On a recent visit to top Chrysanthemum breeder Deliflor and enormous grower Capiro, Shallima Turizo and Melissa Maingot set out on a full-day adventure in Medellin to know all about the processes behind breeding and growing this type of flower, including visiting Deliflor's setup before one of their most important events of the year, the renowned 'Delishow'.
Deliflor - Bringing Beauty to Life With Chrysanthemums
Deliflor is a company with twenty years of experience in Colombia, dedicated to achieving excellence in chrysanthemum genetics and building relationships to facilitate and optimize the cultivation process, helping clients enhance their business development experience globally.
Sustainability is a core value for the breeders, and they actively promote the growth of the floriculture sector within a framework that balances economic success with environmental respect. Recognizing that its processes require multiple resources, the company is committed to transforming and promoting its production methods while fostering an environmental culture within the organization. This approach ensures that each process uses environmental resources as efficiently as possible.
During their visit, Shallima and Melissa saw this and much more. Starting with a glance at their 'Deliflor Huerto' which provides weekly natural-grown veggies and herbs for the team and farm while getting to see the full 'pre-process' of the chrysant cultivation, preparing for Chrysanthemum Week.
'Deliflorest' Theme for Chrysanthemum Week's Delishow 2024 in Medellin
This year, they will hold its highly anticipated Delishow under the theme 'Deliflorest 2024' as part of this month's Chrysanthemum Week. This event will highlight the latest in chrysant innovation, varieties, shapes, and textures, providing attendees with a one-of-a-kind experience that combines the beauty of floriculture with the energy of the floral world.
This event welcomes visitors to get inspired while emphasizing the future of floral design and the popularity of Chrysanthemums. If you're hopping on a plane to Medellin to be a part of the special event, you'll be in for a treat because all sorts of distinguished and new varieties will be shown all around for you to exclusively see what Colombian mums are made of.
The Union of Deliflor and Flores El Capiro
On the other hand, behind successful and responsible flower businesses is a key component: support. Showing and having mutual support in the flower industry is crucial, and here is where Deliflor and Flores El Capiro step in as an alliance to show the world how a breeder and grower can work together to obtain great results.
Nowadays, Capiro grows a significant number of some of Deliflor's most important and relevant varieties throghout their farms located in La Ceja, Antioquia. Thanks to the construction of a solid 'Chrysanthemum House', a comprehensive concept designed to add value to the region, the country, the industry, employees, and clients, Deliflor has achieved a 50% growth in propagation areas, enabling them to support the company’s growth and provide the desired service to their top grower Capiro aside from their day-to-day clients by delivering a greater volume of elite material.
They expect to deliver more than 8 million cuttings annually for the propagation of their cultivators. As an insightful fact, there is a total area of 1.5 hectares under greenhouses that have been established, strengthening each of their production processes technologically and adopting better agricultural practices for Chrysanthemum development, with a strong belief in precision agronomy.
When it comes to Flores El Capiro though, they are reigning in the world of sustainability when it comes to flower production but for this, you must stay tuned because you'll be hearing very soon about the machine that is revolutionizing the way they grow Chrysanthemums.
