Flaschenriem Retires from PanAmerican Seed
PanAmerican Seed has announced that Denis Flaschenriem will retire after 35 years in the floriculture industry. Flaschenriem began his career in 1979 at W. Atlee Burpee in Santa Paula, California, where he bred zinnias, marigolds and perennials. In 1994 he bred various flowers and crops at Waller Seed Company until 2001 when PanAmerican Seed acquired the company. At PanAmerican Seed he bred marigolds, vinca, portulaca, pansy, leucanthemum and snapdragon crops. Some of his contributions to the company include, the Taishan African marigold series, the Pacifica and Titan vinca series and a series of disease-resistant vinca, which will soon be released. For more information, visit www.panamseed.com.