Danish breeding troupe Viking Roses , the sister company of Roses evermore , has moved emplacement . For many years , the examination ingest place in the Netherlands , but last year they move to a new placement in Nakuru , Kenya , which will formally open up its doors in May . There are already 10 varieties in the assortment , and at the moment , 6 Modern commercial-grade multifariousness will be added . Earlier this month , Harley Eskelund and John Pauw drop a hebdomad with growers in Kenya and were surprised to see the advancement made by the breeders over the last few years .
Harley with the Kenyan team in the greenhouse
interestingness in nostalgic types"It was instructive to be with the growers for a hebdomad ; sympathise their wishes and requirement is important in our selection and breeding going forward , " says Harley . He sees meaning pursuit in the nostalgic eccentric at the minute . " Every revolution ( industrial in the past tense and now data / digital ) is watch over by renew care to , and hold of , nature . We see this with gardens today being an extension of the interior of the theater . Garden roses and big , garden - type flower are in high demand . "
Rosa get it on Me In My Dreams , Under The Stars , lose in Pink , Under a Majestic Sunrise . fall into place hereto enlarge the effigy .
Several new varieties caught the middle of the growers , among others : RLM ® with Fatal Attraction ; Just a Little Bit More ; Paula ’s Champagne Delight ; In My dreaming ; misplace in Pink ; Under the Stars ; Under a Majestic Sunrise ; and Beyond Venus .
novel varietiesThe current assortment of Viking Roses consists of 10 kind , and 6 raw commercial miscellany are being add at the import . Most of the Modern varieties are large - headed sprayer roses with full nostalgic flowers with a unique enduringness , Harley explains . " At our test farm , durability tests are carry out , together with old , well - known varieties , and to our great pleasure , the durability is at the top of the new I ; at least 14 days at the consumer . " All in all , the grower were very surprised to see how much progress we had made in the last five years .
In the examination greenhouse
raw test locationSo what does the new location look like ? " It is located in Nakuru , and at the moment , we have 8 beds planted ( 200 varieties ) , and we want to keep it limited . We prefer efficiency over a turgid control surface sphere , and our pick is rough . "
The unexampled position will officially open up its door to customers from May 2 - 4 , 2023 , and according to Harley , the first blush is looking promise . " Before the prescribed opening , farms are already push for budwood . "
Some of the ' on the direction ' varieties in a vase exam . Click hereto enlarge the image .
Eager to see the varieties?If you ca n’t travel to Viking rose ' candid family in Kenya , they will also bring their varieties to theIFTFin Vijfhuizen , which will take place from November 8 - 10 , 2023 .
For more information : Viking RosesJohn Pouw[email protected]Harley Eskelund[email protected]www . VikingRoses.com
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