Wilhelm Pfitzer

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Who is Wilhelm Pfitzer?

Wilhelm Pfitzer was a German horticulturist.

Wilhelm II Pfitzer in 1844, founded a nursery on a property at Militärstraße, Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, where his father, Wilhelm I Pfitzer, owned a property for his private gardenining interest. Wilhelm II founded a family firm that exists to this day and which has been a major influence on the development of many flower types, especially Dahlias, Gladioli, and Canna.

With his wife, Friederike, née Schickler, he extended the nursery around the vegetable and flower seed trades.

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  • Baden-Württemberg

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on July 23, 2013

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