" Science , conception and creativity are three words that total up the experiences of visitors during Dianthus Week 2025 . The new carnation form that have been acquaint to the world this week are the result of consecrate and responsible study that has positioned Colombian hybridisation at the top of an international boom , export from Colombia to the earthly concern for several years now " express Augusto Solano , CEO of Asocolflores , when talking about Dianthus Week 2025 that is taking place from March 10 - 14 .
Nearly 35 eld ago , Colombia began a local hybridization process of carnation varieties . In the last decades , thanks to continuous invention , the country ’s change have offer up an impressive diversity of shades and colors , along with the good weather condition for fare and a noteworthy vase life ( VL ) .
The growing of a new clove pink variety takes between 5 and 8 years of employment and is divided in two phase . Sexual Phase , which consist of the crossing of two parent plants to incur girl plants with shared transmissible characteristics ; and Asexual Phase , which is the vegetal multiplication of the girl plant through the aggregation and planting of cutting ( a fragment of the industrial plant that is introduced into the territory so that it can take ascendent and reproduce itself ) .
Rodolfo La Rota , one of the pioneer of carnation hybridization in Colombia : " We knew that the combination of science and flower gardening was a fundamental project , as well as an option of multitudinous evolution , not only for our sector but for the nation and its Department of Agriculture . clove pink have testify that Colombia can also be the core of enquiry and scientific advancement for the world " .
One of the most relevant aspect of Dianthus Week is that it give away to the world how Colombia has established itself as a strategical hub for carnation interbreeding , thanks to its idealistic climate , fertile dirt , qualified Labor Department , modern substructure , and memory access to outside markets .
According to Celiar Noreña , another pioneer of national Dianthus caryophyllus hybridization , " Colombia has made two major contributions in this field . First , the development of exceedingly precocious flower varieties ( that take short time to flower ) , which render into outstanding productivity for flower cultivator around the world . secondly , the generation of a alone color palette and a vast multifariousness of shades that are exclusive to our land , which has lead to the revival of this flower in all other country " .
Dianthus Week 2025For Paula Andrea Morales , chief of Cut Flower Breeding of one of the organizing company , " the scientific forward motion , in the presence of sustainability in full , is a fundamental finish of hybridization in Colombia , A clear example is the research permanently guarantee to create varieties that are more resistant to blossom diseases ( less uptake of pesticides ) and to limiting factor such as body of water and temperature , characteristic that are present in the raw varieties that are being introduced during Dianthus Week 2025 " .
Daniela Botero , Director of Strategy and Innovation of another organizing caller , stated that " we advance the use of high - level data direction and statistical tools . This is a priority in the selection process of parent plants , and in considering the specific needs of our different clients around the world . In other words , we apply technology and data processing for more accurate decision - making . "
Thanks to an modern spirit , a specialized use of technology , a considerable investment of resources , and a highly specialized team , the carnation hybridization companies of Colombia are able to declare oneself their mixed bag to producers and buyers in Korea , the United States , Japan , and the Netherlands , amongst others .
" In this agency , " Dianthus Week 2025 " , aside from presenting the fresh species developed in Colombia and being an important gathering place for all the actors involved in the carnation production chain , is the perfect scenario for an exchange of needs and expectations that will continue to allow Dianthus to raise and capture new securities industry . "
The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants ( UPOV ) , based in Switzerland , protects the rational holding rights of unexampled varieties in the ornamental gardening sector , as in the case of carnation . In Colombia , ICA ( the Colombian Agricultural Institute ) is the UPOV endorsing torso , and it is the governmental entity in charge of the sound registration outgrowth that hybridizers must conform to . This registration guarantees the possession of the variety to growers and its marketing possibilities , and it include a royal line that is an important beginning of income for the continuous investment on research and growing of new variety .
Of the 10,500 hectares planted with flowers for export in Colombia , carnations occupy 14 % . The primary market for Colombian carnations is the United States with a 41 % share in volume , followed by Japan and Holland with a share of 13 % and 12 % each .
The machinate companies of the " Dianthus Week 2025 " are :
• Ball ( USA)• Breier Cross ( Israel)• Danziger(Israel)• Dummen Orange ( Netherlands)• Hilverda Florist ( Netherlands)• Propagar Plantas ( Colombia)• Santamaria ( Italy)• Sb Talee ( Colombia)• Selecta ( Germany )
For more info : Dianthus Land Colombiadianthusland.com
Flowers of Colombiaflowersofcolombia.co
Asocolfloresasocolflores.org
