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Grower Profiles
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 Benilda Flowers is a major grower of roses, carnations and other floral products. Production began in early 1980 with two hectares of roses. During the 1980’s with rose production continuing to increase, Benilda diversified into carnations, spray carnations and other products. At present Benilda has a total of 110 hectares under production |
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Discovery Farms is a group of 4 farms, 3 in Colombia and 1 in Ecuador. We have 6 different products in 75 hectares. Flores Tropicales was our first farm funded in 1973, growing only carnations. We have been selling flowers worldwide for 34 years, generating employment to more than 1,200 people. We represent one breeder company which reflects our pioneer mentality when it comes to new varieties. In Discovery Farms we believe in long term business relationships, and the main target of our marketing, sales and production teams, is our clients’ loyalty.
BASC, Florverde, Florecuador, ISO 9001, Eurepgap, Rainforest Alliance CertifiedTM |
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| FLORES FUNZA is one of the leading companies in the flower industry in Colombia. With over 200 hectares of production and more than 30 products available on a year-round basis, the company has built a strong base for long lasting relationships in different countries around the world. |
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| Loverose was established in Ecuador in 1985, owns three farms with 34 hectares in production under greenhouses. Loveroses.S.A is the first farm in Ecuador to achieve rainforest alliance certification. I.e. they have reduced environmental footprints, are good neighbors to human and wild communities and are often integral parts of regional conservation initiatives. |
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C. I. Flora Intercontinental was certified on August 1st, 2003 by SGS, an independent and internationally recognized organization, with the first FLORVERDE Seal ever awarded. Only 4 other companies were recipient of this distinction Their farms, with 30 hectares (75 acres) in production, are located in the Savannah of Bogota, where they grow about 60 varieties of roses.
FLORES CARMEL was established in 1988. The Company’s facilities are located at 2.100 meters (6.900 feet) above sea level in Rionegro, Antioquia. Although the farm originally cultivated only Chrysanthemums, today Carmel is a diversified operation growing Spray Mums and Disbuds, Gerberas, Snapdragons, Mini carnations, Kangaroo Paws and some Foliages |
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| In 1984, La Gaitana Farms established itself as a Rose and Carnation grower. The quality of the products gave way to their expansion in the European and American markets. The company has developed a trademark with demanding customers in Holland, the U.K, Japan, Germany, Scandinavia, the United States, and Canada. The name became recognized as a product with high value and freshness. La Gaitana Farms has introduced exclusive species and varieties. Nowadays, it grows Roses, Carnations, Minicarnations, Alstroemerias, Asiatic and Oriental Lilies, Spray Roses and unique greens and fillers. loyalty |
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Brand name: HOSA
Location: Sabana de Bogotá, Colombia
Size: 9 farms, 140 Hectares
Production: Roses (58 hect), Spray Roses (36 hect.),
Minicarns (40 hect.), Lilies (5 hect.),
Campanulas (1 hect.) |
They are certified, Florverde, Veriflora, BASC, ISO 14000
At HOSA they believe that growing means developing products and programs that limit their environmental impact and ensure a healthy working atmosphere for their employees. |
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TURFLOR S.A Turflor has been growing and exporting cut flowers over 15 years. Their farms are located at the Bogota savannah where they produce top quality carnations, spray carnations and roses. Flowers by Turflor have been awarded at International Quality Competitions, among them, first prize at Hortifair, Holland during 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2004.
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LP is a company dedicated to grow and export fillers from Colombia. They began operations in 1985 growing only Gypsophilia. They are now growing different types of flowers such as Alstroemeria, Limonium, Aster, Statice, Gerberas, Solidago, Astilbe, Eryngium, Snapdragon, Delphinium and Stock. They have three farms strategically located in the outskirts of Bogotá at an altitude of 2600 m above sea level. A fourth farm is located in a warm climate zone. |
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