The new autumn catalogue from flower bulb specialist Verver Export is now available for customers and other interested parties. Haven’t received your copy yet? Please get in touch with your regional contact, request one via our website, or browse and/or download the catalogue online: www.ververexport.com/catalogues/.

A dynamic range

Flower bulb growers are increasingly impacted by changing legislation, crop protection regulations, climate change, and rapidly rising costs. As a result, they must make more critical decisions about which varieties to grow. Some cultivars no longer perform well, others are more vulnerable to common bulb diseases, and some are no longer commercially viable due to the time required to grow bulbs to the correct size for supply. Labour costs are high, so larger batches of the same varieties are often more economical to process. Consequently, growers are reducing the range of varieties they offer. Sadly, many of the more passionate growers are no longer able to cultivate the ‘exclusive’ varieties.

For Verver Export, this represents a major shift in supply. Many of the new hybrids introduced in recent years are no longer in cultivation. The result: fewer rare and unique cultivars available! Even the standard range has become increasingly dynamic. Unfortunately, we must finalise our catalogue well in advance, meaning not everything listed may ultimately be available during the season. However, we hope it remains a source of inspiration and still offers enough variety to bring your ideas to life!

Attractive green spaces

Your showpieces in town or village centres deserve to look spectacular year-round. With Verver Export’s flower bulb mixtures, you can create a dazzling display every season.

New: Verver ‘Erotic Prince’ © – A mixture of tulips and a narcissus. The base colour scheme is yellow and white, with a surprising touch of soft pink. Three eye-catching tulips steal the show, while a richly scented narcissus forms a yellow cloud at ground level. For an early colour boost, consider underplanting with white Bellis and yellow violas.

New: Verver ‘Ängelholms Glädje’ © – A fragrant mixture of hyacinths, tulips, and narcissi in lilac-purple tones, accented with fresh yellow and white. The hyacinths bloom first, followed quickly by three different tulip varieties. Named in Ängelholm (Sweden) during the 2024 Tulip Festival.

New: Verver ‘Ville de Bourgoin-Jallieu’ © – A mid to late spring flowering mix, perfect for ending the season with a flourish! A bold colour palette of orange, pink, and purple with a touch of red. This combination includes tall tulips paired with Camassia.

Functional green spaces

Use a mechanical flower bulb planter to create functional greenery in the spring with colourful meadows or flowering borders. Once the bulbs have died back, the area can again be used for recreation or as a roadside verge.

This year we introduce a successor to our trusted mechanical planting combination ‘Prima Ille-et-Vilaine’ – now renamed ‘Prima Ile Tropicale’ ©. The spring sparkle of white is interspersed with touches of orange, yellow, and red. Plant it sparsely or densely – both are equally effective.

‘Natura Proluxa’ © – A highly refined combination of small flowering bulbs. It undergoes multiple transformations throughout the spring. Best suited to sandy soil, and be sure to mow the grass short before winter – otherwise, the delicate blooms may not come through properly!

Natural greenery

With naturalising bulbs, you can create stunning, natural-looking plantings beneath shrubs or combine them with perennial flower seeds to produce beautiful wildflower meadows with a long flowering period. These also reduce maintenance costs as frequent mowing isn’t required – and they bring nature into urban environments.

‘Nature Matsina’ © – A blend inspired by the colours of the Swedish flag, named after our former East Sweden sales representative, Mats Karlströmer. It begins with early crocuses and ends with the yellow wild tulip (T. sylvestris). This mixture of small blooms creates a vibrant blue-yellow spring carpet. It thrives best in open soil, free from grass competition. Combine with a mix of perennial seeds for a flowering oasis that will surprise and delight the neighbourhood time and again. A range of suitable seed mixes is listed in our price list.

A great way to demonstrate your commitment to promoting biodiversity as a green space manager. Mow once or twice a year and remove the cuttings a few days later.