The fundament of successful strawberry cultivation depends on the reliability of the plants.  Cultivating healthy and productive strawberry plants, it sounds so simple, but it is a serious business what – at Aardbei Extra – keeps us busy every day.

Aardbei Extra is a family business with passion for excellent strawberry plants.

Flair (early)

Flair is an early variety with a good flavor. Flair is not susceptible to root diseases and is less sensitive for powdery mildew. The yield is a bit less, but the earliness in combination with a high sales price, early in the season makes it a very interesting variety.

• Exceptional early
• Very good flavor
• Fresh colored fruit
• Resistant to root diseases and powdery mildew
• Excellently suited for cultivation in tunnels

Magnum (mid season)

Magnum® is a June bearer. This variety has a good vigour and requires little maintenance. The large berries are short and conical in shape, very fragrant and juicy with a high Brix content

Berries do not bruise when picked due to its firmness and the shelflife is very good.

• Good vigour
• Upright and balanced crop
• No particular susceptibility to diseases
• Large fruit (20 to 25g), juicy, sweet (high Brix index)
• Bright red fruit that does not darken
• Firm fruits and very good shelf life
• Very suitable for cultivation on substrate

Limalexia (medium)

Limalexia is a new variety which stands out with it’s beautiful big fruits, really good flavor and high yields. When fertilized well, the variety is less sensitive to powdery mildew. With hot weather, the Limalexia plant can maintain fruit size throughout the growing season.

Limalexia is a strong grower and because of this, it is less sensitive to root diseases. The strong roots makes sure that the plant experiences less stress.

The characteristics of this allrounder, makes the Limalexia even a very good fit for summer cultivation in a greenhouse!

• Good flavor
• Big fruits
• High yield
• Strong plants

Elsanta (medium)

Elsanta is a medium early variety with a good flavor. The variety is moderate sensitive to root diseases and powdery mildew. Elsanta is suitable for all types of cultivation systems, like greenhouses, open field, substrate and tunnel cultivation.

• Firm fruits with very good flavor and strawberry aroma
• 1 to 2 days earlier than Sonata
• High to very high productivity
• Allrounder: suitable for al types of cultivation systems, both indoor as outdoor and early to late cultivation

Falco (mid season)

Falco is a June bearer which produces large strawberries. It is a very strong variety with uniform and firm berries.

The Berries are juicy and fresh, intense red and have a bite and remain firm even in warm weather. The shelf life is excellent. The first berries can be slightly grooved.

Falco is very suitable for open field and tunnel cultivation. Falco has no special nutritional requirements.

And has a very strong resistance against Phytophtora Cactorum. But is also showing good resistance to Botrytis and Rhizoctonia.

• Large uniform berries (average > 28 gram)

• Juicy with a fresh bite, excellent taste during summer

  Easy to pick, not sensitive to bruising

  Very productive, high percentage of first class fruit

  Strong resistance to Phytophtora Cactorum

  Very suitable for open field and tunnel cultivation

Florice (everbearer)

Florice (Flevoberry breeding) is a brand NEW, productive everbearer with beautiful large fruits. The fruit retains its size throughout the season.

The fruits have an excellent taste and a high and constant brix-level. The strawberries are intense red, firm and not very sensitive to bruising.

Florice is strong against root diseases and quite tolerant for powdery mildew.

• Large fruits with a short conical shape
• Excellent taste and aroma throughout the season
• Easy to pick, firm,  not sensitive for bruising
• Strong tolerance to root diseases
• Suitable for different cultivation systems