Our friends at Globe Planter in France are a good example of a company that does a good job of promoting plants, both to their grower and retailer customers and also to the end user. Here is an excellent example of this, a webpage that promotes Euphorbia, including three varieties licensed by PFE (in French).

Helleborus Walberton’s® Rosemary is a fantastic plant.

But don’t take my word for it – read this article.

Greenhouse Grower covers the trials here.

University of Illinois website

Salvia Wendy’s Wish is featured on Graham Rice’s blog at the Royal Horticultural Society website – click here.

Wendy’s Wish is a great plant, with a long season of flower, neat habit and handsome foliage. The flower colour is striking and it is easy to grow.

Need more information? Contact us! Plants For Europe Limited is the EU agent for this variety, bred by Wendy Smith in Australia.

EU Plant Variety Rights applied for.

Rosy Hardy of Hardy’s Cottage Garden Plants is the breeder of Gaura Ruby Ruby and Linaria Freefolk Piccolo. She has won first prize in the best new plant competition, as well as a gold medal for her display, which features Geum Totally Tangerine, bred by Tim Crowther.

Downderry Nursery, owned by Simon Charlesworth, is a breeder of exciting new Lavandula varieties. We are working with Simon on some great new plants for the future (but you will have to wait to find out more!). Simon has won a silver-gilt medal for his display which features Lavandula With Love from Australia.

And on the subject of Australian plants, the Australian Garden at Chelsea is promoting a list of ten Aussie plants that can be grown successfully in the UK, which includes Dianella caerulea Cassa Blue, a recent addition to the PFE portfolio, from the Ozbreed programme. Young plants are already available in Europe of this variety.

Contact us if you would like any more information on these plants.

Geum Totally Tangerine, bred by Sussex-based plantsman Tim Crowther, has been recognised in a leading US trial of perennial plants.

Totally Tangerine has been selected as a Plant Of Merit in the garden trial of perennial plants at the Univeristy of Georgia in Athens, GA.

Dr Allan Armitage of UGA said "The gardens at UGA have many plants [in trial], so for a plant to get noticed and put up front is a great endorsement."

Young plants of Totally Tangerine are now available from selected EU licensees. Contact us for more details.

Plants For Europe Limited, the independent plant breeders’ agent, is taking steps to remind growers that Euphorbia martinii Ascot Rainbow is protected by European Plant Variety Rights.

Graham Spencer, director of Plants For Europe, said “We are concerned that there are plants in the trade that are not carrying PVR information, either on the label, on delivery notes or in catalogues/websites. We wish to gain the support of growers and retailers to ensure that all plants are correctly marked, in accordance with current regulations.”

“We will be writing to all licensed growers of this plant as well as their customers to ensure that this message is understood.”

The Plant Variety Rights are the property of the breeder of Ascot Rainbow, David Glenn. The rights allow Mr Glenn, through his agent Plants For Europe, to control the propagation, marketing, sale, distribution and import/export of Ascot Rainbow. Growers and retailers found to be handling unlicensed product will be subject to legal action by the breeder and agent.

Ascot Rainbow is a stunning new introduction that has proven to be amazingly popular with growers and gardeners alike. It offers handsome brightly variegated foliage that is attractive through the year. It is hardy and easy to grow, making a compact and bushy plant.

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One of the best features was the new plant competition. It was great to see more than 50 entries covering all types of garden plants. A few creases need to be ironed out (why were some Nemesia varieties classed as annuals whilst others were classed as perennials? Surely it would be better to have a “patio and bedding” class instead) but overall our impression was positive. We’ll be looking to support this further in coming years.

This year, five PFE-managed varieties were in the competition. It is a reflection of the quality of output from our breeders that four of these plants were given awards:

• Nemesia Framboise (bred by Martine Tellwright) – GOLD
• Leucanthemum Real Galaxy (Richard Read and Keith Lintott) – SILVER
• Geum Totally Tangerine (Tim Crowther) – BRONZE
• Nemesia Mirabelle (Martine Tellwright) – BRONZE

For details on any of these plants, please contact us.