" It ’s one of the most hard inquiry in our diligence : what will you set ? " That enforce particularly to originate growers , and with Rosaline Zuurbier and colleagues facing that question again , the company decide to host a comparison test . A dozen breeder send out in multifariousness in a reach of colours , so they could be compared by people of color ( without fuck which is which , of course ) . Traders and breeders were then invited to choose " Zuurbier ’s Next Top Varieties " .
Rosaline Zuurbier , Marja Oudhuis and Bert Middelkoop
Zuurbier grows a broad range of rose on about 35 hectares in Naivasha , Kenya . As we speak , a issue of alteration are accept place . A 20 - hectare secret plan was bought from the neighbor , and construction of a new 9 - hectare greenhouse is taking off . It will have to be filled with roses soon , but a number of exist compartment are also in motive of something new . They ’re looking for a unexampled yellow rose wine , for instance , and 4 hectares of red-faced ( Prestige ) are also about to be supervene upon . A third bauble is the founding of a Modern pink variety , the Pink Athena ( by Kordes Roses ) .
The Pink Athena
All rose occur from Kenya and are not commercially available yet in prominent quantities . " See it as a kind of motor show " , sales handler Bert Middelkoop explains . " If you want to pick out a young car , you need to visit different saleroom . At a show , however , they ’re all gathered together . It ’s the same with roses : everyone has nice bloom , but only when putting them all together in one place you’re able to really compare . "
BilashakaZuurbier is a well - known name in the Dutch rose landscape . In 2001 , the farm Bilashaka , Swahili for " without doubt " , was institute . Around 15 different variety are grown there , amounting to a total of 80 million stems annually . They ’re one of a few agriculturalist to heat their greenhouse , which combats mildew and botrytis , as well as limiting the utilization of crop security . The product is flown to the Netherlands , where most of the stem are swear out at the troupe ’s own location , right next to blossom hub Schiphol airport . The company also has a cultivation site with paeony and seed production in Heerhugowaard , also in the Netherlands .
For more information : Zuurbier & Co. Mijnsherenweg 331433 AP KudelstaartNetherlandswww.zuurbier.com
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