Beautiful Shinshu flowers with passion

A flower that creates an important time gorgeous and brings brightness and healing to everyday life. Shinshu, whose flower color is vivid due to the temperature difference between day and night, is one of the leading flowers nationwide.

Now, various colors and shapes have been created by the efforts and technical skills of producers and breeders, and improvements such as creative and devising are being improved. This time, we visited the top runners in Shinshu, who are passionate about the production of Ranunculus, Altromeria, and Turkishikyo, which has attracted attention from Japan and abroad.

A variety of colors and shapes that grow in the ideal village of Shinshu
Winter jewelry that attracts the world, large Ranunculus

Ranunculus is a place where the chopped flowers represented by Shinshu, which are shipped from winter to spring, are used in the Mediterranean region. It has a multiple petals similar to roses, has a lot of colors and is a popular flower that is popular for bridal bouquets.

Flower spirit was quickly felt and the charm and potential of this flower, and succeeded in raising a large wheel with its own cultivation technology. The size is 18.5cm in diameter. It is a gulliver -like presence of this flower, which is also working on improving brand value, such as voluntarily dividing the size into 6th grade.

"Lanan prefers a place with cold and humid, so the environment of Shinshu is exactly ideal. It's also an important point to grow up. president. It is one of the world's most attractive flowers, won the highest award in the Netherlands once every ten years in the Netherlands.

Flower spirit (Matsumoto City)
Representative Director Shintaro Kamijo (right), Seiko (middle), Tomoyuki (left)

Established in 2011 as a flower producer mainly in Matsumoto City, it is now 28 units. Approximately 40 original varieties have been developed, and in recent years, they are pioneering in the flower industry that actively export into cut flowers overseas.

Various challenges and efforts realize shipments and long -distance transportation throughout the year
Alstroemeria is proud of "longing for the future"

Alstromelia has been selected in the Netherlands and other countries in South America, centered on Chile. It is a popular flower with a variety of colors and an exotic figure. Ina City was Japan's first full -scale cultivation area. In 1967, I met a farmer and a Netherlands breeder who was thinking of a conversion from rice cultivation. "The sunshine in winter and the coolness of summer are similar to the place of origin, and I thought that the breeders thought that good flowers would grow here," said Oda. After trial and error, such as making a house for rain and heating to cold measures, the flowers that bloomed wonderfully have a high reputation of 3,000 yen per bottle at the time.

The transportation method has become an annual shipment, and the number of orders from all over the country has increased. "If you put it away, it will be soft when you line up. It will be worse," says Sakai. Therefore, we developed a dedicated wet vertical box and achieved a long life for more than two weeks. Recently, new varieties without spots have appeared further evolving.

JA Kami Ina (Ina City) Agricultural Department Kazuhiro Oda (left)
In charge of flowering at the Gardening Sales Division. There is also an event to sell at a florist with the producer, entitled "Production Fair".

Mr. Hiromichi Sakai (right)
He is responsible and proud of Japan as the largest production area in Japan, and is also challenging 10 to 15 new varieties every year among the members.

Cosage series that leads the world born from countless crossing
Yae -blooming Turkish gikyo evolved with the technology of a breeder

Turkishikyo is the place of origin in the United States. At the beginning of cultivation in Chikuma City, which is currently a major production area, it was a simplicity that I could not imagine now that it is only purple single -bloom, but we have increased color variations and realized luxurious double -bloom and fringe. Is Nakasone -san. "Development of varieties that produce new colors and shapes by multiplying is a very time -consuming work. Last year we combined about 200, but only four were successful, but unexpected things. There is also the fun of birth. "

The evolved Turkishikyo exploded and quickly transformed into a major variety. "What we are working on now is the color that has a strong intermediate color and a tone that has a strong request from a florist. It is fun to think about new varieties while doing it. "

Nakasonerician suspension (Chikuma City)
CEO Ken Nakasone

One of the rare Turkishikyo breeders in the country. It has established a "Cosage Party" with about 170 members in Japan, and has been developing a high -brand variety "Cosage" of Turkishikyo, which has spent more than 10 years.

Ginza NAGANO Special sale of Ranunculus and Alstromeria!

Every Friday from February 23 to March 16, the flower spirit "Ranunculus" introduced this time and the "Alstromelia" of JA Kaminoya will be available.
Why don't you feel the coming of spring with a representative flower of Shinshu?