15 September 2025
2025 – Winners of the Plant Novelties Competition
The Plant Novelties Competition is the only event of its kind organized in Poland. Its purpose is to promote interesting and new plant cultivars available on the market. During the 32nd International GREEN IS LIFE Exhibition, the Competition Jury selected the following winners from among 20 qualified entries:
GOLD Award – Plant Novelties Competition
Weigela florida BUBBLY WINE
submitted by Szkółki KUROWSCY
SILVER Awards – Plant Novelties Competition
Nepeta BLUE PLANET
submitted by Vitroflora Grupa Producentów Sp. z o.o.
Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Chameleon’
submitted by Szkółki SÓJKA
BRONZE Awards – Plant Novelties Competition
DISTINCTION – Plant Novelties Competition
Echinacea purpurea BOLERO PINK
submitted by Gospodarstwo Specjalistyczne PANEK Dariusz Panek
Molinia caerulea ‘Banshee’
submitted by DAGLEZJA Artur Maj Szkółka Roślin Ozdobnych
Hydrangea arborescens FIRST EDITIONS FLOWERWOW
submitted by HOOGENRAAD Handelskwekerijen BV
Lythrum ‘Luminara Lilac’
submitted by VITROFLORA Grupa Producentów Sp. z o.o.
DISTINCTION JURNALISTS
Hydrangea paniculata GROUNDBREAKER BLUSH
submitted by Szkółka SZMIT
The award was decided by journalists representing Polish and international horticultural magazines through an e-mail vote held in early August 2025.
ONLINE PLEBISCITE
The distinction was awarded by internet users in an online poll conducted through social media channels.
The winner was:
Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Chameleon’
submitted by Szkółki SÓJKA
