We would like to introduce the team behind Excel Roses:
Theo van de Sande, consultant/ grower with a life time expertise in the rose industry in the Netherlands and almost twenty years in the United States.
Ellen van de Sande, past president of the International Cut Flower Growers Association.
Teun van Turenhout, free lance consultant from the Netherlands, well known to all rose growers from working for Stokman Rozen. Teun is close to all new horticultural development from the Netherlands. At our request he will visit the propagators of your choice to check the status of your rose plant order and maintains contact with all the North American rose growers.
Excel Roses is your source for rose variety selection & consulting. Since 2000 we represent rose breeders, W. Kordes Sohne from Germany, LEX+ and from 2006 Preesman from the Netherlands. We represent Kordes Roses International, your provider for quality rose plants. We can provide you with information from all rose breeders and maintain a realistic and objective position toward your choice of breeder and plant producer.
W. Kordes Sohne, a world-renowned company in northern Germany with a tradition of more than 100 years in the hybridization of new rose varieties and in the production of rose plants.
LEX+, young and successful breeder of myriad rose varieties that have taken the spotlight in the last 6 years.
Bartels Roses, a young and dynamic company representing Empire Roses, Fazari and Debard, a new addition for us in 2006!
Preesman, prominent breeding facility for roses and other cut flowers providing traditional craftsmanship with state of the art techniques, supported by fundamental scientific research.
In 2004 Kordes Roses International took over the propagation, sales and export activities of the well known rose propagator Stokman Rozen. Kordes Roses International has year round availability for quality cuttings, top and root grafts. These plants can be used in soil-cultivation as well as in any kind of substrate.
We update our web site with varieties and future introductions of roses from all breeders. Our links in Partners will bring you to the breeders web site for additional information.