I hope you like this new topic.Oh, yes! Indeed! 8)
Interesting top dressing, straw for protection from cold/snow?This is a mayor dressing against the wind. In dry periods the soil (sand) would get blown off the bulbs.
cold/snow
I am assuming that this is a commercial place and they're growing the plants for selling the bulbs when dormant, rather than as a collection for viewing?
He may lift and replant each year, but he is still going to get lots of seedlings coming up over time.Paul he does not dig the bulbs out with a machine. And seedlings are so small and get lost when sieving the sand out. and he plants the bulbs every year on different beds.
GREAT picture, interesting technique and I love that he's gardening in a jacket!
The entire collection is replanted EVERY year???
I don't know what to admire more: the ingeniosity or the individualism of this person
Did you receive my mail yesterday?
Luit
Luit
There are a lot of bulbs that given good growing conditions will multiply very well. What does he do with his 'surplus' bulbs? Has he room to expand or is it a finite area. From the picture of him planting his bulbs it does seem a vast area.
Is he known throughout Holland
Narcissus Little SpellToday and yesterday were good days to make pictures. I was thinking about making pics. once a week so early in the year. That seemed to be wrong thoughts.
Lots of Crocus to see in the Collectio, and some others as well.
Here is the first batch:
Note:
I believe about the name of Crocus E.A. Bowles are still some queries,
that's why I put [-] behind the name.
Crocus adenensis Cam.B. '98
Crocus biflorus ssp. issauricus Camb. '95
Crocus biflorus Miss Vain
Crocus biflorus ssp. weldenii Fairy
Crocus candidus subflavus
Crocus chrysanthus Aubade N.J. '95
Crocus chrysanthus E.A. Bowles [-]
Crocus chrysanthus E.P. Bowles
Corydalis bracteata Marina JR '99
Corydalis wendelboi ssp. wendelboi Nr. 174 JR '01
Beautiful show Luit - I hope I didn't make you lie down on your belly to take some of these pix ;D
But you'll have to admit - C. chysanthus 'Herald' looks a lot better than in the previous pic ! ::)
Luit very thank you for these pics;
Thomas, why do you say 'my Warley' ?
Luit, I think that Thomas will not mind, he will not be online again until tomorrow!
As I am living very close to the place where you might see the greatest Bulb Collection I know about, I thought it could be interesting posting now and then some pictures.
Crocus "Dorothy" and "Goldilocks" on our friends field looks different to the plants I have under that name! T.H.
Luit;
Yesterday I could make some more pictures in the Collection.
Crocus tommasinianus Whitewell Purple (from 1933)
Yesterday I could make some more pictures in the Collection.
First some special made for Thomas, (sorry NOT ONLY for him)
Crocus chrysanthus Dorothy J.A. '93 (during the cold period)
The next two are almost the same but when okay there is some difference
Whitewell Purple is a bit darker overall.
Crocus tommasinianus Whitewell Purple (from 1933)
Wonderful shots Luit, just wonderful. Love that C. sieberi 'George' in particular.
Luit,Thank you Göte, one could write a book about wrong deliveries, don't you think?
I just want to say thank you for these pictures.
there are so many mis-named and unnamed bulbs out there so your pictures are very helpful.
I have a nice white chrysanthus? that came as speicosus alba
I also have speciosus alba that came with exactly the same label.
A long time ago I bought a Lily bulb.
The name on the packet did not match the picture and when it emerged it was a third cultivar.
Have a nice spring
Göte
Luit,
many thanks.
C. vernus "Glory of Sassenheim" is unusual 8)
It seems it is not anymore in commercial trade.
I like Iris 'Hercules', very nice.Yes a real eyecather, David.
Paulus Potter is fantastic 8)
Great show again Luit - I particularly like I. histrioides major - what a fine blue !
Guess you were the spy out in the wind instead of the cold today Luit - How's your hairdo ?? ;D ;D
How's your hairdo ?? ;D ;D
What impress me is the soil - sand!
This is likely one success factor of dutch bulb breeders ;D
I like the C.sieberi ssp. sieberi who's yellow color is shining through like yolk of an egg.
I very much like the colour of the flowers BUT.... perhaps I'm getting paranoid about all the possible virus attacks mentioned recently among the crocuses but I'm not happy about the yellowing of the foliage on the C. sieberi ssp. sieberi. What does anyone else think? Not my problem of course in this instance, but if it IS virus, this gentleman should be encouraged to root out possible offenders because with so intensely planted a collection, disease could spread like wildfire.
Crocus vernus Purpureus Grandiflorus is the darkest, richest, most delicious purple I have seen. Is it an old variety, or is it likely to be available in the trade?
Luit, the Iris histrioides is superb. Does "Cam.B" stand for Cambridge Bulbs (Norman Stevens)?The answer is YES Gerry.
Luit,Armin. this might be one, which need more heat during the resting period.
lovely pix as always.
My N. x odorus is a bit shy in flowering compared the 1st year after I had purchased them - in spite of potassium, magnesium & phosphate fertilizer. They have produced lot of leaves and set many new daughter bulbs.
Shall I increase the dose?
Any good advices?
This is what is known as the 'Campernelle' daffodil isn't it? if so, it definitely likes it hot and dry, but I find if it gets buried too deeply, or has too much competition it will quit flowering until the situation changes.Paul when winter is over I hope to make a picture of 'Campernelle', because I saw it last week start flowering.
This is what is known as the 'Campernelle' daffodil isn't it? if so, it definitely likes it hot and dry, but I find if it gets buried too deeply, or has too much competition it will quit flowering until the situation changes.
Hello Luit,
beautiful pictures. A lot for cultivar names I've never heared of.
Scilla melaina is cute. Where is the natural distribution of this species?
Luit, you are filling my notebook with plants to look out for next year. 8)
Mine too - my list is getting very long!
Luit would it be possible to show us a view of the whole field? It must be stunning.
In my garden all Narcissus face southIn my garden it depends who they are chatting too at the time! ::) 8) ;)
I my garden all Narcissus face southYou should wake up earlier, Mark. ;D ;D
QuoteIn my garden all Narcissus face southIn my garden it depends who they are chatting too at the time! ::) 8) ;)
Luit, does your friend look after his land alone or does he employ staff? If alone he has more energy than I have! ;DDavid it's a lonely job. Strange hands would give more trouble with mixing varieties.
He comes twice a day for controlling for ill or wrong plants, or heading off overripe tulipflowers.
Any chance to win his expertise more for the forum? :P
With his experience he could remedy a lot of "bulb killers". ;) ;D ;D ;D
Means ' heading off ' the take-off of the seed capsules?
Does this help to receive larger and better flowering bulbs?
Only with tulips?
Gerd
Gerd,
I suspect Luit is talking about "dead-heading" when he refers to "heading-off". This is the removal of the spent flower BEFORE seed capsules are formed. It helps because it diverts energy from the production of seed and capsule back into the bulb to strengthen it for the next season.
Luit,
I would say dead-heading is done to avoid falling rather petals than pollen on the leaves. It's true, on wet days, especially after rain leaves are attacked with grey mould, which seriously effects on the quality of the replacement bulbs.
Is this the song you're humming taking these shots ???
"Als de lente komt dan stuur ik jou ... Tulpen uit Amsterdam..."
;D ;D
at times of necessity it's ok,Yes, Luit, you are quite correct, it is better to be able to enlarge the photos to really appreciate the beauy of the flowers. At this moment the Forum seems to be operating more properly, I hope this continues.... Fred is working on our behalf, of course and I hope this improvemnet is his work and lasts well!!
his dentist has helped him, in part with the use of a cuddly gorilla and contortions
I can not imagine how the connoisseur manages to lift the bulbs and keep them all sorted until they are ready to plant again. It must be some work. I hope a mouse never gets amongst them and redistributes them amongst the containers or worst of all eats them. Great selection of pictures as usualSusan, I hope to show some pictures in summer when the bulbs are lifted etc.
Susan
Hello Luit,
never seen such a lot of fine tulipa-pics. Now I know, that there are some other good bulbs, not only galanthus ;)
Hello Luit,Luit, this is wonderful, you are helping Hagen with his white fever treatment ;)
never seen such a lot of fine tulipa-pics. Now I know, that there are some other good bulbs, not only galanthus ;)
Luit,
Very nice!! 'Red Lips' is unusual.... not seen anything like that before. :)
Verrrrrrrry impressive Luit !
Thanks for getting up early to post before you were off to Utrecht ! ;D
I hope you had lots of fun - too bad I couldn't make it this time... :(
Luit, does Cees have the whole classified list complete?
Luit,
I think the Dutch bulb industry should give you a medal (Zilvervloot medal ??) for the way you're advertising all these wonderful species ! ;D
No i mean if he has the list complete, there should be still a lot to come Luit.He does not have the Classified List complete, but it looks like he is trying to do so. ;D ;D ;)
Luit
We, the forum members, have discussed deadheading bulbs once they have flowered, does Mr X do the same as the various sectors cease to flower?
I'm not sure what your rainfall is like compared to UK but one would think that the sand would drain very quickly so what happens in a very dry spell - many watering cans!
Are the bulbs all planted at the same depth or according to the accepted wisdom of two or three times the height of the bulb.
WOOOOOOW his is so goood
I have wanted to see this for soooo looong. 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
Great work Luit
It is really appreciated. If more people looked at what there is maybe there would be more varieties for sale even at supermakets.
Maybe bit off topic and if so I am sorry for it but I just wondered about the cheap 5-10 packs that are sold in supermarkets and hardware stores etc.
It is a bit sad to sell "red" Tulips flowering mars to june with a hight of 20-70 cm as is too often the case. When it most often is only one type that I presume is named, or are there a lot of seed grown tulips grown for "cheap bags"? I would pay more for the bulb if it was written "appeldoorn" even if it would have the rest of the characteristics of the "red".
I mean combine quality with quantity or give quality to quantity without much extra effort I would assume and there might be more money in it.!! That would make everyone happier I would guess.
Kind regards for a lovely thread great work that is very appreciated.
Kind regards
Joakim
And I hope that you didn't forget about the breeder tulips: "Lous XIV", "Tantalus", "Panorama" and some other of this group to show
Luit, would it be possible for you to get a couple of pictures of Iris 'Vera' from the side, showing the outside of the standards and the falls. I'm having a (light-hearted) argument or discussion about the identity of 'Vera' as we know it in NZ and it would be good to see someone else's plant. Thank you.Lesley it took me at least 10 mins. to take a picture, where the falls were not blown
Best thread and longest running. Amazing to see bulbs from flowering right through to lifting
I've gone through these pages trying to find a Tulip I really liked but I cant see it. Was it called Candy Stick or something similar? From memory it looked very like T. clusiana. Can anyone remember it?
After the drought the flood of Colchicum is wonderful, Luit, and also it has meant that I am exploring a thread I knew nothing about and find fascinating ;) What Connoisseur Collections to enjoy and see side by side to compare and admire - the work, the dedication, the dream - fantastic :)Thanks for the compliment Robin, so glad you like this thread.
Great photos as always, Luit. Please send some greetings to our friend!!Thomas, the message that comes up tells you if MORE THAN 120 days have passed since the last post.... :D
BUT - how do you count 120 days from 21st September 2008 to 15th September 2009 ???
OK, Maggi. But I was sure Luit would be able to count more than 120 ;D ;DI'm not sure about that, Thomas... but I'm sure Vroni can! ;) ::) ;D
Thanks for wonderful photos, Luit!!!!!!!!!Zhirair, I cannot discuss about and if Colchicum are true to name, but the good thing is that many labels show the origin where plants came from.
I am very pleased to see that this topic continues.
I enjoyed your photos much, though some made me confused regarding my some cultivars being true to name. There are many look-alikes among pale-purple varieties, which often makes it very difficult to identify which is which. For example, my 'Giant' has yellow anthers while yours, illustrated in the picture, is with orange ones. At the same time my Giganteum has orange anthers, while yours - yellow. But yours have very distinct funnel-shaped flowers, which tell about its accuracy.
Colchicum 'Neptun' looks strange and much different from mine. But in this case I am sure that mine is true to name (elongated petals, small base, darker coloration than ordinary pale-purple ones).In this case you might ask the man (J.R. 2005), who originally delivered these bulbs. Maybe he can help you out??
and here the last picture
Amaryllis belladonna Johannes Burg