

Madina Bekturganova of FlorExpress, a Kazachstan rose farm. They grow 9 varieties in two greenhouses and export 50 percent to Russia and the other half is destined for the Kazachstan market. It is their first time exhibiting at the show and according to Bekturganova, there was a high interest for their products.

Much Flowers grows a variety of summer flowers, roses, fillers and bouquets in Ecuador.

Gabriella Moreta, Katherine Mantilla and Luis Lopez of Anniroses with Dave Hoestra of Koenpack (second on the left).

Doris Guerra of Qualisa. They grow roses and alstroemerias in Equador and export around 40 percent of their production volume to Russia and they are eager to expand in this market. For the first time this, they are presenting their alstroemerias to their Russian customes and according to Guerra, the reactions are very positive.

Roses of Ecuadorian rose farm Matiz Roses.

Mario Macias Villavicencio of Rodas Del Corazaon.

Firt time exhibiting company Agromiranda, from Venezuela. They grow anthurium and lilies and currently sell to the US, but want to start exporting to Russia as well, through direct flights from Venezuela to Russia. The large size of the flowers is attracting the attention of the Russian visitors. More on this company and their activities later in FloralDaily.

The anthurium variety Fire/Calisto of Agromiranda won the gold medal in the Quality competition.

Esmeralda Farms/Hilsea was also exhibiting at the show.

Warja Abrosimova of Dekker Chrysanten with a famous Russian flower designer.

Alexandr and Ivan of Russian rose farm World of Flowers.

Lyana Odinokaja of Dillewijn Zwapak presenting one of the many bouquets that Dekker Chrysanten had on display.

Bas on the carrier bicycle at Dekker Chrysanten’s booth.

Like every year, the rose wall at the Ecuadorian pavillion is used as a décor of pictures.

The team of BellaRosa and RoseConnectino.

Cristina Uricoechea of Asocolflores representing Colombian companies at their pavillion named Flowers of Colombia.

Pictures being taken all over. Also the varieties of rose breeder NIRP are shining bright on photo’s.

Peter Nederhof of Selecta one talking with visitors.

Friedrich Wolfschmidt of Wolfschmidt talking with visitors.

Eric Renault of Plantexport. This company is built up of seven French companies and Renailt is one of them. Together, the companies can offer Russian growers a large assortment of hydrangea, garden rose and chrysanthemum young that sell young plants. They sell the, all over the world and Russia is a large market for them.

Also at the German pavillion, florist workshops are being given and also these workshops are attracting a lot of attention.

Florists' shows attracting lots of attention.

So many visitors interested in the bouquets that are being showcased.

Juan Villacceses and Juan Carlos Baquero if Logiztik Alliance.

The team of Orchidelia. They grow orchids in a 1,000 m2 greenhouse in Russia and they are planning to enlarge their production area five times.

Alexandra Farms presented its garden roses in order of color.

Joey Azout of Alexandra Farms with Designer Marina in the middle of the decoratino made by Moscow Flower School. It is made of garden roses only and the following varieties of Alexandra Farms were used: Pink Ohar, Constance, Capability, Yves Piaget and Pink Piano.

Marcel van de Vende of Florist Breeding presenting Piccolini

Yakoc Sheinkman of Dolina talking with visitors.

The team of Nanolux presenting their light fictures. Their main market is the USA and Canada, but they have some new projects in Russia and China. More on this later on FloralDaily.

Katerina Afnahel and Peter Grootscholten of Floradirect were also visiting the show. This Dutch company exports flowers and plants from all over the world to Russia and the surrounding countries.

Venuzuelan farm Agromarina receiving the price for their Anthurium variety Fire/Calisto from tNadezhda Grigorieva is the general director of GreenExpo Exhibition Company and the Director of the FlowersExpo and in the presence of Venezuela’s ambassador to Russia, Carlos Rafael Faria Tortosa,.

Nadezhda Grigorieva is the general director of GreenExpo Exhibition Company and the Director of the FlowersExpo.

The team of Milele Flowers, Incoflores and Rosas del Manzano.

The flowers participating in the competition.

Ana Lucia Andrade and Roberto Guerra of EQR.

Luba Gritsuk of Kräss GlasConstruktionen exhibiting in the German pavillion.

Maxim Frakin and Alexandr Fakin of Biflorica.

This is Alona and when she visited the Expo she fell in love with the products of Deliflor. Especially with the Falcon.

The Peony from the Limited Liability Company!

Some lovely roses from the well known breeder Scheurs.

Here we have Josem he is an Equadorian grower himself and we see him together with his familiy.

Here we got Eduard Kremer and Anastasiya Zyatkova from Oasis having a chat with a visitor.

Eugene Taranukha from FloraLife also showed his products on the expo.

Otti Blok from Zento just got her Award!

Arjen Vlasman & Olga Aristova from De Ruiter. They showed a lot of beautifull roses.

Elena Heinen, Nina Nosava & Moniek Brouwek from OZ Planten & Export.

Nina showing us her beautifull flowerwall that was designed by Roma Steinhouwer from Floral Design bv who did both stands.

Here we got Martijn Vreugdenhil from SV.CO and he shows us their Chrysant Special!

Ofcourse Tamara Elstgeest from Beekenkamp plant was also present and she is showing us her personal favorit, the Cyclaam.

Rob Stoom from Deliflor together with his two interpreters, Ana and Lidia.

Rob Stoom and Lejla Begovic are showing us their Baltica.

Rob Vijverberg from Hamifleurs wears his flowerhat. Looks good doens't it?

And Royal Flora Holland was also present. Here we got Caroline Grange with the interpeter.

Here we got Timmo Draaisma, Yulia Morozoca and Kees vd Meij from Kébol. It was already their 14th time at the Flower Expo.

This is Aardse Orchids. And we see Walter Gerretzen and Polina Efimova standing next to the Orchid art piece of Aarsdse Orchids.

Even Bella was at the Expo. Happily for us the beast never showed up.

Ronald Olsthoorn from Arcadia & Jaap Moerman from Moerman Lilium were both present in the name of Decorum. These to man were members from the very first beginning as the've told.

Ronald Hillebrink from the Holland Bulb Market having a good conversation with Kuno Jacobs from Nova.

All the representatives from the countrys present.

Dennis Hartman & Karina Alalykina from Vannova are pretty busy talking about their flowers.

Here we got Mischa Groothuizen from Levoplant showing his orchids.

Arjan Koolhaas with the joint brand of Zuidplas, Gerbera United and Koolhaas. The Q-BOX in which they want to put their Gerberas away through good cooperation.

Otti Blok and Danny v. Uffelen, both from Zentoo, are the royal company of the fair.

Philip Mambo and Polina Kolyachko both from Greendeal.

Warja from Dekker Chryssanten together with two happy customers.

Boon Export was present at the fair, represented by Alisa Kitova, Willem Boon and Wim Boom.

People where really interested to get some Flower Experience.

Here we see Solisplant, Adwin v. Loenen and Rene v. Dop together with their interpreter, Natalia Kodi.

Antonio Don Santos together with the CEO of Nova Agro, Natalya Novihova.

Catharina & Dick Haakman from Haakman Flowerbulbs.

Mother Adrianov with her son from Flowerportal.

Christina and Alexanderboth from FlowerPortal.

Alexander Druzuhinin en Tjerk vd Schaaf from Chrysal.

The lady from the information desk, Elena Elysheva, also wanted to take a picture with a floral artwork.

And Konst was faithfully present at the Expo. Maria Zaborskaya, Bart Tesselaar and Cesar Guzman.

Here we got Gustavo, Maria & Adrian from Royal Flowers!

Julia Prokofeva from Amsonia was also at the Expo this year.

These two guys where real eyecathers as you can see. Both are called Ruud and both are from WBE.

Bram from Royal van Zanten was busy with his client.

You couldn't get around IPHandlers this Expo. Everybody was weiring them around the neck. Here we got Mark Loos together with Tatiana Graham and Katerina Eveleens.

The ladys from Enigma Flowers. On the left we have Julia wich is working for the Israelien part of teh company and at the right we got Alina wich is working for the Dutch root.

Ipp Poland & Ipp Hollan toghether in one stand. On the picture we see Jacek, Ewa & Henk wich is the owner of the company.

Jacob Schneider from Schneider Youngplants and Liza Snezhkova from Paccada. They stand together at the fair and have had good cooperation for more than 15 years.

Here we got Rich Bubbles from the Limited Liability Company.

This is the stand from Koppert Russia. On the picture we see Dmitrii Kiranov, Marina Derktereva and Olgo Gerasimova together with a client.

And the Piano also from the Limited Liability Company.

Yes, the Flower Circus was at the Flower Expo for the 2th time. Here we got John Elstgeest and Mark Frank showing their cards.

Greneth Plant was also present at the fair. Here we got Natalia, Jaco and Alena.

Guido de Zwart from Elgon Collection with his arrangments from Kenia.

Helena Markaroba van Astra Fund was just shining.

Harold v. Eendenburg from Premium Greens shows u the piece of art his daughter made for him, so he could take it with him for this expo.

Henrie Brockhoff and Ruud Klasens from Schreurs having a nice conversations with their client from the Limited Liability Company. On the left we have the director, Evgenia Babicheva, and on the right we have Matirny Anatoily wich is the Chief Agronomist at this company.

Here we have Evgenia Babicheva ones more, together wich some beautifull roses grown in South Russia.

Floorschamp from Nieuwkoop together with a client.

Aliaksei Saldatsenka of the company Menno, Jan Nevermann of Royal Brinkmann, Eckhard Krüger of Evergreen and Tatiana Bilskaya also of Evergreen.

Kees v. Beek with his interpreter Nadia Kraginskaya showing us the new pots of Modiforms Thomson line.

People loved the flower art at the stand of Coloriginz.

And also the lovely smell from the Pink Essense fromThe Ruiter Innovations.

Here we got oek Teeuwe, Gerog Schlegl and Eric Augustinus from van Heemskerk vaste planten.

Alexander Grismen from Avrora having a conversation with two clients.

Here we see Mikhail and Elexei from Jiffy.

Also Nadja Chodora from Mayer was there and she shows us the machine of their partner TEA who does al the work in Russia for them.

Liliana Vargas from Khuene Nagel together with a client.

Edana Floralba was also present at the fair and represented by Nathaly Buitron and Christian Albuja.

Rosas del Manzano was also present on the Expo this year. On the photo we see Anna Vorobyeva from Incoflores and Natalia Zuiagina

This is Anastasia Konarek from Step Systems.

Carla Morales, Luis Morales and Silvia Buitron from Ceres Farms showed some beautifull flowers.

Here we see Svetlana, Kusha and a friend from Hamifleurs together with Andres from Galaxy

Ecualand was also present in Moscow this year this is Tatyana Shitova.

Here we see Nicole Buzkinskaya & Fransisco Campoverde from Florsel.

Aryuna Damdinova & Lai Nan- Hug from Orchidelia

Here we see Ekaterina Alvarado, Edid Balalcazar & Jose Antonio Bueno from Sise Pamba.

The show at the Flower Circus was crowded.

Edwin Hernandez from Invos Flower Colombia

Vage Ovspyon and Olga Vepintseva from Uniflora.

It looks hot! This is the Wasabi from Eco Roses.

visiter taking a picture form the Blue Rose from Ceres Farms.

Francisco & Andrea Saenz from Equador Floral.

Almaz & Chulpan Ganieva from Milele Flowers together with Anna Varobuyana from Incoflower are having an conversation with a customer.

Roberto Guerra and Ana Andrade Lucia from EQR.

Anna Tirskaya of Impex Flowers. This flower broker buys flowers from Colombia, Kenya and the Netherlands and supplies it to all parts of the world. The company exists 10 years now and their first client came from Russia.

The Admiral from Florist , Statise v/ Perfection

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