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Since 1990, ImZaadEx BV has been dedicated to the production, import and export of cactus and succulent seeds. Founded by Dick van Geest and Maria van Geest, the company focuses on large-volume and wholesale seed orders, serving growers and seed companies around the globe.

It all started in 1920, when Dirk van Geest started collecting cacti and succulents in his small greenhouse in Naaldwijk in the Netherlands.
In 1950, three of his sons, Leen, Wim and Jaap, began growing cacti on a commercial basis. Soon Leen van Geest had a cactus nursery of 12 acres, and grew 2-3 million of cacti a year! Together with Wim and Jaap, on adjacent acres, there was a total of 30 acres of cacti and succulents, of which 20 under glass.

In 1976, Dick van Geest, oldest son of Leen van Geest, with the experience he had working in his fathers greenhouses, was invited to Peru to work for a business relation. This company was called “South-American Plants”, and cultivated cacti from seeds and explored Peru, Bolivia and Chile for more interesting species.
In 1979 he decided to start his own business, bought a piece of land in Peru, and started to sow and grow cacti and succulent seeds and plants.
In 1990 ImZaadEx BV was founded. And now based in The Netherlands.

The company flourished and at the moment ImZaadEx BV exports to over 30 countries worldwide!

What started out as a hobby of his grandfather, Dick van Geest, together with his wife Maria del Carmen Alguiar, are now the owners of a successful international business, with roots in Peru and The Netherlands.