Dry January • These plants take on the challenge!
Dry January is a well-known international campaign with theaim of becoming more alcohol conscious. Evanthia likes to take this inspiring initiative a little wider this month: being more conscious about water andwatering our indoor and garden plants in particular. Climate change isaffecting our weather patterns and making them more extreme, as well as making natural resources more limited. It requires changes in our behaviour, more efficient water use and making different choices when making purchases.
In January, we highlight the plants that can withstand heatand sunlight, and continue to perform well in dry conditions. It might be cold and wet outside now, but if you plant them in time, you can surprise your customers with a robust product range in the dry summer months.
Drought dilemma?
Ever heard of a Xerophyte? No, this is not the latest mixed drink…. Xerophytes are plants adapted to conditions where little moisture isavailable. For these plants, drought doesn’t have to be a problem at all. Theyhave developed clever ways to withstand longer periods of drought, for exampleby:
• Leaf surface and texture: plants with a hairy or waxy coating, with smaller leaf surfaces or fewer stomata per mm2 minimise waterloss through limited transpiration.
• Root structure: plants with deep, extensive root systemscan access water that is stored deeper in the soil.
• Water storage: some plants have the ability to store lotsof water in tissues of the roots, trunk, stems or leaves. They can make doseduse of the stored water and endure longer without watering.
• Dormancy: certain plants go into a kind of sleepy mode during drier periods, either halting growth or shedding their leaves toconserve the little moisture available to survive.
There are plenty of plants that possess one of these (or acombination of) properties, so there is lots to choose from! Before we go intodetail about suitable, beautiful plants to go with this theme, we’d like togive you some extra motivation to choose drought stunners.
Warning! Side effects may include:
• Environmental benefits: water savings, soil improvement bypreventing erosion and restoring stability, and supporting biodiversity.
• Benefits for plant lovers, gardeners and landscapedesigners: less watering means less maintenance, often more robust plants thatalso require less fertilisation and crop protection, lots of variety possibleas long as you know what to choose, cost-effective due to water saving and lowmaintenance.
Evanthia op IPM Beijing 2026
De interesse in onze genetica, zaden en internationale activiteiten was groot en bevestigt de behoefte aan betrouwbare en innovatieve oplossingen.
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Evanthia is trotse partner van Keukenhof
Deze samenwerking past perfect bij onze passie voor bloemen en planten en onze ambitie om bij te dragen aan een kleurrijke en duurzame toekomst.
Onze producten zijn dit seizoen te bewonderen in het Willem Alexander plantsoen. Hier vind je onder andere onze pot Helianthus uit de Sunsation serie en onze Cordylines. Met deze selectie laten we zien waar we goed in zijn: het ontwikkelen van sterke, onderscheidende rassen die echt opvallen.