Colorblends
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| Industry | Horticulture |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Schipper & Company |
| Founded | 1912 in Amsterdam, NL |
| Founder | Cornelis Nicolaas Schipper |
Key people | Tim Schipper |
| Products | Flower bulbs |
Number of employees | 14 |
| Website | colorblends |
Colorblends is a distributor of flower bulbs based in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The company was founded in the Netherlands by the Schipper family in 1912. Colorblends is Holland's largest tulip bulb mail-order operation based in the United States.
Background
The company's website says that Schipper & Company started in the Netherlands in 1912. Cornelis Schipper moved the company to the United States after World War II.[1] Cornelis Nicolaas Schipper was born into a tulip farming family. He emigrated to the United States in 1947 and when he arrived he borrowed $1000 and purchased a car. He drove around getting orders in different towns for flower bulbs. He serviced florists and wholesale growers.[2] Schipper & Company USA is still a privately owned busienss and Colorblends, is part of the company.[1] The company is owned by Tim Schipper.[3]
The company is located on the west side of Bridgeport, Connecticut and they feature a spring flower garden attraction called the "Colorblends Garden".[4] The company operates under the trade names: Colorblends Wholesale Flowerbulbs and Colorblends Bulb Company. They have annual revenue of $4,480,480 and they employ 14 people at the Connecticut location.[5]
Museum
Colorblends is one of the founders of the Amsterdam Tulip Museum in the Netherlands.[6] Colorblends is Holland's largest tulip bulb mail-order operation in the United States.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Colorblends Our Roots…Are Bulbs". Colorblends. Schipper & Company U.S.A. Inc. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Cornelis Nicolaas Schipper, 101". NewCanaanite. Newshound LLC. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ Higgins, Adrian (21 October 2020). "Planting bulbs offers a bit of hope for better things to come. Even this year". The Washington Post. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Spring is in the air: Bridgeport Wholesale flower bulb warehouse offers spring flower garden attraction". News 12 The Bronx. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Schipper & Company, U.S.A., Inc". Buzzfile. Buzzfile Media LLC. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Tulip Museum in Amsterdam". Amsterdam. Amsterdam. Retrieved 20 November 2022.