SURPRISING RESULTS IN PINCHING TRIAL CUT FLOWER HYDRANGEAS
De Kwakel, November 2020 – In 2020 Hydrangea Breeders Association (HBA) did a pinching trial with cut flower hydrangeas on their test location at Agriom, De Kwakel: two plants of each variety were pinched mid March, two plants were pinched April 1st and two plants were pinched April 15th. The aim was to gain knowledge […]
ROYAL PALACE AND ROYAL WEDDING IN THE SPOTLIGHT
De Kwakel, 1 September 2020 – There is a new video showing our cut hydrangeas in the test greenhouse in De Kwakel. Curious about how Royal Palace and Royal Wedding look now? Check it out in this video. Assess our varieties yourself We cordially invite cut flower hydrangea growers and relations to take a look […]
PRODUCTION HYDRANGEA YOUNG PLANTS AND VISIT TEST LOCATION
De Kwakel, July 2020 – – HBA (Hydrangea Breeders Association) develops hydrangea cut flower varieties. The complete Royal range and new selections are tested at the test location in De Kwakel. Young plants of all Royal varieties are now being cultivated, to be delivered to interested growers in the autumn. In the video Erik van […]
CATCH UP ON HBA VIP EVENT WITH 60 VARIETIES IN DE KWAKEL
De Kwakel, June 2020 – HBA looks back on a successful VIP event in week 24 at Agriom in De Kwakel. Quite a few relations could be greeted and brought up to date with a nice presentation of about sixty HBA varieties, including some promising new selections. The hydrangeas were grown as a garden plant […]
HYDRANGEA SEASON STARTED, CHECK OUT THE PROMOTIONAL VIDEO
May 2020 – The cut hydrangea season has started again. For all hydrangea lovers a general promotional video of this beautiful and surprising flower (source HydrangeaWorld.com).
VIEW ON ROYAL PARADE AND ROYAL WEDDING, PHASE 1 PINCHING
De Kwakel, 6 May 2020 – This year we will take you into our hydrangea test greenhouse and show the growth of two new varieties on the basis of videos: Royal Palace and Royal Wedding. Here the first video: growth phase 1, in which the plants are being pinched. Interested in taking a look at […]
TASTE THE WINNING CAIPIRINHA AT THE TRADE FAIR NAALDWIJK
De Kwakel, 10 March 2020 – Visit our Caipirinha® cocktail bar at the Trade Fair and make a toast to this winner of the Hortensia shelf life tests 2017 and 2019. From 11 to 12 March you are welcome in our booth 15.1 at the Trade Fair in Naaldwijk. Caipirinha® has twice been named hydrangea […]
HBA SHOWS HYDRANGEA NOVELTIES FAY AND FINYA IN ESSEN
De Kwakel, January 2020 –At the international trade fair IPM 2020, Hydrangea Breeders Association BV is again showing breeding novelties, including the soft pink double flowered Fay and the bright white double flowered Finya. Our new catalogue with the complete potted plant assortment and the five new paniculata varieties is available in our booth. We […]
GLASS TULIP 2020: ROYAL ANASTASIA AWARDED 2ND PRIZE
De Kwakel, January 2020 -With our double hydrangea cut flower Royal Anastasia, HBA achieved a beautiful second prize on 16 January in Aalsmeer in the category best market introduction of cut flowers 2019 in the Glass Tulip competition of Royal FloraHolland. Jaap Stelder and Erik van Rossum received the prize, a Glass Tulip on behalf […]
BLOOMING INNOVATIONS SUPPLIES WHITE ICE AGE FROM KENYA
Gilgil, Kenya, January 2020 – From January onwards, Kenyan producer Blooming Innovations introduces the new cut flower hydrangea Ice Age. This snow-white cut flower hydrangea has an excellent shelf life and shows no transport damage. “Customers are very satisfied with the quality,” says owner Harry Rooijakkers of Blooming Innovations. Ice Age was discovered in 2016 […]