Beekenkamp Plants Inks Deal to Become North American Kalanchoë Supplier
March 26, 2019 
Beekenkamp Plants BV and SlijkermanKalanchoë, a Netherlands-based Kalanchoe breeding and propagation company, have agreed to a cooperation effective immediately for the North American market. SlijkermanKalanchoë, which specializes in the breeding and production of single- and double-flowered Kalanchoë, are pioneers in achieving new colors, new cultivation methods, and longer shelf life.
Beekenkamp Plants will exclusively offer the full line of the potted SlijkermanKalanchoë to the North American market. Production will start at the main Beekenkamp location in Uganda in combination with its begonia production. For the 2019-2020 season, production will be available out of the Slijkerman location in Kenya.
Both the single- and double-flower Diamond series are uniform in habit and flowering and require minimal plant growth regulators. The Serenity series offers 15 colors that are completely uniform due to breeding by genetic mutation. The focus of breeding is on unique colors, flower size, and shelf life.
With this expansion, Beekenkamp Plants strengthens its position as a house plant supplier in the North American market.
“I am very excited about our cooperation with SlijkermanKalanchoë,” says Marc Driessen, Director of Beekenkamp Plants Ornamentals. “Adding this unique line of Kalanchoë benefits our grower customers in North America in accessing more genetics from a reliable supply chain. Additionally our grower customers are able to offer their retail customers proven new genetics, and future novelties.”
“I am very proud of the achieved innovative results due to our commitment of intensive Kalanchoe breeding during the last decade,” says Stefan Slijkerman, owner of SlijkermanKalanchoë. “We see Beekenkamp Plants as a reliable partner for the territory of North America with a wide network and we look forward to working together to enable grower customers to have access to our strong genetics.”
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