How IRISS Roses works

Sorting roses involves many factors. With IRISS Roses, sorting becomes incredibly easy.

The IRISS technology consists of two parts: software and hardware. IRISS can be applied to existing rose sorting machines, or a complete sorting solution equipped with IRISS can be ordered.

The hardware of IRISS consists of various cameras, mirrors, and computers that work together to ensure the roses to be sorted are captured in the best possible way. The IRISS software uses deep learning technology. This allows the system to be trained to accurately recognize less exact characteristics as well, such as damage and diseases.

In its basic configuration, IRISS evaluates the following properties:

• color

• bud height

• bud diameter

• stem length

• stem thickness

• maturity

  
  

In addition, with the IRISS Defects module, the system can also detect:

• stem curvature

• neck bending

• bud abnormalities, such as ballheads

• leaf diseases, such as powdery mildew

• pests, such as thrips

  
  

By using IRISS Roses, roses can be sorted accurately and uniformly. Measurements down to the millimeter reduce cutting waste compared to traditional measuring methods. Better sorting by maturity creates a more uniform appearance in bouquets, resulting in a higher sales price. By analyzing stem curvature, it can also be determined whether a rose should be shortened during cutting, resulting in a straighter rose.

Furthermore, by using IRISS Defects, growers can even switch to so-called “blind loading.” This means that staff no longer need to manually assess the roses at all. The expertise of IRISS can be fully relied upon.

Quality selected by IRISS!