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Thierry Delabroye
The Frenchman with a proud passion for perennials.
Richard Saul
bred the Echinaceas that everybody's talking about. But there's so much more to him than just Coneflowers!
René van Gaalen
is the anarchist of the plant-breeding world, constantly coming up with unexpected new varieties.
Reinier van Elderen
Plant breeding is all about having fun, as far as Reinier is concerned.
Pieter Damen
Pieter Damen is a cutflower grower who's constantly working to breed improved varieties.
Piet Zonneveld
Piet Zonneveld is an Agapanthus specialist, with over 40 varieties at his nursery.
Piet Oudolf
is an internationally renowned garden designer and plant hybridiser, with a number of notable achievements.
Peter van Steijn
Peter van Steijn is a cutflower grower who takes great pleasure in breeding new varieties.
Nico Wigchert
grows and breeds many Delphinium varieties, mainly for the cut-flower market.
Nic Geerlings
Nic Geerlings owns a production nursery where he grows several different genera of perennials.
Mark van Kesteren
is a perennial propagator and grower responsible for raising a range of sought-after varieties.
Marco van Noort
Initially in the cut flower trade, Marco switched to perennials during the 1980's and never looked back.
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How to recognise a Darwin PlantSpotters variety

Wednesday, 22 October 2003 Darwin PlantSpotters varieties are easily identified by their distinctive labels.
2 Reactions to this article « previous
Bob Pierson Thursday, 09 October 2008
I have opne of your plants.Phlox"Fancy Feelings".I do not want to loose it this winter.So do I cut it down or separate?Thankyou
Its such a beutifull bush and very lasting in the summer months.
debbie Wednesday, 16 May 2007
LOVE IT!!!
 
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