Verwer Dahlias BV
Dahliacultuur, Handel, Export
Post-address:
Derde Poellaan 73/75
2161 DL Lisse
The Netherlands
tel +31 252 226477
fax +31 252 220374
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History:
The Fa Gebr Verwer company was established in 1967 by brothers
Kees and Aad Verwer and is located in Lisse in the heart of
the bulb-growing region between Haarlem and Leiden. Although
dahlia cultivation has always had a permanent place in the business,
the growing of certain other secondary crops such as tulips,
narcissi, and various perennial plants has been done as well,
along with the forcing of bulb flowers during the winter and
the harvesting of various cut flowers in the summer. Over the
years, however, dahlia cultivation has played an increasingly
important role in the firm's activities. In the 1980s, a plant-breeding
programme was launched; since then, several new varieties have
been added to the existing line of products. By specialising
in the breeding programmes, the company is devoting its efforts
to realising new groups of dahlias that capitalise on the latest
gardening trends and applications. Since 1995, the company has
been requesting plant breeders' rights for promising new varieties
and has been working together with selected partners to market
them.
Objective
The company's goal is to develop dahlia varieties of high quality
that capitalise on gardening trends and applications. Production
processes are increasingly making use of such modern propagation
methods as tissue culture and rapid propagation from stool plants
so that certified virus and disease-free parental material is
serving as the basis for this production.
Production
Each year, cuttings are taken from more than 100 varieties and
then cultivated on a land surface of approximately 8 hectares
to produce saleable tubers. The company is a member of the co-operative
of dahlia growers known as 'Gallery'. Ninety percent of the
company's production is based on varieties bred and developed
by the firm itself. In addition, great quantities of dahlias
are harvested as cut flowers during the summer months. It is
also during this time of the year that the company is participating
in promotional activities such as exhibitions and inspections.
Trade
The company supplies retail companies in the Netherlands and
abroad. Its varieties protected by plant breeders' rights are
utilised by 'Gallery', the dahlia co-operative, to produce dahlia
tubers for dry sales and forcing to potplants. They are also
used by various alliances to produce dahlia cuttings for pot
culture and cut flower production.
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