plant excellence
Siam Curcuma
In 1990 Jan van der Knaap (1925-2010) discovered the beauty of the Curcuma in Thailand. This was the start of unraveling the cultivation of a completely new product for the Western world. Which today has led to a uniform Siam range of high quality. Easy to grow in different pot sizes and even different color shades.
our focus
Well planable tissue product
The Siam series is a tissue culture product. This means that every piece of starting material contains exactly the same genetics, guaranteeing quality and uniformity. Siam Curcuma is extremely strong and therefore hardly susceptible to diseases and pests. In our breeding, the focus is on the aesthetics of the plant and its applicability in different cultivation systems.
starting material
Global lab capacity
The Siam series is propagated in several labs, located all over the world. These labs are located at logistically strategic locations, which means that we produce as much local-for-local as possible. All starting materials leaving the labs are uniform and meet the KP Holland quality requirements. This way, our growers are guaranteed consistent crops.
What we strive for
Intense colours, powerful leaf veins, and an even better shelf life. Every day we are striving to improve the “Siamese Tulip”.
optimally tested
Flowering trials
The flowering of the available varieties is monitored during the season by the cultivation managers. The special shelf life area is always full of shelf life tests in different flowering stages. We only introduce new varieties if they have a longer shelf life than their predecessors.
Siam novelties
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Breeding
catalog
A complete overview of our range of Rosalina, Cupido and Siam propagation material. Download it here.
breeding plant excellence
Distinctive genetics
With distinctive and proven genetics and end products of the highest achievable quality, we achieve growing success for growers and create long-lasting flowering pleasure for consumers.