Dümmen Orange Varieties Recognized at SAF Conference
Twelve different Dümmen Orange varieties were honored at the annual conference of the Society of American Florists (SAF) in Palm Springs, California, in September.
Dümmen Orange, together with several grower partners, entered the Outstanding Varieties Competition with a selection of cut flowers for the North American market.
For each competition, three judges – a retailer, a wholesaler, and a grower – award points to cut flowers and potted plants in each product category. A variety with a high score has high sales potential because it tailors to each of the judge’s segments. Over 95 companies entered the Outstanding Varieties Competition with more than 250 varieties.
Thirteen Dümmen Orange products were entered, of which 12 were awarded with either a Blue Ribbon (highest jury score) or a Red Ribbon (runner up jury score). In addition, our grower partners were awarded with a grand total of 13 Blue and Red Ribbons.
The award winning Dümmen Orange entries are:
- Gerbera Terra Ezra – Blue Ribbon (grown by Ocean Breeze Int.)
- Gerbera Alcolea – Blue Ribbon (grown by Ocean Breeze Int.)
- Germini Picture Perfect – Blue Ribbon (grown by Ocean Breeze Int.)
- Germini Manolo – Blue Ribbon (grown by Ocean Breeze Int.)
- Mum Andrea (pictured above) – Blue Ribbon (grown by Flores Silvestres)
- Mum Veronica – Blue Ribbon (grown by Flores Silvestres)
- Rose Silantoi – Blue Ribbon (grown by Dümmen Orange Ecuador)
- Rose Sahara Sensation – Red Ribbon (grown by Dümmen Orange Ecuador)
- Rose Andrea+ – Red Ribbon (grown by Dümmen Orange Ecuador)
- Carnation Marty – Red Ribbon (grown by Flexport de Colombia)
- Carnation Zeppelin – Blue Ribbon (grown by La Gaitana Farms)
- Carnation Novia – Red Ribbon (grown by La Gaitana Farms)
The award winning entries from Dümmen Orange’s growers/partners are:
- Gerbera Terra Ezra – Blue Ribbon – Green Valley
- Gerbera Terra Lauro – Blue Ribbon – Green Valley
- Gerbera Bubblicious – Red Ribbon – Green Valley
- Rose Peach Avalanche+ – Red Ribbon – Hojaverde Cia Ltda
- Carnation Zeppelin – Red Ribbon – Flores Funza
- Rose Christa – Red Ribbon – Rosaprima
- Rose Shukrani – Red Ribbon –Rosaprima
- Rose Catalina- Red Ribbon –Rosaprima
- Rose Pink Fragrance – Red Ribbon- Alexandra Farms
- Rose Caralinda – Red Ribbon – Royal Flowers
- Tiara – Blue Ribbon – Alexandra Farms
- Rose Mansfield Park – Red Ribbon – Eufloria Flowers
- Pride of Jane – Red Ribbon – Eufloria Flowers
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