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As a breeder, it's so exciting to create something that truly makes a difference! With Matthiola StoX™ the breeders of Evanthia managed to design a brand-new Matthiola series that answers to the needs of various links in the chain, offering solutions and giving more opportunities to be successful with the marvelous Matthiola. Let's take you on our journey of lauching Matthiola StoX™

Steady with Matthiola StoX™

AmericanHort's Cultivate'22 is right around the corner! Evanthia is happy to announce its presence at this great green industry event from 16 to 19 July in Columbus, Ohio. Are you looking for fresh new products and outstanding series in cut flowers, tropical plants and pot & bedding plants? Make sure to stop by at Evanthia, Cultivate booth 328.

Ready to Cultivate'22!

...and that's a WRAP! FlowerTrials® 2022 was so much fun! Especially the part that we got to meet you again in person. We showed you all that's new and ravishing in annuals, biennials, perennials, tropical houseplants and cut flower. Our team members shared their views, experiences and knowledge with you and our top floral designers inspired you with creative workshops. We are grateful for the great turnout, many interesting meetings and valuable feedback. We can't wait to continue our talks, put ideas into action and start the new season with you.

Show highlights: Evanthia's FlowerTrials® 2022

Looking for a FlowerTrials® location that truly has it all?! Make sure a stop at Oranjesluisweg 6 in Naaldwijk is on your itinerary. On show at Evanthia: aside from astounding novelties in the wide scope of pot & bedding plants, tropical houseplants and cut flowers, we offer you inspirational floral design workshops! Don't miss your chance to watch the pro's at work and present you with new trends, combo's and arrangement ideas.

Attend floral design workshops during Evanthia's FlowerTrials®

Araucaria excelsa is only harvested once or twice a year. The new harvest is expected soon! Don't miss out on this opportunity and order your seeds and seedlings at Evanthia today. 

Available soon: Araucaria excelsa

Last season we gave you some insight into our promissing Matthiola breeding results. A peek on our journey to bring to market a new, robust series of Matthiola with woodier stems that is easy to select for doubleness after a cold treatment. Now, after extensive trialling in various climate zones, we are excited to present you the Matthiola StoX™ series. StoX™ is an excellent and durable series with 100% double flowers on long-lasting, rich flowering spikes. At this moment we offer 7 stunning colours, among which some extraordinary ones, and more to come in the nearby future! StoX™ is the new high standard and offers solutions to anyone who works with Matthiola. Grab you chance to be among the first in trialling Matthiola StoX™ for yourself and order your badge of trial seeds at Evanthia today!

Introducing: Matthiola StoX™

Preparations are under way, as Evanthia will be exhibiting during FlowerTrials® 2022 from 14 to 17 June at location Green'05 in the Westland area in the Netherlands. A new location for us, at which we will be teaming up with Selecta One in week 24. Make sure to register in advance on the FlowerTrials website for a quick and easy entrance at any location and make an appointment to speak with one of our friendly team members to learn more about Evanthia, our products and services.

This, you don't want to miss! Visit Evanthia's FlowerTrials®

Calathea is back! This 60's sweetheart with its marvellous markings, colourful contrasts and an endless versatility is now more popular than ever before. Evanthia has expanded its Calathea range with a bold line-up of beauties, to offer you showstopping items that will uplift your entire collection. True gems await you! Evanthia is your partner in tropical plants and offers you the best start with high quality Calathea tissue culture young plants and a team that will support your every need. Get updated on Calathea's assortment width, trendy patterns, pot sizes and greenhouse companions.

Calathea - a kaleidoscope of colours, patterns and possibilities

A sunny explosion of colours, scents and surprises. That’s what you will experience when you visit Evanthia during FlowerTrials®. From 14 to 17 June 2022 our team will be all set and ready to present to you all our key products in Pot & Bedding plants. From our radiant Helianthus Sunsation® potted sunflowers, to our fragrant Lavandula Cleo-Patio® and our booming Platycodon Corsa series, there is so much to discover! As our scope is even wider, we'll make sure you won't miss out on seeing our broad range of Tropical Plants and our range of Cut flowers with Evanthia Genetics and Exclusives.

Come visit Evanthia at FlowerTrials®

The preparations for FlowerTrials 2022 (14th-17th of June) have started. After a long period of time with hardly any possibilities for novelties to be presented directly to clients, Selecta one and Evanthia are looking forward to this event – a time for catching up with clients, whilst showing new and well-known products and concepts. This year will be different than last time FlowerTrials as Selecta one and Evanthia will team up for the FlowerTrials 2022 at a new location: Green ’05 in the Westland region in the Netherlands. Together, Selecta one and Evanthia will join forces to make it a great spectacle with lots of vibrant colours and lots of inspiration for the new sales season. Selecta one will also present their highlights in Germany at their usual FlowerTrials location at nursery Filla in Straelen.

Press release: Selecta one and Evanthia will join forces at FlowerTrials® 2022

On 24 March 2022, Keukenhof - the most beautiful spring park in the world - reopens. In eight weeks time, Keukenhof shows what the Dutch horticulture has to offer. The flower shows in the pavilions are a permanent feature. The Beatrix pavilion, with its impressive Anthurium and Orchid show, has been a real showstopper for many years. New this year is a large collection of tropical plants that will complement the exotic decor. Evanthia presents, in cooperation with various growers, different varieties of Strelitzias, Monsteras, Asparagus and Calatheas in the Beatrix pavilion.

Imagine yourself in a tropical jungle in the Beatrix pavilion at Keukenhof

The market for green plants is developing rapidly. Tropical houseplants have been trending for a while now and by the looks of it, this will continue to be the case for years to follow. At Evanthia we have noticed this by sky-rocketing product demands and the massive growth of our Tropical Plants department in recent years. Our product range is ever-evolving and growing... It's a complete jungle out there! For new plant hunters, plant parents and plant lovers it can be a bit overwhelming to start their collection, asking themselves: Where to start? Which items to choose and Why? Rotem from @myplantwall takes you along for a close-up of their green wall and lists her favourites.

10 Surprising Plants to Elevate Your Green Wall

Antonio Gaudí is one of the most sensational and famous architects of the 19th and 20th centuries. He is an international celebrity whose works still inspire people worldwide. A flower that is just as inspiring as Gaudí's architecture is the Celosia cristata Act. The Celosia Act from Evanthia is the market leading series in Europe for Celosia cristata and sets the standard at a particularly high level. Celosia Act has it all: wide, full flower heads; radiantly bright colours; long, firm, unbranched stems and a long vase life. For the grower, the Act series also offers numerous advantages. The high degree of uniformity in plant development and in cultivation speed between the varieties is unprecedented, ensuring laser-sharp uniformity in production.

ON TOUR: Through form and colour, Gaudi meets Celosia Act

Having a steady supply of foliage is key to successfully making bouquets throughout the season — greenery can make or break a flower arrangement. Both in commercial cut-flower production and in the backyard cutting garden, fillers and foliage form the backbone of cut-flower arrangements. But with so many bright and beautiful flowers available, it's really easy to overlook the types of foliage and fillers that accompany them. However, it's those fillers and greenery that can really complement and complete the design because, besides interest, they add texture and shape to floral decor and arrangements.

3 Types of Foliage from Evanthia That Will Elevate Your Floral Designs

It just takes one look at the eye-catching and elaborate foliage to realize why calatheas are such popular houseplants. Best of all, there are so many calathea varieties to choose from, each with its own uniquely colored foliage to fall in love with. Check out these 7 calatheas from Evanthia and pick your favorite! Are you always on the lookout for pretty houseplants with eye-catching foliage too? Then some of your favorites are likely calatheas (pronounced 'cah-lay-thee-ahs'). Calatheas are also known as prayer plants and are wonderful additions to your plant collection because they do not only look incredibly pretty, they are also able to thrive indoors with minimal maintenance. 

These 7 Low-Maintenance Calatheas Make the Best Houseplants

Antirrhinum majus F1, Snapdragons, Dragon flowers, Snaps... Evanthia is your one-stop shop for F1 Snapdragons. Our range covers all seasonal groups with a wide, vibrant line-up of colours. Combine, plan and produce, and you will experience the abundant flowering and top quality flower stems all year round. Let our team help you in composing a seamless, year-round production programme.

ON TOUR: Four seasons of Snapdragons

The 1960s were filled with greens. Time to bring the antique charm of a bygone era back with these retro houseplants from Evanthia. Not even that long ago, that old spider plant would have been seen by interior designers as unforgivably retro. But now, those retro houseplants from the 1960s and 1970s are totally back in fashion. If you love the antique charm of a retro interior with a twist of the past then it's time to go back to those green sixties and take inspiration from these 8 retro houseplants.

Go Back to the Green Sixties With These Retro Houseplants

At Evanthia, we offer a large range of aroids – remarkable tropical plants from the araceae family, that mostly live in the shady and humid understory layers of rainforests. As houseplants, they are adapted to survive in many conditions and tend to handle semi-shady settings a bit better than others. But as light remains a crucial factor, let’s see how these plants behave and how they can contribute to creating a great atmosphere, by checking in with Rotem and Jan-Willem, plant parents from Berlin and creators of a DIY plant wall.

Plant ambient

The perfect choice for field bouquets, a cheerful filler flower and a lush touch for trendy arrangements... Let's talk Tanacetum! Versatile, flirty and full of joy. Tanacetum - a.k.a Matricaria or Feverfew - offers many options. Today we team up with Dutch floral designer Pim van den Akker, to take a closer look at this marvellous cut flower. Together we take a trip from greenhouse to vase. Take a peek in the greenhouse of a leading grower of Tanacetum, discover Evanthia's latest additions and check out Pim's creative outburst with Tanacetum as a focal flower. Join us On Tour!

ON TOUR: Tanacetum from greenhouse to vase

Evanthia supplies the best quality Pilea young plug plants from our nursery in 's Gravenzande, the Netherlands. Various Pilea varieties are now ready to order and for you to grow into these marvellous and highly popular tropical houseplants.

Hit the houseplant charts with Pilea

As 2022 approaches, it's time to complete your plans for the new Brassica season. Looking to add some new items to your range? You definitely came to the right spot! At Evanthia you’ll find the best varieties from our own breeding department and an exclusive, complementary selection of varieties from other international breeders. The Brassica Empire series is the pride of our own team of breeders and we are excited to introduce you to a few newcomers within our Empire range. After launching Empire Fedora and Empire Zaneta earlier this year, we can now give you a preview of our new Brassica varieties. Some of them will be available at the end of April '22. You can place your orders and pre-orders Brassica now.

New Kales on the Block

As Evanthia, being involved in breeding, sourcing, seed trade, and production of young plant material, we’re one of the first links in the floriculture chain. For us, it is so much fun and rewarding to see consumers – especially the new generation – enjoying our products and being creative in many ways. We can gain so much by learning from their new perspectives. The popularity of tropical plants has grown immensely over recent years, something we have clearly noticed within our own company as well. It brought a lot of new ideas and even lifestyles, with mindful concepts like plant bathing and plant parenting. Online, plant communities grow as fast as Alocasias!

A couple builds a gorgeous DIY plant wall on a budget, in a tiny Berlin apartment

Evanthia is always keen on teaming up with links in the chain to grow and develop together. By working closely with growers and retailers, jointly we find new ways to put our products in the spotlight and create new ideas. Brassica Empire is a great example. By taking a closer look at different ways to produce Brassica, new opportunities arise. This season in the Netherlands and Poland you were able to spot the first Brassica Empire looking totally different! Almost like a Rose! Same genetics, multiple opportunities. 

Wintertime! Nice and rosy with Brassica Empire

Club foot, Madagascar Palm, Elephant’s trunk….Pachypodium is a caudiciform succulent with many odd but stunning growth habits, resulting in these interesting common names. Although Pachypodium lamerei and P. geayi are fairly well-known and widely cultivated, the genus Pachypodium includes many more species and some of them are quite rare. As you may expect from Evanthia, we now have some true collector’s items to add that will definitely spice up your product range. Let’s take a closer look at these fascinating spiny succulents.

10 items to step up your Pachypodium game

The new harvest Radermachera sinica seeds is now available at Evanthia. Check out the ins and outs of this subtropical stunner and be the first to get your hands on our fresh stock.

New harvest: Radermachera sinica

Our new catalogues are here! It is the first series in our new style. This edition consists of 3 separate catalogues: Cut flowers, Tropical Plants and Pot & Bedding Plants. They are full of the best of our own genetics, exclusive products and stunning international selections. Our catalogues bring you right up to date and give you useful information about our products and services. Newcomers, highlights and personal favourites are highlighted and we introduce our growing team to you. Curious? Download them now and view them online.

OUT NOW: Our new catalogues!

After an arousing week, in which we were finally able to meet growers, suppliers, prospects and industry colleagues again in person, we would like to thank all who visited Evanthia on the Royal FloraHolland Trade Fair in Aalsmeer and the International Floriculture Trade Fair in Vijfhuizen, the Netherlands. For all of you and those who missed the events, we are keen to take you behind the scenes and give you a short recap.

ON TOUR: Behind the scenes of TFA and IFTF

Looking for a reliable source of Helianthus starting material, where you can find it all? An all-inclusive product range, personal service, technical expertise and partnership: that is why you choose Evanthia. Within a very broad Sunflower range, Evanthia offers exciting newcomers within the Helianthus Solano® collection, long-time favourites such as Premier and Sunrich, and a great line-up of extraordinary cut flower specialties. We even have a very successful potted sunflower series for home and garden: Helianthus Sunsation®, developed by our own breeding department.

ON TOUR: Evanthia's Helianthus Trials

New genetics, exclusive products, lots of fresh ideas and a super excited team that is eager to meet you again in person! ...it's almost time for the Royal FloraHolland Trade Fair and the International Floriculture Trade Fair to begin! Evanthia will attend both Trade Fairs in the Netherlands, to seize every opportunity in meeting you and share with you the latest developments within our company and our product ranges of Cut Flowers, Tropical Plants and Pot & Bedding plants. Stop by and check out the newest products. Meet our team members and discuss opportunities, challenges and discover the many ways in which Evanthia can be of service to you. Let's meet up and see how we can create some awesome buzz together in the neary future. We can't hardly wait!

Evanthia attends the Royal FloraHolland Trade Fair and the IFTF

Dutch breeding company Evanthia has made it an important focus point: by laying the foundation together with growers and by actively connecting with various links in the floriculture chain, the company wants to accomplish a good market position for all parties involved. This season it has led to intensive cooperation with growers of Celosia cristata, a crop in which Evanthia is market leader, and the Westland trading company W.K. Heyl.

Growers and exporter connected by Celosia cristata

Green plants are HOT! And with Asparagus fern you can go in so many different directions, it might dazzle you. Asparagus is a true all-rounder, reliable, easy to grow and useful in a wide variety of situations… not to mention all the different shapes, forms and growth habits. Evanthia offers starting material in the widest range of ornamental Asparagus and has build up a lot of technical knowledge and experience, to help you get started. Our in-house experts are happy to answer all your questions and requests.

Asparagus - It's all in the family

What will be the stunners of your Matthiola range next season? Are you missing a specific shade? Looking for some radiant soft tones or intense eyecatchers? Could you use an overall upgrade of technical improvement and are you in search of new series? Time to go on a tour and explore your options! Evanthia lets you tag along on the annual Matthiola Trial Walkthrough and shows you those options are almost limitless. Check out our commercial Matthiola series, new varieties and a peek at some exciting experimentals.

ON TOUR: Evanthia's Matthiola Trials

Stunning pale-green leaves, neat and airy branches, a lovely aromatic scent... Eucalyptus parvula fits perfectly into today’s bouquets and displays. Because of its versatility and many qualities Eucalyptus parvula is a preferred species for commercial production of both floral foliage and eucalyptus trees. And now you can get your hands on our newest seed arrival, straight from the source.

Ready to sow Eucalyptus parvula?

Lavender.... the relaxing scent of summer holidays. Everyone wants to hang on to that as long as possible, right? The colourful and fragrant Lavender is a great choice to do so, and a product well-appreciated by many. Meet Lavandula angustifolia Cleo-Patio®, the strong seed-raised perennial Lavender from breeding company Evanthia. Because of its many advantages, Cleo-Patio® gives growers and retailers the same relaxed and calming feeling as it gives to their customers. Grow with confidence and discover Cleo-Patio®

Discover Lavandula Cleo-Patio®

An active breeding programme, leading series and a wide range that offers opportunities for year-round production. That is what you can expect from Celosia specialist Evanthia.

Evanthia x Celosia

A romantic flower for that special someone and a true gift from the heart. That is the Lisianthus LisAdora® Apricot III in a nutshell. Robust, resilient, versatile and beautiful are just some of the many attributes of this hidden floral gem. You might think, because of its appearance, that the flower is quite soft and fragile, but it is much sturdier than you’d expect, which makes it a good flower to work with in all kinds of floral design.

A gift from the heart - LisAdora®

Let the sun shine with the sunflower Solano® from Evanthia. This beautiful and strong flower provides some sunny prospects in your life. It is a perfect flower to brighten up your sunny days even more. A sunflower simply adds a smile to your face, so let’s see what happens when you treat people to a Solano® sunflower.

Solano® sunflowers for sunny days

Welcome on board! We are happy that you are joining us on Evanthia On Tour. From 14 to 18 June we take you on a journey. Each day around noon you can expect bite-size videos, easy to fit into your schedule or break. We show you awesome products on great locations and inform you about the latest developments within Evanthia.

Evanthia On Tour: 5 day trip

An ocean of soft tones, pretty pastels and intense colours, and the sweetest scent only Matthiola can offer. The Matthiola Trials of Evanthia are blooming. At the greenhouse of G. van den Beukel in the Westland area of the Netherlands, Evanthia presents its complete range of Matthiola incana. All commercial varieties side-by-side, exciting experimentals, and some very interesting developments for anyone who works with this stunning stock.

Matthiola trials from Evanthia show a breeding breakthrough

Evanthia goes ON TOUR! We’re on the road from 14 to 18 June 2021. Each day we launch a new video that brings you straight to our breeding location, young plant production facilities, cultivation greenhouses and open fields. You’re invited to go On Tour with us. Just tag along virtually, from the comfort of your own desktop or mobile device, at the timing that suits you best.

Evanthia On Tour

The new edition of the magazine "365 days of flowers" is out! With the theme "Get Crafty!" the magazine offers extensive inspiration and information for professional florists about the most beautiful cut flowers. This time, the spotlight is on the Sunflower. In a colourful report, striking Helianthus varieties are discussed by 5 specialists from the field.

Sunflowers in the spotlight

Lisianthus LisAdora® Apricot is nominated for the Glazen Tulp Award (Glass Tulip Award) 2021-2022 of Royal FloraHolland. Our newest pride from the breeding department of Evanthia competes for the best market introduction in the category Cut Flowers. This season, SenZaro and Berg Lisianthus introduced this stunning beauty to the market for the first time.

Vote for LisAdora® Apricot

Mothers, grandmothers, new moms, stepmothers, godmothers, mothers in law, bonus moms, foster moms, and all mom figures that love us with a mother’s heart… Sunday May 9th is a special day to honour all mothers. And what better way to do that then with a truly special flower. Lisianthus LisAdora® Apricot is the first variety to launch the new Lisianthus LisAdora® Collection. A stunning flower, with quite a unique colour that easily wins the hearts of many.

LisAdora® Apricot

We’ve only just moved the clock an hour forward for summer time and we’ve been able to enjoy the occasional pale rays of sunlight. Mark Bouw of KMB Flowers is now boosting sunshine with Solano™ Orange. This radiant orange variety from the new Solano™ sunflower collection brings high quality and opens the sunflower season with confidence. 

Solano Orange™ sunflowers from KMB Flowers on the way!

How can you optimize the predictability of your crop's growth? Which lighting can really help you improve crop quality? How do you find the right balance between yield increase and energy-saving? These and many other questions were answered during the Signify Horticulture Roadshow. On Tuesday 6 April, breeding company Evanthia, UFO Supplies and Signify organized individual sessions with growers to discuss the latest developments of Philips LED innovations.

Signify, UFO Supplies and Evanthia shine new light on LED

Elegant, stylish and timeless... Snapdragon, Antirrhinum majus F1, is a magnificent flower, suitable for every occasion and every season. The broad spectrum is ideal for endless variation and playing with colours. From greenhouse to vase, it is a much-loved and rewarding product. Evanthia works with all links in the chain to create close partnerships with growers, traders and retailers, to be successful in year-round Antirrhinum together.

Year-round Antirrhinum

Evanthia’s Brassica Empire series is the latest generation of ornamental cabbages, which has made a name for itself at quite a rapid pace. At present Brassica Empire is valued in the chain and there is even an active demand for Empire from florists. This is not without reason. Extensive breeding efforts have resulted in a Brassica series with a great appearance, long sturdy stems and a more robust leaf structure. In addition, Empire has a better disease resistance and a strong reduction of the typical Brassica odor. After the harvest, the vase life of the Empire series is above average.

The cold is in the air again – time for Brassica Empire

Spring is on its way! Everyone longs for those first warm rays of sunshine... Sunsation® potted sunflowers instantly bring bright sunny colours into homes and gardens. Sunsation® is available in abundance from early spring until the beginning of autumn.

Sunsation® Sunflowers

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