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New Plants for Northern Periphery Market 4.4 (NPNP)
Start date: Jun 30, 2009, End date: Jun 29, 2012 PROJECT  FINISHED 

The aim of NPNP is to develop new business opportunities within the green sector and provide growth to the region by developing new hardy ornamental plants, origin from the region for public spaces and private gardens. The NPNP will facilitate the creation of greener and more varied public area and city centre in the northern periphery area. Achievements: Local and regional gardeners, plant nurseries, retailers, municipalities and landscape architects within the horticulture sector have received and answered the questionnaire special constructed for this project. Result of questionnaire is presented on web. www.northernplants.net The result of the questionnaire is the guide for the final, common plant list. Also e-plants. Common plant list of whats possible to exchange is ready List of plants to present in all countries demonstration area is created and presented on web Designing of demonstration area is presented on web Decisions of what plants to Micro propagate is made Botanical gardens have started some propagation. Replanting and nursing the propagated plants have started Cuttings from plant cultivars is taken Exchange of plants have started Open days for public in Orkney 22 September, 2010 National seminars have been carried out in each country Products and services:Title: Prunus padus 'Anne' Finland Bird Cherry (Prunus padus) “Anne”, micro-propagated in the Botanical Gardens of the University of Oulu in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland, and tested in Orkney and Sweden. More information see: http://nppoutcomes.eu/,Title: Viburnum edule Finland Squashberry (Viburnum edule), micropropagated at the Botanical Garden of the University of Oulu, in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland, and tested in Orkney and Sweden.More information see: http://nppoutcomes.eu/,Title: Rosa rugosa 'skotta' Iceland Rosa rugosa 'skotta', which has been in cultivation for several decades in Iceland and was tested in Finland, Orkney and Sweden. More information see: http://nppoutcomes.eu/,Title: Spirea japonica 'erikur raudi' Iceland Japanese spiraea (Spirea japonica 'erikur raudi'), which has been cultivated at the site of the Botanical Gardens in Reykjavík since before 1961 and was tested in Finland, Orkney and Sweden.More information see: http://nppoutcomes.eu/,Title: Laburnum alpina Orkney Scotch laburnum (Laburnum alpine), which has been cultivated on the Orkney Islands, and was tested in Finland, Sweden and Iceland.More information see: http://nppoutcomes.eu/,Title: Phormium cookianum Orkney Mountain flax (Phormium cookianum), which has been cultivated on the Orkney Islands, and was tested in Finland, Sweden and Iceland.More information see: http://nppoutcomes.eu/,Title: Lonicera chamissoi Sweden Honeysuckle (Lonicera chamissoi), which has been cultivated in Sweden, and was tested in Finland and on the Orkney Islands.More information see: http://nppoutcomes.eu/,Title: Sambucus kamchatica Sweden Red Elder (Sambucus racemosa ssp kamchatica), which has been cultivated in Sweden, and was tested in Finland and on the Orkney Islands.More information see: http://nppoutcomes.eu/,Title: Rosa koreana Sweden Korean rose (Rosa koreana), which has been cultivated in Sweden, and was tested in Iceland.More information see: http://nppoutcomes.eu/,Title: Malus baccata 'Linnanmaa' Finland The Siberian crab apple (Malus baccata 'Linnanmaa') has been micropropagated at the Botanical Garden of the University of Oulu, in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland, and was tested in Iceland and SwedenMore information see: http://nppoutcomes.eu/,Title: Rosa rugosa x pendulina ”Hilda” Iceland Rosa rugosa x pendulina ”Hilda”, a hybrid of Rosa rugosa and Rosa pendulina created in Iceland, which has been being tested in Orkney and Sweden.More information see: http://nppoutcomes.eu/,

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