The Dianthus Sparkz® Series is a captivating line of specialty Carnation varieties. Each range within this series is designed to bring unique textures, shapes and colours to floral arrangements. With a diverse range of types—Green, Breanthus®, Raffine, Raffine Petit, Solomio®, and Star—the Sparkz® Series provides endless options for creating fresh, distinctive designs. This series stands out in the market, offering both aesthetic appeal and practical benefits for growers and florists. Here’s why the Dianthus Sparkz® Series should be a go-to choice for your business.

Sparkz® varieties stand out as specialties with a distinct appearance. While Carnations and Spray Carnations are Dianthus caryophyllus, the hybrids of Sparkz® offer unparalleled versatility with a wide and innovative product range.

Sparkz® Green offers a bold appearance with unique green globes with soft, deeply cut petals on sturdy stems. This collection has an exceptional vase life, with each variety showcasing its own characteristics. Green Trick® stands out with its perfect ball-shaped blooms, while Green Wicky® offers an excellent crop with slightly flatter flower heads. Green Magma develops a mysterious red/copper blush when night temperatures. And just when you thought Sparkz® Green couldn’t get any more exciting, something new is budding on the horizon… Stay tuned!

• Grower benefits: good tolerance to varying climate conditions – ideal for growers seeking for more resilient plants – great vase life adding value for both wholesalers and retailers.
• Florist benefits: unique and modern look in bouquets – great texture – brings a touch of nature to bouquets.

Dianthus Sparkz® Green Wicky

The Sparkz® Breanthus® collection presents colourful, compact clusters of mini flowers. These create a lush, globe-shaped appearance, coming in a wide range of impressive (bi)colours. Breanthus® is known for its uniformity, rich flowering and resilience. Unlike traditional Sweet Williams grown from seed, the HilverdaFlorist Breanthus® varieties are propagated from cuttings, making them more consistent and reliable with year-round availability.

• Grower benefits: high productivity – sturdy stems – ideal for growers seeking for more resilient plants – low maintenance choice with high aesthetic value.
• Florist benefits: highly versatile flowers that suit any type of occasion – sturdy stems and blooms that hold up well in challenging conditions like event work.

New variety for ’25 – ’26: Dianthus Sparkz® Breanthus® Dauphin

The Raffine and Raffine Petit types in the Sparkz® Series feature elegant, small and extra small spray-type blooms that add delicacy to arrangements. Their ruffled petals come in pastel and soft tones, making them ideal for floral compositions that require subtlety and refinement. These highly productive varieties offer 3 flushes per year, known for their abundant flowers, uniformity and durability.

• Grower benefits: high productivity – fully packed stems – ideal for growers seeking for more resilient plants – low maintenance choice with high impact.
• Florist benefits: delicate and subtle yet impressive and unique flower option – great for smaller and more detailed arrangements – blends great with other colours – suiting a lot of design styles.

Dianthus Sparkz® Raffine Saba & Raffine Petit Faye

Solomio® displays richly coloured blooms with a more traditional Dianthus appearance but a contemporary twist in petal shape and size. This collection features rounded petals forming a nearly flat surface making them unique and eye-catching. This range contains soft to vivid (bi)colours. A true favourite to work with among florists!

• Grower benefits: steady production – reliable crop – beloved within the market – sturdy plants, easy to grow.
• Florist benefits: fun to work with – impactful in designs – modern looking flower – great for adding a touch of romance and tenderness.

Dianthus Sparkz® Solomio® Imre

The Sparkz® Star variety is all about visual flair. With striking star-shaped blooms, it adds drama and interest to any arrangement. Its spiky yet graceful structure lends a modern, avant-garde aesthetic to floral designs.

• Grower benefits: uniform growth – will attract attention within the market.
• Florist benefits: will be a true show-stopper – push the boundaries of traditional designs – create memorable pieces.
• long vase life.

Dianthus Sparkz® Star Cherry Tessino

HilverdaFlorist’s Dianthus Sparkz® Series is designed to support both growers and florists in creating products that are attractive, long-lasting, and easy to work with. With the Dianthus Sparkz® Series, HilverdaFlorist offers a fresh take on a beloved flower, perfect for modern needs in both commercial production and creative floral design. From the versatile Sparkz® Green to the dramatic Sparkz® Star, this collection invites florists and growers to explore new possibilities and redefine what Dianthus can bring to their work.

We’re here to help you highlight this extraordinary collection and captivate your audience. For inspiration and support, contact us at marketing@hilverdaflorist.com, and follow us on Instagram @sparkzdianthus for more ideas and updates!

Part of the HilverdaFlorist assortment is cut flower Helleborus variety Magnificent Bells. This Hellebore can be grown year round as a cut flower, offering well filled stems of green/white blooms. This variety performs well as both exclusive filler in bouquets and mono flower bouquets.

Benefits of growing Helleborus Magnificent Bells

As its name suggests, Magnificent Bells is a remarkable flower. The branches offer lots of flowers, length and a great vase life of up to three weeks. The flowers hanging down, with beautiful stamens, create a magical yet natural effect. Its possible to grow this Helleborus year round in cool conditions. In warmer climates, you can grow and harvest from autumn to spring (depending on the region). Magnificent Bells has a perennial life cycle and can be grown up to 4 – 5 years.

Key factors in growing

What are the most important things to know before growing Magnificent Bells? We list them for you.

• Greenhouse. A cool greenhouse or plastic tunnels are very suitable for growing Magnificent Bells. Even outdoor cultivation is optional in cooler climates, but keep in mind that the plants have to be kept frost-free and can be protected from harsh sunlight.
• Heating. Not needed. In general: Hellebore is a energy friendly plant not requiring heating.
• First harvest. 4 to 6 months after planting is the average time for the first harvest.
• Life cycle. Perennial up to 4 – 5 years. Year round flowering in mild climates, flowering from mid autumn to mid spring in warmer climates.
• Plant timing. In milder and moderate climates, planting can be done all year round. For regions with more extreme summers and winters, we recommend to plant your Magnificent Bells in spring, for harvesting 5 – 6 months later.
• Plant density. Approx. 6 – 8 plants per square meter. Can be grown in both pots or in beds.
• Netting. Netting is not necessary. It’s optional to place wires above the rows to support longer stems.
• Pincing. Not needed.
• PGR’s. This is optional to reach more stem length.
• Media, soil analysis & climate. Download our growing manual to see all details.
• Harvest. Harvest with a minimum of 3 open flowers per stem. Cut deep to enable new shoots to make length and good quality. Never cut away leaves after harvesting.

Keep in mind that these are general guidelines, for personal advice always contact our team.

After harvesting Magnificent Bells

For optimum shelf life, we recommend storing Magnificent Bells in a cool, disinfected container out of the sun after harvesting. Add chlorine to the water in the container. Store and ship the flowers at 5 – 15°C.

Magnificent Bells in floral works

With your Helleborus Magnificent Bells, you can hit the market with a unique and versatile flower. Especially in winter, this flower is loved for floral arrangements. From magical bridal work to beautiful mono flower bouquets, Magnificent Bells is an all-rounder.

Is Helleborus Magnificent Bells the product you are looking for? Our team is happy to advise you. Please contact your Area Sales Manager to learn more.

Wedding season is here! We have seen many trends and wedding themes to combine the most beautiful floral arrangements with. From our own knowledge and expertise in flower breeding and selection, we are happy to share some flowers that could be a great choice for the arrangement of your dreams.

Earthy shades

Nature tones are back and we see a lot of earthy shades like brown, green, yellow and peach being incorporated into bridal flowers. Where nude colours have been trendy for a while now, this trend is taking the next step and is all about connecting to mother nature. Make floral arrangements in this trend that extra bit more exciting with textures and scent. Carnations for example will be a great fit for this.

Some of our suggestions:

Unique flower shapes

Looking for something just a little bit different, or a real eye-catcher in wedding flower arrangements? Every flower is unique, although some flower shapes are relatively new to the market and something you haven’t seen before. We like to share some unique flowers from our breeding that blend beautifully in wedding flower arrangements.

Some of our suggestions:

A more sustainable choice

As we all get more environmentally conscious, we also see this trend in wedding flowers. Alstroemeria, for example, is a relatively sustainable choice. With its cooler cultivation, the flower requires less energy. In addition, Alstroemeria has a long vase life of two weeks on average. This allows the bridal couple to enjoy the flower even after the wedding, for example in small vases on the table. Alstroemeria Florinca – a spray Alstroemeria type – has no pollen and therefore an even better vase life.

Sustainability tends to be associated with dried flowers. Limonium is great for this, choose your favourite type (Sinuatum, Sinensis or Hybrid) and enjoy it for a long time afterwards.

Some of our suggestions:

Bold colours

We’ve seen (and are still seeing of course) a lot of pastel coloured flowers. Although this will always be a popular choice for weddings, this year there is also room for bold colours. For those who dare to make a bold choice, want to express their personality and make a statement, this is fun to mix and match. Bright purples, deep reds and lovely yellows: there is nothing too crazy!

Some of our suggestions:

All-time favourites

Some things never change. Various flowers you will see at many weddings. These are just great to work with and always add a romantic touch.

Some of our suggestions:

Pantone recently launched the Colour of the Year 2024: PANTONE 13-1023 Peach Fuzz! “PANTONE 13-1023 Peach Fuzz captures our desire to nurture ourselves and others. It’s a velvety gentle peach thone whose all-embracing spirit enriches mind, body, and sole”, says PANTONE^®.

Pantone is a company that publishes colour codes and announces a colour as its annual colour each year, based on fashion, social events, cinema, and more. As HilverdaFlorist, we are looking forward to a year of Peach Fuzz and are happy to share a selection of our colour matching varieties with you.

Standard Carnation Peach Wonder

It looks like Peach Wonder was made especially for this trend! However, this flower has been part of the Standard Carnation range for some time. The large, ruffled flowers with multiple petals create depth in this unique colour. Like the colour, the classic yet modern Carnations themselves effortlessly bridge the gap between youthful and timeless. Exactly as Pantone intended with the colour.

Dianthus Sunflor^® Bling Bling

Modest yet extravagant is what Dianthus Sunflor^® Bling Bling is all about. Bling Bling, a potted Dianthus variety, offers the Peach Fuzz colour for both indoor and outdoor use. Sunflor^® is a versatile Dianthus collection that contains many different colours, flower shapes and plant types. Sunflor® flowers from spring until late autumn, tolerates temperatures until -5°C and has compact growing habits with a short crop time.

Standard Gerbera Pre Extase

The colour range within the classic, daisy-like Gerbera flowers is endless. Of course, Peach Fuzz is therefore not to be missed here. Pre Extase seamlessly matches this gorgeous shade. “An appealing peach hue softly nestled between pink and orange, PANTONE 13-1023 Peach Fuzz inspires belonging, recalibration, and an opportunity for nurturing, conjuring up an air of calm, offering us a space to be, feel, and heal and to flourish from”, says Laurie Pressman, Pantone^®.

Echinacea MOOODZ^® Motivation

Besides the well-loved bold and bright colours, Echinacea also comes in softer tones. Echinacea MOOODZ^® Motivation is one such variety that nicely matches the Peach Fuzz colour! Ideal to mix and match with other (lighter) shades, a valuable addition to any assortment!

In a world full of flowers, there are certain varieties that capture our attention with their outstanding beauty and irresistible charm. One such variety is Sparkz^® Solomio: a unique Dianthus variety that is bound to dazzle anyone who sees it. Solomio^® varieties are developed by HilverdaFlorist, being a testament to their commitment to excellence and innovation within the floral industry.

Get to know Sparkz^® Solomio

The Solomio^® Series endears with blushing, rounded flower petals in a ray of soft to bright colour tones. The flowers of Solomio^® varieties appear high on the stems and are composed of petals that emerge horizontally to create an almost flat surface. The result is a truly surprising flower, which is easy for florists to work with and immediately shows colour in a bouquet.

How to use Sparkz^® Solomio

Whether you use Solomio^® in a mono bouquet or as part of a mixed bouquet, it will create an unforgettable impression. Solomio^® flowers have a subtle fragrance, making it a perfect choice for indoor arrangements and personal bouquets.

Sparkz^® Solomio adds a touch of sophistication and elegance to any event or home. Also consider corsages and table settings for special occasions such as weddings. Solomio^® varieties offer an impressive vase life, allowing you to enjoy them even more!

Flowers bring beauty and joy into our lives. They boost our mood, creativity and symbolize love, gratitude and celebration. By prolonging the life of flowers, we can continue to enjoy their elegance for a longer period of time. But, how do we keep our beautiful bouquets alive as long as possible? In this article, we give you tips to enjoy your flowers longer! Follow these steps and extend the life of your bouquet.

• First things first: clean vase

To eliminate the possibility of bacteria in your vase, you should first clean it. After cleaning, make sure to rinse your vase thoroughly.

• Choose the right vase

Make sure to offer your flowers the support they might need. For lighter, more fragile flowers, use a taller vase. Do you have heavy blooms with a strong stem like Gerbera? You can place them in a lower vase and let them shine!

• Cut the stems

Cutting the stems of your flowers (approx. 0.5 inch) allows them to absorb more water. Be sure to cut them at an angle so that they can continue to absorb water at the bottom of the vase. Recutting the stems each few days will repeat this process. Don’t forget to make sure your knife or scissors are clean.

• Feed your flowers

Usually a small bag of flower food is included in your bouquet. Adding this to the water helps your flowers to stay fresh for a longer time and makes sure the water is clean. Didn’t you get a bag of flower food? Do it yourself and add a drop of bleach to the water.

Pro tip: do you know our Helleborus Magnificent Bells cut flowers? If you cut these crosswise at the bottom of the stem, they will last even longer.

• Fresh water for fresh flowers

Just like us, flowers need a fresh sip of water every so often. Therefore, make sure you change the water of your bouquet every few days.

• Keep it cool

To make sure your flowers will last longer, keep it cool! Avoid direct sunlight and heat. Also do not place your bouquet near open windows, heaters or air conditioners, since they can cause flowers to dehydrate.

• No fruits allowed

Did you know fruits release tiny amounts of ethylene gas? This gas can reduce the vase life of your fresh floral arrangement. Make sure your flowers are not placed near your fruit basket.

Find inspiration on how to style bouquets on our Pinterest account!