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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...
Rob de Boer new area manager
My name is Rob de Boer and I work for Könst as new Area manager for 6 months now. You can say I really have my roots in the floriculture. As a son of a rosegrower you could find me in the greenhouses already during my childhood. At this moment I am 26 years old, and have finishe...
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.
Könst Hot Pepper®
Hot peppers will attack your taste pupils ! The variety Konst Hot pepper® will attack you with it’s attractive red colour and it’s sturdy thick and straight stems.
The flower size is Big ! Not like Konst Himalaya® but it is getting there almost.
More productive...
Könst Pumori®
Konst Pumori is a new Pink in our assortment. The heart is bright white, this combination with big flowers makes this an attractive exclusive variety to see.
At this Moment we have Ovation in the same colour range. Compared to Ovation the flower size is a lot bigger ! The production i...
Könst Sundance®
Könst Luna®
Könst Navarone®
Könst Minerva®
Könst Andorra®
Inca Yuko
Inca Lake
Inca Joli
Inca Avanti
Inca Coral
Könst Caribbean®
In yellow we have Konst Shakira and Konst Sandy at this moment. Konst Caribbean is a good strong colour as a flower. Konst Shakira is more greeny yellow. Konst Sandy is a little pale yellow.
Remarkable about Konst Caribbean is that this yellow variety shows in the stage of harvesting ...
Könst X-treme®
Whenever we talk with flower arrangers or florists, they always ask about the new developments in the flower-breeding field. During HortiFair 2008 we exhibited
Könst Sweet Dreams®
Könst Sweet Dreams is one of our newest varieties without stripes.
The lack of stripes gives the flower a special look. Könst Sweet Dreams has an almost baby pink/cream colour.
These characteristics make the bi-coloured Könst Sweet Dreams the perfect flower for use in wedding...
Könst Emilia®
Könst Nirvana®
Könst Switch®
Könst Whistler®
The variety Konst Whistler has got all the ingredients to be a success just like Whistler a fabulous ski area near Vancouver, Canada, host town for the Olympic winter games 2010. With introducing Whistler we came a step closer to a good white hybrid without a yellow heart.
...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
Könst Boa Vista®
Creme is a colour normally not sold a lot, but still needed. Albatros used to
Könst Duet®
In strong Pink at this moment we can offer the variety Könst Duet. Könst Duet is a stripeless very strong Pink
Inca Rocky
