Colombian chrysanthemums: "100% of breeding process done in Rionegro"

Patience is a moral excellence , that hold to much in lifespan , peculiarly for set up raw businesses . At Proflora 2019 , a few weeks ago , debuting Icon Selections could finally introduce their company logotype and varieties to the outside populace after several years of preparative actions .

Jan Haaksman and Juan Felipe Gil of Icon Selections at Proflora 2019 .

Icon Selections S.A.S. was build five year ago in Colombia and since then , they started introducing commercial varieties to the market . At Proflora , they showed Chrysanthemum , among others , spray varieties Yellowstone , Clarity , Airbrush and the vintage coloured disbud Linette , which also entered in the breeder ’s competition . Everest , Novastar and Trinity Star were entered by the growers and admire by the visitant inspecting the submission .

Yellowstone , Clarity and Airbrush .

Everest , Linette and Novastar .

Yellowstone is one of their best seller together with Testarossa , Mark Twain , and Timber , explains co - founder Jan Haaksman . On top of that , also new variety were on display . “ We also introduced little DoT and mini pompon varieties , that are quite fresh to the Colombian growers , the US market adore them . They work very well in texture bouquets . "

Strong foliage"At Icon Selections , we centre on the caliber of the foliation for all our crops and are therefore in effect in theodolite . Transport via sea container increase acutely over the last old age for which strong foliage is needed . ”

Breeding from scratch in RionegroThe Icon Selections Chrysanthemum rearing is located in Rionegro , where about 90 % of Colombian chrysanthemums are grown . This area has the sodding mood for chrysanthemum flower production . Icon is the only chrysanthemum breeder in the Rionegro who is doing 100 % of the fosterage process at their location in Rionegro . “ I recall that is a in effect matter , because we are lofty to be Colombian ” , says Jan Haaksman . “ The chairperson emphasized that we need to advertise domestic developed mixture . ”

Icon ’s orange roseClementinawas also show at Proflora .

More than chrysanthemumsBesides breeding chrysanthemums , Icon Selections also selects and commercializes chrysanthemum varieties for Fleurations , rise breeder Select Breeding , alstroemeria cultivator / stock breeder Melenhorst Alstroemeria and aster and solidago of stock breeder Nachtvlinder , both in the Rionegro and Bogota area . “Currently , we have 25 - 30 commercial varieties of chrysanthemum , roses , aster , solidago and alstroemeria . "

For more information : Icon Selections S.A.S.Jan HaaksmanEmail:[email protected]T : +31646233818

Juan Felipe GilEmail:[email protected]T : +57304 5951407