Netherlands: Richplant grows gardenias on 50,000m2
The history of the company goes back more than 30 years. Since 1983, Richard Scheffers has engaged in the cultivation of pot plants, located at the Poeldijkse pad in Honselersdijk. This is also the place where he began growing gardenia Jasminoides in 1987, which still belong to their core business.
Halfway through 1989, they opened a company on the Oostheullaan in Honselerdijk, where, in addition to various other crops, mainly Spathiphyllum was grown. In 1998, these companies were sold and continued on the Great Achterweg 6a in Naaldwijk as one.
Now the company has a surface of 50,000m2 with their main product, the gardenia in four pot sizes. Jasper Meijer of Richplant says that the VBN standard of gardenia knobs is 20mm, but Richplant put their quality standards at 25 mm. Due to this policy, even in the winter months, 80% of their knobs comes out.
In addition to the gardenia, Richplant is the only breeder in Europe which produces the products Jatropha Podagrica, Jatropha multifida, Ixora Konitiki, Crossandra Fortuna, Clerodendrum Prospero propagates, and they have developed their own species within Crossandra and Clerodendrum.
For more information:
OZ Planten
Magnolia 11 VBA Zuid
1424 LA De Kwakel
Postbus 1076
1430 BB Aalsmeer
Netherlands
+31 297 380 780
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www.ozplanten.nl