We produce with care half-grown hortensias
Situated in the Pays de la Loire, Hortensia France is the largest producer of half-grown hortensias in France. Our product supplies growers all over Europe.
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Our specialisations
Specialisation in 1 potsize
At Hortensia France we produce hortensia’s exclusively in a 14cm pot to maximize efficiency and offer the best value to our customers.
High quality cold storage facilities
Hortensia France has over 34.000 cubic meters of cooling facilities to overwinter the entire production – a key element to produce a high quality product.
Specially designed machinery
To ensure the best quality we work with machinery that is specifically designed for the production of hortensias.
Our history
1850
Création sous le nom de Fargetton Plantes. L’entreprise cultivait déjà, entre autres espèces, des hortensias.
1995
Sous le nom Florema France Production (FFP), elle se spécialise totalement dans la culture de cette plante, les gérants sont alors Kees Eveleens et Yves Albert.
2015
Florema France Production (FFP) devient Hortensias France Production, elle bénéficie alors de 150 ans d’expérience sur la culture de l’Hortensia.
2019
Au 1er janvier, HFP fusionne avec l’EARL Bocause, créée en 2009 au Pays-Bas et relocalisée en 2013 en France à Brain sur l’Authion dans le Maine-et-Loire. L’entreprise Bocause a développé une technique particulière de production de micro-boutures d’hortensias qui offre à HFP une production de boutures de grande qualité sur une large période de l’année.
How we measure
EC and pH are measured once a week; these figures are used to decide the type and amount of fertiliser to be applied. Scouting for insects is carried out on a weekly basis to assist us in the pest control.
Flowering buds are analysed from the end of August onwards to determine the moment when the plants must be moved into the temperature controlled cold-stores. These production protocols are based on many years of Hydrangea growing experience and the Hydrangea crop is continuously monitored by tracing and tracking.
Our partners
Through its intensive and historical collaborations with the Institute for Research and Seeds (IRHS), Hortensia France works closely together with the main players in greater Angers area concerning plant biology (INRAE, Agro Campus, and the university of Angers). Hortensia France is also a member of the Végépolys Vallée which certifies its collaborative research projects. The company’s Research & Development projects are partly subsidized by the Pays de la Loire Region and the European Union. All in all, Hortensia France is doing everything to develop its knowledge of the biology and cultivation methods of hydrangea’s.
Environment
The protection of our employees and the environment is a major concern for us. Since 2008, we have been a certified member of MPS, an international environmental standard for horticultural production, and currently enjoy a level ‘A’ status. To go further, we are also committed to an eco-design approach to carry out the analysis of the production life cycle of our hydrangea’s. This project is led by CNPH-Piverdière with the support of O2m Lab, a research and innovation office in CSR impacts.
Working at Hortensia France
We are always looking for new colleagues to help us produce the best hortensia’s. Are you interested in seasonal or permanent work? Don’t hesitate and call +33 2 41 69 51 10.
Our locations
La BodinièreLe Petit PerrayLe RocherBrain sur l’Authion
Our varieties
The fundamental basis for good hydrangea varieties is a sum of several factors.
Experience is one such factor, but there is more. These include:
- An extensive gene database full of plants with every conceivable characteristic.
- Thorough knowledge of the material and accurate records.
- Regular feedback from vendors, so knowledge of market needs.
- Continuous testing of clones and conducting field trials.
- Strict selection criteria: no brake dust on seedlings, no branch support, good branching, leaf size and colour, flowering characteristics (shape, colour and fullness), shelf life and susceptibility to powdery mildew.
This results in the assortment below.
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