At IPM ESSEN 2015, the international trade fair for plants in Essen, Germany, the Show Your Colours Award will be presented for the best story behind a plant introduction. IPM participants were invited to enter their plants with a story. The nominations have been announced and these ten plants and stories will compete for the award:
Buddleja Bloomtastic! Dreaming Lavender / Butterfly Wall ('Hinebud1') of Boomkwekerij Cees Koemans, Boskoop (The Netherlands)
Carpinus betulus Rockhampton Red ('Lockglo') of Batouwe Boomkwekerijen bv, Dodewaard (The Netherlands)
Cupressus macrocarpa 'Púbol Pendula Aurea' of Vivers Planas, SL, Celrà, Girona (Spain)
Family tree: five different varieties on one tree of Fruithof bv, Kapelle (The Netherlands)
Hydrangea macrophylla Music Collection® of De Jong Plant bv, Boskoop (The Netherlands)
Rhododendron Bloombux® ('Microhirs3') of Joh. Stolwijk & Söhne, Boskoop (The Netherlands) and Diderk Heinje Pflanzenhandelsges. mbH & Co KG., Jeddeloh (Germany)
Ribes sanguineum Amore ('Annys2003') von Son & Koot bv, Kaatsheuvel (The Netherlands)
Rosa Babylon Eyes® von Gebr. Seuren rozenkwekerijen bv, Lottum (The Netherlands)
Sarcococca humilis Winter Gem (‘Pmoore03’) von Plantipp bv, IJsselstein, (The Netherlands)
Schwimmpflanzen in (einer) Vase von R. Moerings bv, Roosendaal, (The Netherlands)
Before the fair opens, you can vote for the ten nominees online. At the fair, visitors can also vote using tokens until the end of Thursday morning, Jan. 29. On Thursday afternoon, the plants and their stories will be assessed by a trade jury. The verdict of the jury, together with the votes received via the poll and the tokens, will ultimately produce one winner. The award ceremony will take place at around 3:30 p.m. on the afternoon of Jan. 29, on the BIZZ Holland stand (stand number 12A13).
The Show Your Colours Award IPM 2015 is a collaboration between the organizers of IPM and BIZZ Communications.