Major orchid grower expands production
Added on 15 January 2020
One of the Pacific Coast's foremost distributors, Westerlay Orchids is a third-generation Dutch horticultural enterprise committed to cultivating innovative, on-trend blooms designed with consumer care and environmental impact in mind. Now, the company's move to increase production initiates a planned expansion in national distribution from 3 million to 4 million plants by 2021.
Already Southern California's largest commercial grower of Phalaenopsis orchids, the 4-acre expansion will carry forward the company's mission to maintain the most sophisticated facilities on the West Coast boasting the highest possible third-party certification benchmarks.
"We are thrilled to grow our operation and presence in the Carpinteria community, which has supported and sustained us from the beginning" says third-generation Dutch cultivator and Westerlay Orchids President Toine Overgaag. With a firm commitment to community-building and a solid reputation for supporting local causes, the company looks forward to continuing its outreach measures while doubling the production of 2-inch 'Darling' Phaelanopsis. The expansion will also enable Westerlay to explore new plant varieties and continue to bring cutting-edge designs and features to consumers nationwide.
Source and photo courtesy of Greenhouse Grower
Source: Greenhouse Grower
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