This week , from March 7 - 11 , growers and breeders are meet in Bogota to see cultivation site near the city and watch about the new carnation varieties that will put the trend in the upcoming season .
The event , organize by nine important internal and international breeders in coordination with the tie of Colombian flowers exporter , Asocolflores , is one of the activities that are being carried out to globally promote the new variety of Dianthus , commonly known as gillyflower .
The different assortment of this flower produce in Colombia are being presented to internal producers and importers from the United States , Japan and Canada . One of the principal attractions during the " Dianthus Week 2022 " will be the presentation of more than 250 varieties that stand out for their enchanting texture and colors . This will aid in determining the preferences of consumer in the come in seasons .
For Augusto Solano , President of the United States of Asocolflores , " This event is of utmost importance for the international coitus of our sector and will allow buyers from different nation to interact with the carnations and with the sector ’s breeders working with different crop .
According to the union leader , " this is a unique chance for our country to show the external community how it managed to become the world ’s largest producer and exporter of carnations . ”
With a amount of 51,785 tons worth US$ 256 million , carnations consolidated in 2021 as Colombia ’s second most export cut flower species . These public figure entailed a maturation of 25 % in terms of value and of 23 % in term of book compared to 2020 .
For Flavia Santoro , president of Procolombia,“Dianthus Week 2022"is solid evidence of how the flower sector ’s hard work and resiliency are grant it to capitalize on novel opportunity , turning it into an exercise of how national entrepreneurs and producer are essential for the country ’s ontogenesis .
Of the 7,665 hectare establish with flush for export in Colombia , clove pink answer for for 17 % ; that is , more than 910 hectare , out of which about 97 % are in Cundinamarca . The main market for Colombian carnations is the United States , with a 44 % part in term of volume , followed by Japan and the Netherlands , with 15 % and 11 % , severally .
According to Ceniflores , the Asocolflores Colombian Floriculture Innovation Center , the launch of Modern carnation varieties during Dianthus Week 2022 is significantly put up to improve the competitiveness of Colombian floriculture in the expression of a demanding and changing market , in which flowers are an aspirational ware .
The stock breeder or fellowship devise " Dianthus Week 2022 " are :
