American grower named International Grower of the Year 2016

Costa Farms beat off global competition to be named International Grower of the Year 2016

Costa Farms from the US has been awarded the accolade of the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) International Grower of the Year 2016.

Horticulture

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7 February 2016

Celebrating the world’s best ornamentals growers, the AIPH International Grower of the Year Awards 2016 – Gala Dinner took place on 28 January 2016, during IPM Essen, Germany. At the gala awards Costa Farms was named the International Grower of the Year 2016.

Costa Farms is one of North America’s largest growers of ornamental plants regularly bringing new products to retailers on an international scale. It grows a wide range of plants, including houseplants, orchids, indoor and outdoor cacti and succulents, tropical shrubs, annual bedding plants, and perennial bedding plants.

Overall Winners:

Finished plants and trees

Gold – Costa Farms, USA

Silver – Majestic Trees, UK

Bronze – Dashun International Flower, China

Bronze – Dutchmaster Nurseries, Canada

Cut flowers

Gold – Arcadia Chrysanten, Netherlands

Silver – Flash Tarim Urunleri (Flash Flowers), Turkey

Young Plants

Gold – Florensis, Germany/Netherlands

Silver – Kunming Hongzhihua Gardening, China

Bronze – Shanghai Yuanyi Seedling, China

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