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Konst Alstroemeria at the IPM Essen 2012, 24-27 January, Hall1, stand 1D28
Konst Alstoemeria at the IPM Essen 2012, 24-27 January.
Könst Meribel®
We already have Glacier and Whistler. Why do we need more whites then ???
We have to admit that Meribel is a bit similar to these 2 mentioned above.
Meribel has the same white colour and flower size like Whistler. It grows similar to Whistler and Glacier. Read more
Könst Picanto®
Picanto is the name for a strong bi-coloured variety. Lovely white and darker purple, without any yellow in the throat.
It is a heavy producer, and hRead more
Könst Real®
Könst Navarro®
Könst Rocco®
Könst Cheerio®
Könst Vivaro®
Könst Celebes®
New Inca garden alstroemeria catalogue available
The new catalogue of the Inca collection is available at the moment. .jpg)
In this catalog...
Inca Sweety
Alstroemerias from the Inca collection.
some caracteristics:
- harder stems and leafs
- less sensitive to yellow leafs
- perfect pot/plant combination on a 19 or 21 cm pot(compact varieties)
- very good garden performance (especial...
Visit of Dutch growers to Colombia
The end of 2010 a group of Dutch Alstroemeria growers took the possibility to visit Colombia together with Konst Alstroemeria.
The following companies were visited during the trip:
Flores La Serena (Konst Alstroemeria)
La Moncha (Flores la Conchita)<...
New showroom in Brazil opens 30th of September.
The Brazilian Alstroemeria market is developing more and more. We used to have smaller trial areas in Andradas and Ibiuna. These are lower located areas on 1300 and 900 m altitude.
At this moment (May 2011) we are planting the newest trials in our newest test faci...
Könst Grace®
In pink our breeding department is working on varieties that doesn't have a yellow throat. Many pinks of the Konst assortment grow very well, but most of them have a yellow throat.
For sales this often is more difficult. Florists say the combination yellow pink is not good o...
Könst Tiger®
Tiger is our newest variety in yellow. The name of this variety was not difficult to find.
This dangerous named variety is already growing in our trial area for 2 years. It was producing lovely heavy stems also after 2 years of growing time.
One thing was clear this varie...
Alstroemeria surprises! A Dutch marketing group of Alstroemeriagrowers
Two and a half years ago a group of Dutch Alstroemeria growers started with new ideas for promotional activities and sales expansion.
Growers breeders Flora Holland and The flower counsel of Holland all joined this project and started
working on the main goal, extra sale...
Könst Angelina®
Angelina is very similar to Hot Pepper. They are bread in the same year, and colourwise and growingwise pretty similar.
Both are easy growing varieties. Real hybrids. They both can stand warmer circumstances quite well, although Angelina is slightly better under warmer circumstan...
Könst Greenday®
Our breeding program is always looking for something new/different/surprising etc. A couple of years ago suddently we found some greeny flowers, not really special growing, but really something different in colour.
We decided to start cross breeding with these first green var...
Könst Merci ®
Merci is a new red Alstroemeria hybrid in our assortment. The difference compared with Hot Pepper and Angelina is that there is almost no yellow in the heart of the flower at all!!
Production is ok with 220 – 240 stems a little on the lower side. Hot Pepper or Angelina are easier...
Könst Jakarta®
Jakarta is a new bi-colour in our range with soft red in the inside and white on the outside. It is a very traditional combination, but the strong contrast between the red and white makes the flower look modern as well. Jakarta is an easy grower. The quality is good, as well the heat tolerance...
Dia do Campo in Munhoz, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Jan Zuijderwijk (asista) and Konst Alstroemeria (Joost Hendriks) did organise a "dia do campo" on the 20th of May 2010 in Munhoz, Brazil.
We started the day at the nursery of Cesar Apericido Negretto and continued at the nursery of Mauro Sergio Silva. After the visi...
Könst Feliz®
Feliz® is Spanish for happy. Its attractive characteristics will sur...
Könst Paco®
Könst Glacier®
Glacier® is a new white that we have available now (december 2010). It is closely related to the cream Boa Vista®. Apart from the colour and production, the growing characteristics seem to be similar. The production is very high. Test research in Holl...
Könst Black Berry®
Black Berry is the newest one in the Konst zantedeschia series. At this moment we are trialing the first T1 tubers here on the nursery in Nieuwveen. So far this looks impressive.
A T1 corm easily will produce 2-3 flowers.
The vaselife is more than 3 weeks. Really amazing for a...
Flores La Serena 2 years later
Konst Alstroemeria started a new facility in Colombia in summer 2007. We bought a plot of land 50 km norhteast of Bogota close to Facatativa. During 2007 and 2008 the team of Dutch and Columbians were very busy ! Building greenhouses and a laboratry. Hiring 80 employees.&nb...
Growing in gutters or bins
More growers in Holland lately started growing in a substrate. Normally they use Coco peat.
Fifteen till 20 years ago growers did the same. They even started growing in cocopeat on movable benches. This system never was expanded that much. Mainly because it was too expensive, compared ...
Experience of the newer ones in Miami and at the Proflora.
Könst Himalaya®
Könst Himalaya® has been introduced in 2008. The first flowers have been on the market for some time already and we receive good feedback from salespeople in the supply chain. Everyone notices the wonderful and big white f...
White Ideal
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Growing information Alstroemeria by You-tube.
As most of you know, you can find a written growing instruction on our website. A growing instruction doesn't...
Harvesting time for Zantedeschia in The Netherlands
October and November normally are busy periods for Zantedeschia tuber growers. The smal corms T1 or particles are planted on the field in the beginning of May.
Financial crisis
Unfortunately the financial crisis has hit the flower industry hard. The consumer is spending less money to flowers and this negative behaviour has its impact on the whole flower supply chain up to the breeder. Despite lower production costs because of c...
What's coming up ???
Have a look at our new numbers
Könst Milos®
Sometimes we just introduce something because one thing is clear. It just produces
Inca Lolly
Alstroemerias from the Inca collection.
some caracteristics:
- harder stems and leafs
- less sensitive to yellow leafs
- perfect pot/plant combination on a 19 or 21 cm pot(compact varieties)
- very good garden performance (especial...
Inca Vito
Alstroemerias from the Inca collection.
some caracteristics:
- harder stems and leafs
- less sensitive to yellow leafs
- perfect pot/plant combination on a 19 or 21 cm pot(compact varieties)
- very good garden performance (especial...
