Dianthus International (the family name of carnations) is a family-owned floral business located in Beverwijk (near Amsterdam) in the Netherlands, which focuses on supplying:
- floral arrangements
- common and difficult-to-find green plants
- mummified plants
- hydro-cultural green plants
to luxury passenger and cruise ships all over the world.

“I have always been interested in nature and I have always liked nature”, Jan Kornman, president of Dianthus International, explains. “I like flowers and I like business, so it is natural that I would be the owner of a flower shop one day”. But what Jan didn’t know was that he would expand his customer base to include cruise ships.

“One day a shipping agent asked me to deliver flowers on board a cruise ship in the port of Amsterdam. I delivered the flowers and the shipping agent placed two more orders with me”, Jan recalls. “At that point, I told the food and beverage manager that if he wanted flowers in other countries ,I could arrange for that too. That is how we began providing bouquets, green plants and various additional requests to other countries”.

These clients know when they order from Dianthus International, they get more value for their money.