Since 2013 , Flora Delight is growing hydrangeas in Kenya yr - around . They quickly arrive at grip in the market as demand for these hydrangea skyrocketed . Currently supplying them all over the world , and over the last class , they have been expanding their assortment with chrysanthemums , lisianthus , gerbera and they are currently trialing genus Celosia . offer a consummate package was the reason for the enlargement of their assortment , and their more intensive hydrangea cultivation , with which they started several age ago , enabled them to do so . " We still have 18 ha in product , and we now supply almost all our products straight off " , says Frans Ederveen , who started trialing the first hydrangeas in 2011 with his business partner Marco Sandijk .
Marco Sandijk and Frans Ederveen atIFTEX2023 in Nairobi , Kenya .
Hydrangeas year roundIt all started in 2007 when these two Dutchmen established their patronage in Kenya . They started out with ranunculus and some summer flush but cursorily noticed the potential of growing hydrangea year - round . " The 52 weeks of cheerfulness made us determine to start trialing the crop in 2011 , after years of set the crop to the Kenyan climate . " And it confirmed their expectations . " As shortly as we saw the outcome , we were certain that it could be cultivated twelvemonth round as the ' moth-eaten period ' has n’t had a damaging influence on the harvest , max 5 - 6 days " So , in the years that surveil , they continued adjusting the hydrangeas to the Kenyan conditions , expanding the cultivation acreage and so on . And at the same time , the market started to screw about this product , and demand start to increase . " We did not expect to get so many asking that fast and now , we send our products , almost all instantly , all over the world . "
Expansion assortmentSo why the enlargement of the miscellanea ? According to Ederveen , the pandemic has been a challenging period , and during that period , they thought of the potential of offering a complete parcel to their guest . On top of that , they developed their hydrangea product in a way that they can originate the same amount of stems on less acreage . " In routine , we had more space left to research with other crop . " So , they did . They start up with gerberas and chrysanthemums in the autumn of 2020 . And for the chrysanthemum , it has not been an well-off chore as they also had to set up the cutting product on farm . They had to learn a lot in a myopic period , but they managed to do it , and in saltation 2021 , they were producing around 200 to 300.000 stem a calendar week , and now , they are at 400.00 halt a week .
Also , for their Lisianthus , they want to develop to this amount of theme per week . They started growing this harvest 1.5 years ago , in 2021 , and are now seeing ripe results . " In 1994 , it was a intriguing crop to grow as the cultivation menses was too longsighted . Now , due to good genetic science , the cultivation point is more ' acceptable . ' " Ederveen is happy with the production , quality , and demand . " It already exceeds our provision . "
More developments in the pipelineAnd at Flora Delight , there are more creation and growing in the line . They , for example , just set off placing solar panel on their farm , and they are endlessly improve their current crop and trialing new crop , like celosia .
For more information : Frans EderveenFlora DelightEmail:[email protected]www.floradelight.com
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