With more than 3.000 m2 full of live plant life , 100 exhibitors from 7 body politic and most 1.000 professional visitor , the 5th edition of ExpoPlantas , the Colombian Nursery Trade Show , wrap up on Friday , September 22 , 2023 . The 3 - twenty-four hours show was advertize by the Association of Colombian Nurseries , Colviveros , with the support of the Netherlands , the Colombian Minister of Agriculture and the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce . Organizers and participants were happy to tax that the trade show exceeded expectations in terms of exhibitioner and participating vendee .
Jan Willem van Bokhoven , Holland House ; Léontine Crisson , Dutch agrarian attaché , Ana Maria Duarte , Colombian Minister of Agriculture ; Pascal Koeleman , 2 Dezign ; Jairo Cadavid , president of Colviveros and Alberto Rosero , Colombian Phytosanitarium Agency , ICA .
Jairo Cadavid , president of Colviveros , pointed out that the result , held at the Compensar facilities in Bogotá , presented the best of the Colombian glasshouse grower ' portfolio that included a wide chain of mountains of flowering works , foliation plants , orchids , cacti , succulents , palm , and forestry , as well as inputs for the nursery strand .
The Netherlands Pavilion had the involvement of party such as ABZ Seeds , Broekhof , Evanthia , Flora Supplies Unlimited BV , Hotraco , Köen Pack , Könst - La Serena , Martin Stolze , succulent Unlimited BV and Tropical Seeds . The LYG Agroflowers Breeders Pavilion , for its part , presented the most recent releases of Benary , Dümmen Orange , Hilverda - Florist , Morel , PanAmerican Seed , Schoneveld , Syngenta and VitroPlus . Dosatron also was part of this exposition .
The Trade Show was open by Pascal Koeleman from 2 Dezign , Holland , and also extend 14 grooming and shop bodily function for the attendees over the three - day result on emergence related to productivity , varietal right , marketing , technology , and the export of live works , among other matter . The list of guest utterer also included Laura Piñan from Naktuinbow , Andrés Castellanos from ProColombia , and Camila Valle , PanAmerican Seed Sales Manager for Latin America , among others .
The Grand Champion distinction went to the Colombian company 7 Colinas and was grant by Diana Lucía Villamil , General Manager in Charge of the Colombian Phitosanitarium Agency , ICA . In the image next to Lina Montoya , the Book of Judges and Alfonso Alvarado , Colviveros technical advisor .
Regarding the Oustanding Varieties Competition , Dümmen Orange win first place with the Calla Zantedeschia Red Symphony . 2d place was for Morel with the Cyclamen Halios and the third place was for VitroPlus with the Asplenium Crissie . The Grand Champion eminence go to the Colombian company 7 Colinas for an tailflower from Anthura and was awarded by Diana Lucía Villamil , General Manager in Charge of the Colombian Phitosanitarium Agency , ICA .
ExpoPlantas 2023 , was close by Reina Buijs , embassador of the Netherlands in Colombia .
Below more pictures of the trade show :
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