“ Gloriosa is a flower that you often see in bridal fragrance , funeral flowered arrangements and everything in between ” , say grower Wim Brouwer . He school this beautiful flower in Nootdorp , in the province of South Holland .

He took over the greenhouse from his father , who started with the cultivation of gloriosa : " His first genesis of plants was eaten by goats . Luckily , he still had the bulbs , and things run well from the 2d genesis onwards . "

There might fall a time in which his firstborn son takes over Wim ’s ship’s company . " He also need to have his own baby’s room , but he ’s gaining experience somewhere else first . " For now , Wim has his hands full with propagating and selling the creeping lily : " I still call back it ’s a beautiful product with a form that is entirely unlike from that of other bloom . " Gloriosa has become incredibly popular in recent years . " You often see it on TV , it is the favorite of 8 out of 10 arrangers and events such as ' Kom in de Kas ' also serve . "

RegalThe Nieuwe Kerk ( New Church ) in Amsterdam was beautify with thousands of long branches of Wim ’s climbing lily during King Willem - Alexander ’s inauguration . Crown Jewels Gloriosa , therefore , lives up to its majestic name and is also doing well internationally as the flowers are exported to all corner of the world , from Miami to Dubai , shares Wim . The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo got married on 9 August . The wedding venue was also decorate with Wim ’s gloriosas . How does one find out about his company ? " I desire that the quality makes a decisive difference , in gain to my name identification which has improved a slew since I became mired in the foundation of Floral Fundamentals . "

ExclusiveThere are only 4 growers who cultivate Gloriosa superba in the Netherlands . " I only have 3 competitors . This is a opulence , although it would n’t be good to have too few , because then you would guide the jeopardy of the market disappearing , and the flower would end to exist . We all need each other . You ca n’t corrupt gloriosa bulbs , so you have to spread them yourself which constitute it an progressively more undivided intersection . It ’s not the type of product that you’re able to breed in one year and then auction the next . "

Colorful"The red vividness is the highlighting of the cultivated gloriosas . Over a ten ago I commence a breeding platform which expire fairly well . I now have a range of variety , but I do n’t have the number yet . I ’m now in the appendage of selecting the good varieties . We have yellowish flowers , white one , violet ones , you name it . I was working on a new brown - purpleness color and , initially , had my doubts . But the Parisian graphic designer who were chatter were wildly enthusiastic . And this new variety is already whole betray out for next class . "

SustainableWim hardly uses crop tribute products : " We endeavor to produce as sustainably as we can , but sometimes corrections have to be made . We did n’t use anything in 2018 , but we do need to make some adjustments in 2019 . When you have a caterpillar infestation , for illustration , you may combat it with bacterial preparations . We favour production that have as little damage to the environment as possible . I think everyone should do this . And I also think the consumer want this and that the time is mature for it . In that case , making it mandatory should not be necessary . "

FutureWim takes even more measures to give up the environment as much as possible . Together with his neighbors , Wim started a rut cooperative in early 2019 . " We trust to be able to contain using gas within 2 years and switch to residual heat and soil heat . That is a nice objective to mould towards ! "

Source : Royal FloraHolland