Featured grower

Every month we put a seasonal grower in the Netherlands and Belgium in the spotlight.
This month it's:

Plantanious

Plantanious is a family business that has been a leader in growing indoor plants and seasonal flowering products for three generations. Over the past twenty years, they have specialised in growing ficus and tub plants in particular. Plantanious is ran by twin brothers Joost and Freek Jansen, entrepreneurs with a clear vision and a passion for green. Their mission: make the company grow, prosper and realise a green, healthy world.

They use geothermal energy, for which they are affiliated with the geothermal heat project 'Nature's Heat'. This allows them to heat the greenhouse entirely by tapping into the heat source located at a depth of 2.5km. This means they heat their greenhouse without C02 emissions, something that is still unique in horticulture.

They have a wide range of different, surprising products that they grow. They're constantly looking for new, surprising products and trends that can make life more pleasant as well.

In their current range, you can find tub plants on stems such as Solanum and Fuchsia, as well as Alstroemeria and Gerbera. You have certainly come across the Gerbera Garvinea in bouquets, as it is also sold as a cutting flower. However, they are also great as garden plants, which you can enjoy until November. Yes, really, that's how long they stay in bloom!

Ficus microcarpa Moclame

Gerbera patio mix

pyramid

Gerbera Patio Karoo

Gerbera Patio Orange County

Gerbera Patio Painted Desert

Ocimum basilicum Magic Moun

tub plants

on standard patio mix scented

tub plants

on standard patio mix purple

Lantana camara other

orange on standard

Anisodontea capensis Elegans Prince

on standard

Hibiscus rosa. other

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis yellow

Hibiscus rosa. mixed

Plantor

Plantor is a perennial nursery specialised in uncommon species in 2-litre pots for garden centres. It was founded by Carl and Griet who have been growing shrubs such as Hydrangea, Ceanothus etc and a limited assortment of perennials in different pot sizes for landscaping since 1996, but started concentrating on perennials in 2L pots at the request of a major customer. They then completely switched to 2L coloured pots with a beautiful self-designed photo label and they continue to use this success formula to this day.

Plantor has about 1.5 ha and 9000 m2 of outdoor cultivation and is strongly committed to automation, allowing them to set up around 800 000 pots a year. They are always looking for innovation in their product range as well as their way of working.