机构概况
新西兰飞燕草公司（Dowdeswell’s Delphiniums）是位于新西兰旺加努伊市（Whanganui）的家族企业，专注于飞燕草育种与生产。公司最初于1982年由特里·道兹韦尔（Terry Dowdeswell）和妻子贾尼斯·道兹韦尔（Janice Dowdeswell）创立，最初作为新西兰切花贸易的替代作物而开始尝试种植飞燕草。公司从英国进口飞燕草种子，在1995年新西兰首届埃勒斯利花展（Ellerslie Flower Show）上展示的育种品种获得成功后，逐渐发展成为全球领先的专业飞燕草育种机构。2017年，公司被卡特里娜·辛德马什（Katrina Hindmarsh）及家人收购，继续传承专业飞燕草育种事业，并更名为千年飞燕草（Millennium Delphiniums）。
品种与成就
公司主要从事飞燕草品种的研发与种子生产，产品涵盖花园飞燕草、切花飞燕草及混合种子等多个系列。1994年，公司品种”甜心”（Sweethearts）获得英国皇家园艺学会（RHS）花园优异奖（Award of Garden Merit）；1995年，品种”尘埃少女”（Dusky Maidens）荣获国际多年生植物育种家协会（International Perennial Plant Breeders Association）年度国际多年生植物奖（International Perennial Plant of the Year）。2019年，公司最新品种”灰姑娘”（Cinderella）在英国伯明翰花园世界博览会（BCC Gardeners World）上斩获”最佳新植物品种引进”奖，该展会是英国规模最大的家庭园艺零售展会。
出口与市场
自1997年起，公司开始向国际市场出口飞燕草种子，同年与美国沃特斯花园（Walters Gardens）及英国汤普森与摩根（Thompson and Morgan）建立合作；1999年拓展至德国耶利托种子公司（Jelitto Seeds）。如今，公司的飞燕草种子已出口至全球多个国家和地区，在国际花卉育种领域享有盛誉。灰姑娘（Cinderella）品种目前由英国萨顿斯（Suttons）公司经销，欧洲地区由专业园艺代理Plantipp负责推广。
产品与服务
公司提供多种飞燕草相关产品，包括花园飞燕草种子、切花飞燕草种子、飞燕草混合种子以及成株苗木等。同时官网还设有种植指南栏目，提供飞燕草栽培方法、花盆种植技巧以及适宜种植区域等实用信息，帮助园艺爱好者更好地了解和种植飞燕草。
官方网站：https://delphinium.co.nz/
Overview
Dowdeswell’s Delphiniums is a family-owned specialist delphinium nursery located in Whanganui, New Zealand. Founded in 1982 by Terry and Janice Dowdeswell as an alternative crop for the cutflower trade, the company gained recognition after their breeding lines won awards at New Zealand’s inaugural Ellerslie Flower Show in 1995. In 2017, the business was acquired by Katrina Hindmarsh and family, continuing the legacy of specialist delphinium breeding under the name Millennium Delphiniums.
Varieties and Achievements
The company specializes in developing and producing delphinium varieties from seed, offering products for garden delphiniums, cutflower delphiniums, and seed mixes. In 1994, their variety ‘Sweethearts’ received the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in England. In 1995, ‘Dusky Maidens’ was named International Perennial Plant of the Year by the International Perennial Plant Breeders Association. Their latest introduction, ‘Cinderella’, won Best New Plant Introduction at BCC Gardeners World in the UK in 2019, Britain’s biggest retail horticultural event.
Export and Markets
Since 1997, the company has been exporting delphinium seeds internationally, starting with Walters Gardens in the USA and Thompson and Morgan in England, followed by Jelitto Seeds in Germany in 1999. Today, their delphinium seeds are distributed to many countries worldwide. The ‘Cinderella’ variety is currently sold in the UK by Suttons and marketed in Europe by Plantipp.
Products and Services
The company offers a wide range of delphinium products including seeds for garden delphiniums, seeds for cutflower delphiniums, seed mixes, and plant sales. The website also provides growing guides with information on how to grow delphiniums, growing delphiniums in pots, and where delphiniums can be cultivated, helping gardening enthusiasts successfully grow these beautiful flowers.
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