Business
Information
The enterprise:
Hermien
Challa has a long experience in the professional
improvement of gladioli. After graduating at the
Wageningen University she worked on the whitefly
resistance in cucumbers at the IVT. After that she
worked a number of years for a company that improved
roses, followed by the improvement of Crocosmia, small
flower gladioli and finally large flower gladioli. A
great deal of attention was paid here to the inter
cross-breeding of resistance to Fusarium oxysporum.
Through this work she came into contact with small and
botanical varieties which soon roused her interest.
Sale
In
addition to the open days in August, which offer you a
good opportunity to view our assortment, you can always
get in touch with us. To do that click on the
contactpagina (contact page) where you can find the
relevant information. We will be pleased to make an
appointment with you.
Independent
Enterprise
Hermien
Challa has had an independent enterprise since 2003 which
specializes in the development of large flower, medium
large flower as well as small flower gladioli.
The
accent lies on modern, new colours that combine well in
bouquets and can even surprisingly be worked in borders.
Among other things one of the goals is to produce
gladioli that are suitable for gardens and bouquets.
Some of the new gladioli have a long decorative value
thanks to the beautiful seed-pods that they form.
New
developments
With the
large flower, the medium large flower as well as the
small flower gladioli the focus has always been (and
still is) on the achievement of great uniformity, a good
balance of stem and spike length, of spike formation as
well as the overall image of the gladiolus. Because the
people around her appeared to react enthusiastically to
the smaller gladioli, she gradually began to think that
there must be a market for that particular variety too.
Market
research
During
presentations on nursery days for garden lovers people
reacted with great enthusiasm to the new colours that
were abundant in all the varieties. The positive
reactions to the medium large flower and small flower
varieties were striking. The interest on the part of the
public is enormous and where the Challa gladioli were on
sale they were sold out in no time. To Hermien this was
a confirmation of her own ideas that she applies in her
work and a stimulant to carry on.
First
new varieties on the market
The die
is cast. The new varieties can now be offered. See our
invitation to the Open Days. In the future increasingly
more Challa Gladioli will be available on the market.
Gladioli
To give
you an impression you will find below a number of
examples of gladioli which have become available now.
   
  
High
scores Challa Gladioli
In the
summer of 2007 Challa Gladioli has for the first time
shown a number of varieties in Lisse during the annual
judging by the “Koninkelijke Algemene Vereniging van
Bloembollencultuur” ( Royal General Society of Flower
Bulbs Culture). Various selections were shown.
Particularly the formation of the spikes won much praise
and scored highly.
A
review:
The
judging of gladioli by KAVB was brightened up by a number of gladioli varieties that had
never been shown before. Responsible for this showing
was improvement expert Hermien Challa who in Spankeren
(municipality of Rheden) focuses on the improvement of
this particular flower.
During
the latest special KAVB Gladioli Judging session Challa Gladiolen won a well-earned gold
medal.
Earlier Challa Gladiolen with
its lilac gladiolus Purple Prince finished among the
highest scores.
Just
like a week before the white Challa Gladiolen’s “Snow
Dance” drew all attention again.
During the judging session in 2008 various Challa
gladioli earned high scores, the varieties as shown
below won a gold medal.
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