Darwin Plants / Witteman & Co. B.V.

Darwin Plants has been founded in 1865 in the heart of the Dutch bulb district, under the name Witteman & Co. Over the 147 years on, it remains a family runned business with the benefit of accumulated knowledge, experience and contacts built up over 4 generations. Ball Horticultural Company is an internationally renowned breeder, producer and wholesale distributor of ornamental plants. A family-owned business since it was founded in 1905, Ball has introduced many innovative, award-winning varieties to the world of horticulture, including the Wave petunia family; Dazzler and Super Elfin impatiens; and Fiesta™ double impatiens. The company offers Simply Beautiful and Circle of Life programs exclusively for independent garden centers. Ball has worldwide production, sales and marketing through its many subsidiaries on six continents.