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Bram Breugem

Frozen Queen Calla Lily Breeder

From an early age, Bram Breugem knew he wanted to follow in his father's footsteps and become a grower. When Bram was 21, he started working at his dad's nursery business in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands. He began small-scale testing of calla lilies in the 1990s after noticing an uptick in the plant's popularity. In 2000, he began forcing callas in his greenhouse on a larger scale while performing some breeding of the plants on the side as a hobby. About a decade into his testing, Bram noticed a spectacular, one-of-a-kind calla lily growing among his seedlings. He'd never seen anything quite like its translucent, silvery-white leaves, which differed greatly in appearance from the rich, deep green foliage found on all other callas. He knew that plants with little chlorophyll—the natural compound in green plants that gives them their colour—tend to perform weakly, but he was so taken by this calla's singular beauty that he couldn't bring himself to give up on it. Against all odds, it started growing and producing gorgeous, wine-red blooms—and Frozen Queen was born!

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Frozen Queen Calla Lily

We're thrilled to be the exclusive seller in the U.S. and Canada of this transcendent calla lily! Frozen Queen will enchant you even before its wine-red blooms begin opening. The unique hues and shapes of the variegated foliage are, in a word, breathtaking. Translucent, silvery-white leaves irregularly outlined in green brush strokes elegantly twist and curve as they climb skyward. The upright, trumpet-shaped flowers, which are 10 cm in length and 5–7 cm in diameter, arrive in midsummer displaying the colour of a good Bordeaux to add gorgeous contrast. This versatile beauty is equally at home outside in the garden and indoors as a houseplant. Outdoors, it deserves a spot in the front row where it can be admired, such as in a border or patio pot. In areas with hot, humid summers, we recommend planting this calla lily where it will get at least some shade and avoid being in direct sunlight during the hottest hours of the day.

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