The 11th Dutch Lily Days open tomorrow

The 2023 Dutch Lily Days are around the corner. The event will run between 6-9 June 2023 at 13 lily companies across the northwest of Holland and bring together a cross-section of the Dutch lily industry and institutional stakeholders. Bringing a rainbow of colours and a plethora of shapes and sizes are tried and tested lily varieties along with many new market entries.

Now in its 11th year, the Dutch Lily Days will showcase the best of Dutch lily breeders, bulb suppliers and growers and offers the opportunity to discover the lilies customers will love.

True to tradition, the dates of the Dutch Lily Days coincide more or less with the Flower Trials. The latter is four days later, so foreign visitors can easily combine a visit to both events.

Royal Van Zanten’s branch in Hillegom will host the event’s official opening on 6 June, which will coincide with the launch of a new range of pollen-free, single-flowered oriental hybrids selling under the Liber brand name and a new campaign to boost lily sales.

Visitors of the Open Days will be invited to cast their ballot for their all-time favourite lily. Last year, OT hybrid ‘Touchstone’ by Mak Breeding topped the Dutch Lily League, an annual ranking of the top 50 of the world’s most appreciated lily varieties.

The participants in the 2023 Dutch Lily Days are P. Aker, Boot Flowerbulbs, Van den Bos Flowerbulbs, Bot Flowerbulbs, De Jong Lilies, Lily Company, Onings Holland Flowerbulbs, C. Steenvoorden, GAV Lilies, Gebr. Vletter & Den Haan, VWS Flowerbulbs, World Breeding, Zabo Plant and Royal Van Zanten.

For more information, visit www.dutchlilydays.com