Proven Winners ColorChoice varieties awarded at 2024 Plantarium
Proven Winners ColorChoice plants received several awards at this year’s Plantarium 2024, which took place Aug. 21-22 in Boskoop, Netherlands.
Plantarium is a trade show-style event tailored for growers, wholesalers and garden centers designed to connect buyers and suppliers of garden plants. With participants and trade visitors from multiple countries, Plantarium intends to exemplify the international nature of the horticultural industry and is a leading wholesale market for nursery products in Europe.
Exhibitors can enter new varieties for consideration for several awards, where the best new plant varieties are recognized. Eligible plants are judged for Best Novelty, and Gold, Silver and Bronze awards in the Novelty category.
A Gold Medal Award was presented to Proven Winners ColorChoice weigela ‘Bubbly Wine’ in the Novelty category of Plantarium 2024. It was submitted by Valkplant BV and was chosen by judges from the Royal Boskoop Horticultural Society.
Weigela ‘Bubbly Wine’, a selection of Fine Wine weigela, has brightly colored, stable variegation in hues of yellow, green and burgundy. It thrives in both full sun and partial shade and is a compact, mounded variety, maturing to 1.5 to 3 feet tall and wide. The plant blooms in late spring with dark pink flowers and was bred by Jeff Good from Southeast Michigan.
A Bronze Medal was awarded to Proven Winners ColorChoice hydrangea arborescens ‘Invincibelle Sublime’, also submitted by Valkplant BV from Boskoop.
‘Invincibelle Sublime’ has large, fluffy blooms in a deeply saturated tourmaline-green that adds a refreshing and intriguing element to any garden. The vibrant green blooms are complemented by very dark green foliage. The hydrangea grows to a height/width of 3.5 to 5 feet and is hardy in USDA Zones 3 to 9.
“Valkplant/ColorChoice Plants EU entered two novelties in the KVBC Novelty contest at Plantarium 2024, and we were thrilled to learn that both received awards,” said Esther Wientjens, marketing manager at Valkplant/ColorChoice Plants EU.
She added that, with the addition of the Gold Medal for weigela ‘Bubbly Wine’, Proven Winners has now received 12 KVBC Gold Medals.
Photos courtesy of Proven Winners ColorChoice.
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