From March 13 - 17 , Dianthus Week will be conduct place in Colombia again . During this event , nine external breeders will showcase their raw and existing varieties and trends of this species at different locations in Bogotá . Asocolflores , the Colombian Association of Flower Exporters , is supporting this issue , and in this article , Augusto Solano explains how the Dianthus entered Colombia and how raising evolved .
Augusto Solano .
" The Renaissance was a period in which various arts such as literature , computer architecture , carving , and painting blossom with great compositional , aesthetic , and thematic autonomy , and during which there was a huge development of scientific knowledge . As in the Renaissance , during the last ten years , thanks to Colombian carnations and hand in hand with science , floriculture has see a significant translation of colors , textures , and shapes " , excuse Solano .
" Although this flower has come with the human universe throughout its account , from the ancient Roman Empire to the present days , and has been the divine guidance of countless legends , becoming an icon of many religious , artistic , political , and cultural events , today in Colombia it has spectacular variation that make it one of the most desire flowers in different market . "
Due to the feature that carnations have of adjust to the upbringing outgrowth , new variety are permanently produced . " closely to seven centuries have gone by since 1442 , when René d’Anjou −Duke of Anjou and Count of Provence− made the first serious experiments in this champaign . Today , the Colombian carnation enforce a gyration of coloring amongst many other ornamental flowers . "
The original place of origin of carnations is locate on the Mediterranean slide . " This heyday was classified for the first prison term in Ancient Greece by Theophrastus −the father of botany− in accolade of Zeus , under the name Dianthus ( flower of the gods ) . The story of the varieties receive from this peak is rather enthralling . Initially , they were classified as bastard flowers , but as metre went by , they became known when William Shakespeare memorialise them in his sport " The Winter ’s Tale " :
" Of trembling winter , the fairest flowers type O ' the season , are our carnations and streak’d gillyvors , which some call nature ’s illegitimate . "
Hybridization in the hunt for the most beautiful carnations spread all over Europe during the XVI century , feed elbow room to an aspirational market for the aristocracy of the westerly cosmos . Years later , in 1852 , the United States import the first carnation for commercial purposes . Perpetua variety seedlings were station from Lyon ( France ) to Long Island , becoming the mother plants for American growers . "
This is how carnation breeding arrived in North America , giving rise to a large many premium quality mixture , Solano continue . " David Cheever , who , in 1964 , was a University of Colorado alum educatee , order back then that " the Bogotá Savanna – in Colombia− has ideal shape for all-embracing , top lineament carnation crops which may be originate all twelvemonth circle due to the excellent weather condition that reign in the area . " Edgar Wells and Miguel de Germán - Ribón were interested in Cheever ’s inquiry on Colombia . They met with him , and then they started the first carnation orchard in the state , as well as the exportation of Colombian flowers in full general . To day of the month , Colombia is the 2nd flower exporting nation and the first Dianthus caryophyllus exporter worldwide . "
In add-on , approximately 20 years ago , Colombia ameliorate cut - flower transit conditions and started its own local crossing mental process to find gillyflower mixture using an advanced procedure that has given salary increase , in the last X , to flowers with a whole new palette of colour and an blowup of unrivaled tone that last longer in a efflorescence vase .
' presently , the Colombian crossing of carnations remain to evolve , introduce with the Dianthus genre , of which there are over 400 mintage around the humans ; many of them −wild and native− are suitable for breeding and developing new and amazing character of carnations , some already found in the market place . "
Between January and November 2022 , around US$ 255 million in carnations were export to unlike placement around the man . " This figure is represented in over 46 thousand tons and around 1,550 million fore , consolidating carnations as the 2nd most exported cut - flower species produced in Colombia . This figure represents a emergence of 13 % in value and 16 % in loudness , when compared with the flow January to November 2021 . "
Colombia has 8,900 hectares engraft in flowers for exportation , " 12 % of which are carnations . The main export marketplace for clove pink is the United States with a percentage of 43 % , follow by Japan with 16 % , Holland with 11 % , and Poland and Spain with 6 % and 5 % , respectively . "
An impression of Dianthus hebdomad 2022
" Thus , the grain , color , and build of Dianthus caryophyllus , plus the impressive results obtained by the Colombian breeders make new varieties , nominate the cornerstone of the Dianthus Week Colombia 2023 , which will take place between March 13 and 17 , in Bogotá , with the support of Asocolflores , the Colombian Association of Flower Exporters . "
For the second time around , this lively event will bestow together producers , breeders , and buyers from Colombia , Korea , the United States , Japan , the Netherlands , and others , so that through a resilient experience , participants can become acquaint first - hand with the new varieties by visiting the top breeder farms that get the most beautiful and best quality Dianthus caryophyllus around the world .
The breeders that organize this spectacular event are :
For more information : Dianthus Weekwww.dianthusweek.com
Asocolfloreswww.asocolflores.org
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