R & D . . searching and researching

We all know that plants are dynamic, living things, and because we understand so much about our own plants (we carry out trials around the world) we appreciate the subtle differences regarding their growth and habit.

Which is why it’s worthwhile visiting the section of our site which gives you local information – which plants are available; when it’s best to plant, prune and feed them; tips and so on. It’s all here to help you enjoy them more.

Anthony Tesselaar International

Plants going through their extensive trials, checking flowering, disease tolerance, not for 2 years, but up to 5 years.

There’s no question these trial gardens are a beautiful place to work......

“It’s a fantastic feeling when we find a plant which passes all the tests. Most people wouldn’t appreciate the years that it takes, or the fact that having walked along miles of different varieties, we may only choose to trial two or three. And if after all that, we find something which outperforms everything else, we all become very excited.” – Anthony Tesselaar.

This is the basis of Anthony Tesselaar Plants. Following leads about prospective plants, a short list is drawn up before Anthony and his team of experts set off around the world to assess potential in the ‘flesh’. It’s a search for plants that are colorful, easy-care and disease tolerant. These have to be exceptional plants for large landscape project, or highlights in your own garden. They all have to grow extremely well with an absolute minimum of fuss and care – hence the Anthony Tesselaar philosophy, Making gardening easy.

Following each plant-finding tour, (and these happen several times a year) the chosen few are grown on and monitored in the trial beds of breeders, and in one or more of the Anthony Tesselaar Plants’ trial gardens located around the world.

In effect, this means that information is gathered from across the United States, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia. This data – which shows how a plant performs under conditions of both optimum and base care, and in many different climates - is collected and analyzed and only those plants, which performed to the set of standards defined by Anthony Tesselaar Plants, are selected for release to the public. (It’s this process of selection, trial and marketing, which has built Tesselaar’s reputation, as leaders in their field, within the ornamental horticultural industry worldwide.)

“By the time we have something special to launch, five years may easily have passed and this doesn’t even take into account the years which have already been devoted by the breeders themselves. That’s what makes a launch so special.”

 

Selected customer comment

"Volcano perennial phlox have a high natural tolerance of the powdery mildew that plagues most other phlox. Volcano Phlox 'Ruby'. Smashing color, fragrance and early summer to fall bloom, it doesn't get any better than this. And the best news is the Volcano phlox paniculata series is mildew resistant. I've grown them for two years and they have been disease-free. The plants remain a tidy compact 24 inches high and don't require staking. With six colors to choose from, there is one for every garden."

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