Spotted!

In March 2014, Danziger announced the sudden passing of Reese Kiikka, the plant breeder’s North American sales representative. “The company’s association with Kiikka began about 20 years ago. Over that period, he served, among other things, as the breeder’s delegate at various trial stations in North America and a loyal ambassador who promoted sales of the products at every opportunity,” according to the press release. To honor Kiikka, Danziger added a plant combination called ‘Reese’ to its Mixis line, which was displayed at the 2015 California Spring Trials. The tribute combo features a collection of violet-hued plants: Bacopa Gulliver Blue, Calibrachoa Noa Violet and Lobularia Lavender Stream. “I first met Reese when he came to our stand in Ohio,” said Chanochi Zaks, vice president of marketing, back in March 2014. “I do not know many people who have such great passion for plants and knowledge of nature — he knew each flower and plant that grew in America and many in other parts of the world; his knowledge of the plant world was huge.”