Orchid

The art of breeding is shaping the future. Creating new orchids that are currently just a dream.

Orchid

Anthura supplies young Phalaenopsis plants derived from meristems. Meristems are uniform, so the characteristics in terms of cultivation time, number of branches per plant and plant height are more homogenous. Moreover, the likelihood of loss is lower.

The young plants are delivered in plastic flasks with tissue culture, in which the young plants come with or without agar (CupGrade or Cup respectively), or as plugs. The growing phase of tissue culture plants requires special conditions. When the flasks are delivered, they are carefully checked to ensure that they have a good leaf-to-root ratio.

The advantage of the larger plants in plugs is that they carry less risk of loss in the growing phase. Moreover, their cultivation time is 5-7 months shorter than tissue culture plants. Most varieties are delivered in trays of 60 plants. The plants are sorted by size before planting them in plugs, resulting in a tray of uniform planting material. These larger plants can be potted immediately.

The orchid process

Research

Research is an important pillar in the company’s breeding processes. By conducting focused research, we remain innovative. We do this from the smallest piece of DNA to a greenhouse full of flowering plants. Our constant desire to understand the different aspects of a plant is at the heart of this. In our Research Center, plants are exposed to various climate conditions.

Breeding

Breeding an orchid is a lengthy process in which the highest attainable quality is the gold standard. This part of the process takes seven to eight years. Cross-breeding is done in our large breeding greenhouse and only the best seedlings are selected and cloned, after which they are extensively tested and inspected.

Propogation

After years of thorough testing and selection, a potential variety is propagated in our own laboratories. Our laboratories in China, Northern Macedonia and the Netherlands guarantee flexibility when it comes to propagating our planting material. Our global presence ensures risk diversification and delivery reliability to our own production facilities, which are located in Germany, China and the Netherlands.

Young plants

In a 30-acre state-of-the-art greenhouse, the Phalaenopsis from the laboratory continue to grow. Our cultivation method is innovative and energy-conscious. The greenhouse complex in Arndt is equipped with a fully automated logistics system, assimilation lighting and humidifiers to ensure optimal climate conditions. The plant then remains here for 10-20 weeks. The production of Phalaenopsis in trays with wicks provides more evenness and uniformity, cleaner plugs and minimal loss.

Show Greenhouse

Growers have the opportunity to evaluate the most promising Phalaenopsis varieties in our show greenhouse. These new varieties are taken directly from the breeding facility to the show greenhouse. This offers our customers a unique opportunity to select their future assortment at an early stage.

Sale

This product group includes other orchids in addition to Phalaenopsis pot plants; Cambria, Zygopetalum, Garden Orchids and Phalaenopsis cut flowers. Our account managers specialize in a single product group so that they can give our global customers the best possible advice and information.