Belgian Mums by Gediflora Bernard Chodyla Belgian Mum Technical Support US and Canada

Introducing new Belgian mum families

 introduced Belgian mums in US and Canada in 1998  Gediflora, Belgium started breeding garden mums in 1982  uses new, innovative breeding methods Breeding

 Very passionate about their product  Quality and service oriented  Easy to do business with  Focus 100% on chrysanthemum  Uses very high standards for introducing new varieties Gediflora Company

New Belgian Mum introductions = perfect round shape, flexibility, uniformity and long shelf life

Introduction of new families for large volume growers. Suitable for natural day and indoor blackout production: - Staviski Family (5) - Jasoda Family 2015 (6) - Mefisto Family 2016 – 2017 (6)

Jasoda Family - perfect uniformity and short response time of 6.5 weeks

Great for mixed color containers

Jasoda family is suitable for pot tight growing. No yellowing of bottom leaves.

Perfectly uniform and suitable for all container sizes.

Great color retention and shelf life

No Pinch! Better branching and uniformity.

No pinch (left) vs pinch (right)

Mid vigor, no PGRs required

Successful crop starts with a perfect plug: 1.5” tall, planted days after stick

Plant deep for increased plant stability at finish.

Jasoda grow schedule, easily programmable under blackout. SizePPP Weeks from stick to root in plug tray Weeks of long days after planting RC Weeks of short days, response time Total grow time from RC Plant diameter at finish Height (from the soil level) Pinch 4.5" (11cm) "5"no pinch 4.5" (11cm)1direct stick from URC6"5"no pinch 6" (15cm) "6.5"no pinch 8" (20cm) "9"no pinch 10" (25cm) "11"no pinch 10" (25cm) "11"no pinch 12" (30cm) "14"no pinch

How the new Belgian mum families will increase profit for the grower and retailer:  No pinch  Less PGRs  Uniform finish  Low shrink  Less damage during shipping  Easily programmable, on time finish

 Focus on breeding families  Creating new marketing concepts and programs Future of Belgian mums Toekomst  Introducing new flower types and colors  Improving cutting quality and reliability