The thirty-seventh IPM Essen is open . Around 1,600 exhibitioner from almost 50 countries are portray their product innovations along the entire horticultural economic value impart concatenation at Messe Essen : from flora and technology to floristry and garden features , this year ’s collaborator country is Belgium . The Belgian ambassador H. E. Baron Willem van de Voorde was one of the Edgar Albert Guest of honor at the opening ceremony . The winners of the Innovation Showcase were also announced during the ceremony .
A total of 58 innovations , in eight category and defer by 31 exhibitioner , competed for the " IPM Innovation 2019 " prize . After the evaluation by an expert commission on the eve of the average , foundation were awarded prizes in seven of the eight class . One innovation was worth a peculiar prize to the jury . The certificates were presented by Eva Kähler - Theuerkauf and the German Flower Fairy 2018/2019 Lea Ehlers .
The Xerochrysum bracteatum Granvia Gold from MNP flowers was distinguished as the " IPM Innovation 2019 " in the Bedding and Balcony Plant Category . This strawflower has a tiptop long - distance force . Its heavy flowers discern it from other varieties and as an innovation . The great green foliage offers an attractive contrast to the bright flower colour . It blooms for a longsighted time and in a big abundance . Its growth is well - branching which also makes it very interesting as a large unfrequented plant . Even if it needs a lot of pee , it is easy to clean because it does not have to be scavenge out .
In 2019 , the Primula hybrid Belarina ' Candy Frost ' from Kientzler in Gensingen come through the race in the Spring Bloomer Category . Winter - sturdy , long - endure boo-boo , attractive flowers . The ' Candy Frost ' adds a particularly high - quality variety to the primrose range . The flowers are two - colourise , full and do not open up all . The long pile in spring promises a really long sales full point . The ' Candy Frost ' is various but can also be used solo in combination planting arrangements . It radiates nostalgia and romance and may be the ideal endowment for the next Valentine ’s Day .
The Euphorbia pulcherrima Christmas Mouse from Selecta Klemm in Stuttgart received the " IPM Innovation 2019 " honour in the Flowering House Plant Category . The mouse ears make the difference of opinion . The remarkably piano - looking leaf shape is reminiscent of the ears of a mouse and is the new affair about this poinsettia . With children as the target grouping , this innovation is a targeted new glide path . The name is ground on the verse form " Christmas Mouse " . Many people can tell stories about the Christmas Mouse . A new strain , a new product , a unexampled impulse for one of the bestseller of German jackpot plant .
In the Green House Plant Category , Blechnum brasiliense ' Copper Crisp ' from Cultivaris was distinguished as the " IPM Innovation 2019 " . It is perfectly trendy . Jungle feeling , green plants in all living space and light-green rarity . No matter whether in the terrarium , in voguish glassful gardens , in the john or quite simply in the dwell outer space . The unusual house fern is convincing with its red buds and the firm , highly ruched , deep - unripe fronds and forms a small stem over time . Blechnum is a tropic plant and likes warm conditions protected from the unmediated Dominicus .
In the Woody Plants Category , the expert commission selected Pyracantha coccinea ' Red Star ' from Plantipp BV in the Netherlands as the " IPM Innovation 2019 " . This firethorn is captivating with its extraordinary red berry colour and has significantly fewer thorns than common . The firethorn was THE evergreen woody plant in the drought summertime of 2018 and could become the woody flora of the time to come . The ' Red Star ' is versatile and also attractive as an indoor flora . It bloom in June and constitute a thick berry base which colours in September and inspires the great unwashed and animals with its fruit until after Christmas . Even the current frost should have little core on it as it is characterise by a special freeze hardiness .
In the Perennials Category , the jury distinguished the Sempervivum Chick Charms ' Gold Nugget ' from Plantipp BV as the " IPM Innovation 2019 " . The colour is the program . ' Gold Nugget ' has a yellow leaf color with red flames in winter . Sempervivum is a founder ’s industrial plant , is uncomplicated , take small care and is versatile . Whether in the garden , on the terrace or on the balcony : It cuts a good anatomy everywhere , ask little urine and can be planted in the full sunshine . The clime variety can not harm it at all .
In the Tub Plants Category , the expert perpetration decided on the Vitex trifolia ' Purpurea ' x Vitex agnus - astus First Editions ' Flip Side ' from Bailey Nurseries as the " IPM Innovation 2019 " . This monk ’s pepper is a particularly grateful shrub , popular with pollinators as it blossom well into autumn . Flip Side ' is promiscuous to cultivate , has unspoiled branch and is light to cut . It is a powerful tub flora but also a with child bee pasturage in a near - natural garden .
This year too , an innovation was deserving a Special Prize to the panel . This year , the Mandevilla Sundaville MiMi Yello from MNP flower was the Special Prize succeeder for merchandise innovations . The bright apricot is something very exceptional and distinctly tolerate out in the range . Its compact growing also makes it interesting as a modest plant . It lacks the usual long tendril for Mandevilla but has good branch and is characterised by succinct growth . It has versatile habit as a bedding and balcony plant life and on balconies and terrace and is also an center - catcher as a high - quality talent . Full sun is no problem for this elegant plant and even a little dry phase angle is a breeze .
In Hall 1A , all plants that took part in the " IPM Innovation 2019 " challenger will be on show in the Innovation Showcase of the Central Horticultural Association ( ZVG ) . A Public Prize will be award this yr too . The winner will be announced on Thursday , January 24 , 2019 .
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