Back in 2018 , a singular niche product - scadoxus - waslooking for a grower . That is , breeder Könst Alstroemeria saw opportunities for the potted plant production of this flower . This chance is still there , but in terms of cut flower production they raise things to the next level themselves . Grower René Koning , stock breeder Könst and product specialiser Tjerk Vening joined forces to get a new society , Kings Art Flowers , through which they ’re looking to give the ware a bigger stage .
Tjerk Vening and René Koning
First , let ’s look back for a second . In 2004 , René Koning took over the scadoxus from a breeder in Bleiswijk , a small town in the Netherlands . At the time , production take place at an land area of about 0.5 hectare , and René continued cultivation in his greenhouse in Holland . In addition , zantedeschia , genus Viola and snapdragons were grow . In 2016 , René started a closer collaboration with breeder Könst . Growing scadoxus is not promiscuous , but there ’s more to it . " It ’s an single product , I ’m the only raiser , and to raise it properly take a sight of time . Time I do n’t have . "
Clockwise from top left : a opinion of René ’s greenhouse , electric light quick for transport , a peak about to bloom , and sorting bulbs in the packhouse
This partnership turned out well , and it was decided to take things to the next degree . The new ship’s company , Kings Art Flowers , has three shareholders : René Koning , Hans Könst ( owner Könst Alstroemeria ) and Tjerk Vening . Tjerk is employed by Könst , however one or two day a week are granted to him to further expand Kings Art Flowers .
The scadoxus , also known as rake lily , in prime
The stems are sold through the auction filaree in Aalsmeer , Naaldwijk and Rijnsburg , after which the buyers distribute the ware across Europe . Over the last year , 10,000 bulbs have also been sent to Israel to be propagated there , and part of the bulb are make in Kenya and transported to the Netherlands . Partly the lightbulb are imported by a potted plant life grower , another part is assigned to blow up the cold shoulder flower finish .
" numbers pool are modified " , Tjerk says , " but because we ’re the only one , we control the food market and order Leontyne Price ourselves . So far this year , trade ’s good . We ask to keep it up and be sure we do n’t blast ourselves in the foot by flooding the market . "
One of the plans is to test the potency of the scadoxus in the North American market . " But that ’s easy aver than done . The stem is pretty profound , too cloggy to be flown from here . A hypothesis would be to have part of the culture in Colombia , for case , but for now this is just an idea . "
Clockwise from top leftfield : Sorting the bulb , a opinion of the crop , the soil is prepared for a next round of cultivation , and stem quick to be shipped
No matter how thing will rise , the man are confident that through this new cooperation the mathematical product will be put on the function more . " We do n’t just grow blossom , we bring about bulbs as well . So if for some grounds the prime cut-rate sale slow down , we still have the bulb exportation . There ’s always rivalry , but this is n’t the type of product that newcomers can well and suddenly take up to grow in big numbers . With our motivation and knowledge of the market and cultivation , we ’re very confident to enlarge the scadoxus ' mart share . "
For more selective information : Kings Art FlowersTjerk VeningM : +31(0)612688235E:[email protected]www.kingsartflowers.com
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