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By David Abuchar


Carnation OPEN HOUSE


Between February 11 and 25 we held our annual Carnation Open House at Flores Aurora in the northern part of the Sabana the Bogotá. We had a total of 99 visitors representing 35 Colombian companies, and we also had one guest from Ecuador who is a recognized advi- sor for carnation cultivators in that country.


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ur visitors were able to see two stages of growth of the varieties in exhibition in order to better appreciate the characteristics of


each. The most outstanding varieties this year were Ormea, Randal, Mandalay, Grace, Tequila, Jade, and the codes 09M789 and DCM080234.


rmea is a very complete standard red variety; it has strong stems, a good cycle, excellent color, and very good resistance to fusarium,


the main concern for growers in the Colombian mar- ket. Randal is a very good choice of white standard, with a pure white color, strong stems, good speed, and high fusarium resistance. Mandalay is a Hot Pink standard, with a very beautiful and stable color that doesn’t fade easily and excellent thickness and length of stems. Grace is a standard burgundy with very big flower size, good cycle, and excellent stem length and stem strength. Tequila is a unique yel- low-purple bicolor with a very quick cycle, very good


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During our Open House in Colombnia we presented a whole Se- lecta carnation program.


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