Seven plants have been nominated for the Show Your Colours Award IPM 2026. All exhibitors of IPM with woody plants and perennials could submit plants or plant concepts for this award.
Ten plants/plant concepts were eventually nominated from the entries. The Show Your Colours Award will be presented on Thursday 29 January 2026 at 15:00 in the BIZZ Holland stand, hall 8.
The Show Your Colours Award IPM was introduced to encourage trade fair participants to put their products with a plus in the spotlight. With added value in the form of a label, beautiful pot, clever concept or simply by telling a bit more about the plant, a plant can generate extra attention.
Nominations: Show Your Colours Award IPM 2026
From the entries, in alphabetical order, the following ten plants/plant concepts have been nominated for the Show Your Colours Award IPM 2026:
- Cercis canadensis ‘JN100’ Hearts A’Fire - Joh. Stolwijk & Zonen
- Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Bailmaceight’ EUPBRAF (ENDLESS SUMMER® DREAMCLOUD®) - Endless Summer® (Bailey Nurseries International)
- NewGen® Buxus - Van Vliet New Plants BV
- Picea Magical Christmas - Magical Garden Plants
- Rhododendron Hybride Grazeasy® Purple - Diderk Heinje Pflanzenhandelsges. mbH & Co. KG
- Salix candida ‘Jefberg’ (First Editions® ICEBERG ALLEY®) - Joh. Stolwijk & Zonen
- Solanum Melongena (Pick-&-Joy® Aubergine) - Vreugdenhil Young Plants
Judging
The nominated plants will be presented in the Show Your Colours presentation in Hall 8 during the exhibition days. On Tuesday 27, Wednesday 28 and Thursday morning 29 January, all visitors will be able to vote for their favorite plant using tokens. On Thursday afternoon, the plants and their stories will be judged by an international expert jury. The jury's verdict, together with the visitors' votes, will ultimately produce a winner. The results will be announced at 15:00 at the BIZZ Holland stand, Hall 8.
The Show Your Colours Award IPM 2026 is organised by IPM Essen in cooperation with BIZZ Holland.
