Breeding

Nieuwkerk Amaryllis has about 40 patented varieties, developed in-house. The breeding process produces new, commercial successes every year. When cross-breeding certain types of flowers with promising properties, Nieuwkerk Amaryllis always has the customer in mind. And even the customer of the customer. What can our customers do to distinguish themselves in the market. How can we give the market of Amaryllis extra impulses. These are questions we’re constantly asking ourselves.

An Amaryllis should not only be stunningly beautiful in bloom, the bulb should also be of heavy quality, have a long shelf life, the species should ensure a high production per m2 when growing and should be resistant to diseases. In addition, the way a bulb holds up during sea transport or when it should bloom is important during the breeding process. What’s left, is a never ending game of colors and shapes. The result should always mean added value for the customer.

Personal preference and foresight have resulted in a specialism in double flowering and large flowering species. The Nymph series is one f the largest breeding- and market successes of Nieuwkerk Amaryllis. This series of 10 double flowering varieties in different colors and sizes is very distinctive and high quality. Both the bulbs and the cut flowers have become a household name in the Amaryllis world under the name Nymph.