Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse

[Lvandelft]

Luit,
those "pottulips" look like oompa-loompas compared to the cutflowers!
Do they retain their short stature when planted in the garden?
cheers
fermi

The ones showed here are all greigii hybrids Fermi, so I think they will be nice and rather compact in the garden too.

[Lvandelft]

Nice Tulbaghia Luit.

And it is sweet smelling as well David, I mean at least the flowers are...

[Maggi Young]

And it is sweet smelling as well David, I mean at least the flowers are...

   

[Lvandelft]

Despite the warm weather there were a few newer, some still unnamed, and a bit later flowering snowdrops this week:

Galanthus elwesii nn 2                 
Galanthus elwesii nn a                 
Galanthus elwesii Valentines Gift

[Lvandelft]

some other spring flowers:

Cyclamen persicum Rhodes Form         
Lachenalia pearsonii                 
Muscari muscarimi ex Honaz Dag 
Crocus tommasinianus Lilac Beauty

[Lvandelft]

and a few narcissus:

Narcissus Hillstar                   
Narcissus scaberulus 
Narcissus Richard Bennett   
Narcissus Lilac Charm 

[Lvandelft]

Last week I showed a group tulips for a test, here is a picture of the next test and how they are delivered before they are put in the vases:               
                     
Tulipa test                           

[annew]

It is not often you hear me say this, but I really like that double daffodil!

[Lesley Cox]

No Anne! You are having a senior moment. How could you possibly? You couldn't possibly.

[fermi de Sousa]

some other spring flowers:

Cyclamen persicum Rhodes Form         
Lachenalia pearsonii                 
Muscari muscarimi ex Honaz Dag 
Crocus tommasinianus Lilac Beauty

Hi Luit,
in case they are not aware, please alert the growers of the Lachenalia that it is not the species L. pearsonii but the cultivar L. aloides 'Pearsonii' - the similar names are the cause of much confusion,
cheers
fermi

[Lvandelft]

Thanks Fermi, will try to remember and do so.

[annew]

No Anne! You are having a senior moment. How could you possibly? You couldn't possibly.

Yes, they look suitably wild (in the sense of untamed) and unruly, yet quite elegant and relaxed. Just like me 

[annew]

Crumbs, is there an echo in here? 

[Maggi Young]

Crumbs, is there an echo in here? 

Who said that? 


I find myself drawn to 'Lilac Charm' - it may just be the lovely photo.

[Lvandelft]

I just read these comments and I must say that I am on the same line as Anne with this particular narcissus. I could every week make pictures of many double flowers at the show here, but I am aware that many people don’t like them and there are indeed a lot I don’t like myself which makes it easy to neglect them.
And Lesley, it has nothing to do with senior moments of Anne or myself, I’m afraid being more senior than both of you, though 
When I saw this cultivar, my first thought was that it must be an old cultivar, not made artificially like all newer hybrids.
This one is rather new, according to Daffseek.
 And I think these flowers have  something naturally indeed, which gives one some happy spring feelings