This calendar week , waxflower breeding company Helix Australia hosted a tour of its licenced growers in South Africa . Hosted by Adrian Parsons , the tour grouping included flush cultivator and industry voice from Israel as well as Digby Growns , Senior Plant Breeder Kings Park & Botanic Gardens .
As well as witnessing the expectant mountain chain of registered Helix kind currently in flower , the purpose of the stumble was to also showcase to Israeli agriculturist the exciting pipeline of novel Helix diverseness currently being trialed in South Africa .
Hans Hettasch Arnelia Farms andAdrianParsons Helix Australia
" The timing of our sojourn was perfect as we come to see a mix of early and mid - time of year waxflower varieties in bloom as well as get a strong feel for the increase habit and yield on our later time of year varieties , " said Adrian Parsons , Managing Director , Helix Australia .
On the odd : Assorted triploid intercrossed Clusia insignis bloom . On the right hand : Hans Hettasch Arnelia Farms with Waxflower Dawn Pearl
minister of religion stay on , " In addition , we have an across-the-board new variety trial program in place at Arnelia Farms , and many of these young loanblend were in blossom demo bloom size of near 30 millimetre , which is a direct resultant role of their triploid chromosome structure . "
The tour grouping visited 3 waxflower farms , 1 protea farm , 2 Capetown flower exporters , a winery in Stellenbosch , and a enceinte citrous fruit packing facility in Citrusdal .
Tour chemical group
Digby Growns read the orbit and professionalism of the South African Stephanotis floribunda manufacture are amazing . " We are very excited to continue exploit closely with Helix Australia and the South Africa growers on the growing and marketing of elect king Park waxflower crossbreed , " said Growns .
Omer Kessler , Farm Manager Saidi Ronen , was very impressed with the new Clusia insignis variety , their growing , sorting , working conditions , and professionalism of the South African agriculturist . " I learned a lot of fresh growing techniques from the South African agriculturist , and I am very excited to see many fresh Helix hybrid waxflower which will fit the opposite flowering season in Israel , " order Kessler
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Lihi Salpeter - Danzinger , Director of Blooms Floral Imports , was amazed and the scale and professionalism of the South African cultivator and enjoyed seeing the newfangled Helix wax varieties flower in the fields . " I rightfully believe this go will help our company increase new Helix waxflower plantings in Israel , which we will export to Europe and our globose client root , " sound out Salpeter - Danzinger .
Bertu Nieuwoudt Flora United Farms
Given the succeeder of the tour , Helix Australia plans to turn tail this tour on an one-year basis . " Israeli waxflower cultivator are send word to mark their diaries for Week 33 , 2023 , when the next term of enlistment will set out , " enunciate Parsons .
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