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woensdag 30 mei 2012

BolleNoord - Iris

With the Dutch Lily Days behind us, we are already looking forward to the iris inspections on Wednesday, June 13 at BolleNoord Groteweg 9 in ‘t Zand. Last Year in 2011 we showed some varieties and won a price with the Buffalo. Shall we win another price again? Who will tell.



Iris - Buffalo
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June, month of the lily



Saturday, June 2 will the action campaign 'June, month of the lily " gets a very special start. At the Vrijheidsdreef Dreef in Heemstede places the Flower Council for one day a six-foot transparent bubble. After entering, the visitor is treated to a real treat for all senses.

Filled with 500 lilies are the smells and colors of many different species overwhelming. With the central theme 'Femininit...y' Heemstede is the perfect place for the start of the campaignmonth. Heemstede is the most feminine city in the Netherlands.

With 113 female residents for every 100 men Heemstede according to the Central Bureau of Statistics the city where relatively most women live. Heemstede is the ideal place for the femininity of the lily to show. The unique exhibition in the lily-bell is single and only one day experience.

Ladies first:
The Lily-Bel is Saturday, June 2 from 10.00 - 17.00 to admire and visit at the Vrijheidsdreef in Heemstede. The entrance is free for ladies and gentlemen, but ladies go certainly in this case - first.

Source: Bloemenbureau Holland

Thank you!

25th of may was the last day of the Dutch Lily Days. We are proud to say that the second Dutch Lily Days was a great success. For this we want to thank everyone for their visit and intrest in our businesses, Lily Company and Bot Flowerbulbs. If you have any comments or suggestions please contact us.

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With kind regards.

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dinsdag 22 mei 2012

maandag 21 mei 2012

maandag 14 mei 2012

Sunny Morning

Lily Company in Andijk take the Dutch Lily Days to introduce a series of small-flowered Martagon lilies for the first time on the auction market. It's the Sunny Morning, Orange Marmalade and Claude Shride Arabian Knight. (Bron: Hortinews)

Sunny Morning

woensdag 9 mei 2012

Lilies in Wonderland

The iris
The Keukenhof is Thursday started with the last special show before the park closes for the fences again this year. Traditionally, the Lily Parade. This time without company presentations of the lily industry.

"Lilies in Wonderland" is the theme of the new structure of the largest lily show in the world, from 10 to 20 May in the Willem Alexander Pavilion. As many as 200 'floral tube' of 3.5 meters high to create an atmosphere that arranger Dorien van den Berg compares with a bamboo forest. "It is a treat for visitors to wander through it, take pictures and enjoy the beautiful lily shapes and colors,'' she predicts.

The lily sector is still involved in this product show but on a smaller scale than was usual. They see of from the individual company presentations. The lily companies last year created for professionals the Dutch Lily Days. From 20/25 May they set open their doors to their cultivars under the spotlight.
"The Dutch Lily Days act since last year as successor to the Lily Parade at the Keukenhof. To prove the box open days is a better alternative. "We noticed that in recent years the branch visit on the flower lily parade declined. That made us decide to put more attention to the Dutch Lily Days ", says Nico Vletter, Director of Gebr. Vletter & Den Haan. "This year, we provide it to the Keukenhof, but that's the last time. The Keukenhof is not a platform for the trade of the leliebusiness. It is mainly the consumers who look at the flowers and there we are very far from. You can choose to live and grow from sentimental reasons, but it all takes a lot of money and delivers little.

Baptism by AZ celebrities
It has become a tradition that on the first day of the show a new lily lily is baptized and the connection to sport is laid. This year baptisms coach Gert-Jan Verbeek and director Toon Gerbrands a lily, “Alkmaar”.The new red-white lily “Alkmaar” belongs to the OT lilies are hybrids between two different groups: Oriental and Trumpet.
Source:Horticultural News / CdM





Martagon - Sunny Morning (Lily Company)

(Photo: Paul van Egdom - Lily Company )

dinsdag 8 mei 2012

New Lily variety

On Thursday 10 May 2012 Lily Company wil present a new lily variety. It's a Martagon and the name is "Sunny Morning" Do you come to see this beautiful lily at Pr. Willem Alexander Pavilion at the Keukenhof?

maandag 7 mei 2012

The history of Mother's Day

The iris
The day the mothers were honored in England. On this day in history it was the custom of the day for mothers to be home and bake a special cake, called the Mothering Cake. Mother's Day originated in America. Since 1914, America celebrated Mother's Day already. In the Netherlands, Mother's Day is especially a day of Giftss. In its earliest origins, the second Sunday in May in 1914, mainly focusing on the worship of his mother's role. The founder of Mother's Day Anna Jarvis. A single teacher from Philadelphia who lived from 1864 to 1948. And she had her passion for the admiration of the role of mothers not form a stranger. Her mother has organized various things for mothers. So she set up a network of so-called Mother's Work Clubs. Groups of mothers who are jointly tried diseases and infant mortality, which in those days was pretty to fight.
Anne Jarvis is the most famous woman in the history of this day
They assumed that the mother's heart could stand in a better society, "Mother's Better, better homes, better men and woman." When her mother died in 1905, Anne Jarvis on the first Sunday after the death of her mother (her mother died on the first Sunday in May
) a personal tribute organized for her mother. The following year she was on the first Sunday after her mother's dying day the first "General Memorial Day or All Mothers' organized. But it took until 1914 before Mother's Day as an official day was introduced. In all those years, Anna Jarvis fought very hard and send a lot of letters to the director for a official Whoreship's day for mothers. Eventually she wrote history, Mother's Day was born.



vrijdag 4 mei 2012

Origin of the Gladiolus

The iris
In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were discovered in South Africa in the wild gladiolus of notable size. These were crossed and especially from the Netherlands were more and more varieties on the market, ranging in size from 50 to 170 centimeters. Also appeared small types, Gladiolus nanus, particularly graceful and beautiful species. A smaller type is called Butterfly gladioli, they are distinguished by a particular color pattern.

As written, the gladioli come originally from South Africa. There they were used as food by the population and mixed in biologics.
The name "gladiolus" is derived from the Latin "gladius" which means sword, which refers to the leaf shape.

The ancient Romans were infamous gladiator fights took place. It was literally to the death or gladioli: who overcame the other, was buried under gladioli.

Abroad, the gladiolus flower and very popular as grave as processing large bouquets. Because many gladioli from our country to be exported abroad, the emphasis in the cultivation on the large red, yellow and white species.


 

woensdag 2 mei 2012

Origin of the Iris


The iris's history is rich, dating back to Ancient Greek times when the Greek Goddess Iris, the messenger of the gods and the personification of the rainbow, acted as the link between heaven and earth. Purple irises were planted over the graves of women to summon the Goddess to guide the dead in their journey. Ancient Egyptian kings marveled in the iris's exotic nature, and drawings have been found of the flower in a number of Egyptian palaces. During the Middle Ages, the meaning of irises became linked to the French monarchy, and the Fleur-de-lis eventually became the recognized national symbol of France. From their earliest years, irises were used to make perfume and as a medicinal remedy. Today, they are primarily seen in gardens, in bouquets, and in the wild all over the world.

Today, the iris is the state flower of Tennessee, and the Fleur-de-lis is the emblem for the city of New Orleans. Irises are cultivated all over the world, and they can be found naturally in Europe, the Middle East, northern Africa, Asia, and North America.

Origin of the Lily



Lilies are plants of the northern hemisphere. In the wild they are found both in Asia, Europe and America. In northern countries such as Korea, Japan and parts of Siberia, but also near the equator, in India. In Europe, the lily native to the Caucasus, the Balkans, Greece, Poland, the Alps and the Pyrenees. In most states they come in the wild, except for the southwestern quarter.

The lily grows well at sea level and in higher elevations, above 3000 meters. In the latter case it is usually in small plants, up to 30 cm, with only one flower per stem. Some lilies have a wide range. Thus, L. for martagon of Siberia to the Balkans. L. regale other hand, was discovered in 1903 on the steep slopes of a remote valley in the Chinese province of Szechuan and is nothing else. At present there are approximately 100 different varieties are known.

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dinsdag 1 mei 2012

About us





HISTORY
After 70 years in cultivation of flower bulbs, we started in 1970 a wholesale company and the preparation of Iris, Lily's and Tulips. A few years later we stopped with the flower bulb cultivation of Tulips. We have put our focus on preparation and on wholesale of Iris, Lily and gladiolus. A few years later we set up a program concerning Iris breeding. In 2000 we started with Lily breeding. In 2006 we took over colleague Gladiolus exporter. Our main products now are Iris, Lily and Gladiolus. For all these products, we have test programs for better preparation and preservation, to maintain good quality bulbs for whole year cultivation.

IRIS
Iris harvest begins in August. The harvested clean bulbs then come to our company, where they undergo monitoring and quality checks. The bulbs will be stored at +30 degrees Celsius, with a minimum of 2 weeks to a maximum of 50 weeks. Bulb Iris is in a resting stage at +30 degrees Celsius. After this resting stage the bulbs undergo a temperature treatment for flowering, depending on the region, the plant date and the plant conditions. After all the treatments the bulbs can be delivered to the customers with climate conditioned transport.

Bot flowerbulbs has also developed a method for transport of Iris by -1.5 degrees Celsius, to combine the transport of the Iris and the Lilies, which enables an efficient transport.

LILIUM
The Lilium harvest starts in October till December depending on the variety. On arrival of the bulbs in our company, the bulbs will undergo a quality check. After these checks, they are stored in the climate rooms. After acclimatisation the bulbs will be disinfected and packed for long storage. The packing of the Lilium is fully automatic. Thereafter our qualified staff perform an extra after check. The Lilium bulbs will be stored for a minimum of 6 weeks in cooling rooms to interrupt their dormancy. The packed Lilium bulbs are stored for a maximum of 13 months before they are planted. The required freezing time will be calculated using sugar measurements.

GLADIOLUS
The Gladiolus harvest starts in November till December. On arrival of the bulbs in our company, the bulbs will undergo a quality check. They will have an additional drying period. They finally will be stored at 3-4 degrees Celsius. The Gladiolus storage period can run up to a maximum of 13 months.

Bot flower bulbs collaborates with a company specialized in gladiolus bulb. With their assistance we select the plant material, that is exported to Syria , where the young material will grow to the final deliverable bulb. Harvesting starts in November till December. We receive the Syrian bulbs in February and in March in our company. These gladiolus bulbs have more content, weight and quality because of the good climate conditions compared to the conditions of the Gladiolus bulbs of Dutch origin. Therefore Syrian Gladiolus bulbs result into higher quality flowers with a much bigger stem and a longer ear full with flowers.

Starter of the quarter

In 2011 was Lily Company proclaimed by Rabobank Westfriesland Oost "starter of the quarter" Today the owners Paul Egdom, Jan Willem Metzelaar, Edward and Evert Bot were interviewed. This interview will be broadcast during the award ceremony. All 4 quarterly winners will be present. The public will then choose which quarter winner will be the winner of 2011. Good luck!


On the left Edward Bot next to him is Evert Bot from Bot Flower Bulbs