ABZ Seeds is a company concentrating on the breeding of F1 hybrid strawberry varieties, propagated by seed. We work hard to make our strawberry varieties with an excellent flavor. We also work on strawberry varieties with flowers that differ in color, shape and size. ABZ Seeds offers tailor-made strawberry varieties for strawberry growers, bedding plant growers and amateur growers. We are located in Holland.
Seed propagated F1 hybrid strawberry varieties, with pronounced flavour, easy to grow under different conditions of soil, climate and seasons.
ABZ Seeds offers tailor-made strawberry varieties for strawberry growers, bedding plant growers and amateur growers. We are located in Holland.
Our varieties are available in many countries worldwide. Please contact your local seed supplier or plant supplier. You may find their addresses together with the variety descriptions.
Fleuroselect, the International Ornamentals Organisation is proud to announce that its FleuroStar for 2011/12 goes to the garden strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.) ‘Toscana’ bred by ABZ Seeds
The winner was announced at the Annual Fleuroselect Gala dinner in Schloss Nordkirchen, Germany on Friday 22nd July with ‘Toscana’ breeder, ABZ Seeds’ owner Gé Bentvelsen picking up the trophy from Fleuroselect President Nils Klemm of Selecta Klemm and Jan Sijm of Hem Genetics, Chairman of the evaluation committee.
The FleuroStar Contest is held annually during the FlowerTrials® week in June in the Netherlands and Germany. Thirty judges from a cross-section of the industry including journalists, breeders, growers and retailers are challenged to choose the bedding plant with the most ‘wow’ appeal at the all-important point of sale. This year Fragaria ‘Toscana’ with decorative, dark pink blossoms and striking cone-shaped fruit stood out as the favourite from the 6 top entries, which were exhibited in highly distinctive displays at 8 Fleuroselect member locations. (Benary, Combinations, Dümmen, Fides, Florensis, PanAmericanSeed/Kieft-Pro-Seeds, Sakata, Syngenta Flowers). Judges noted that edible ornamentals are trendy and this stunning example has huge commercial potential making it an absolute winner.
‘Toscana’ is a real eye-catcher in patio planters, window boxes and beds. The variety forms attractive fruiting and flowering runners and can yield up to 1 kg of fruit for the Hobby Gardener. The seedlings are very economical and environmentally friendly to produce with excellent, uniform germination. Fragaria ‘Toscana’ is distributed in Europe by: Volmary, Bruno Nebelung, Florensis, Graines Voltz, Ball Colegrave and Combinations.
Contact for technical questions:
ABZ Seeds
Vleetweg 12
1619 PR Andijk
Nederland