Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse

[Lvandelft]

Then we were surprised with a nice early sprind display.
There was a nice small Galanthus in it. After taken in culture since about eight years
it seems to be a good grower. The best feature of this snowdrop is that it flowers rich and very fast after coming out and stays very compact. I'm sure it will get a name soon! In the same display was a plant of Tiny Tim which small as well but does not perform so nice.

Early Sring  display                     
Galanthus nivalis                       
Gal. nivalis [l] - Gal. Tiny Tim [r]

[Lvandelft]

and finally a very nice pot Hyacinthus Anastasia
and some tulips

Tulipa Algarve                         
Tulipa Dalida                             
Tulipa Krakow

[Lvandelft]

forgot the Hyacinthus

[Boyed]

I also want to show here that there are shown here tulips as cutflowers which are judged for keeping quality after at least one week in the hall:

One week? Many of my tulips, which were not specially bred for cutflower production last around two weeks in vases. I especially like to cut 'Temple of Beauty' and its sports du to its tall stems. They last very long as cut flowers, but in the case if the room is relatively cool and air in is not dry (this is very important).

In previous posts we discussed new cultivars, bred for cutflower froduction. And as you see in the picture all this tulips don't have a neck and their blooms are at the same level with the tips of the last leaf. Currently such types are in great demand as cut flowers in EU countries. As they are not tall, they are cut above the bulb and then the bulbs are generally thrown away, or simetimes re-grown.

In CIS countries, growers, who specialise in forcing, prefer use tall growing ones for cut flowers with long necks, because, maybe forstly, we are used to it, and secondly it is somewhat economical. Many growes cut the stems above the second leaf (becaue they are enough tall), so the the good replacenet bulb can be formed, and in a year it can be used for forcing again.

[annew]

What a pretty display in the basket!

[David Nicholson]

Very colourful Luit.

[Lvandelft]

Anne, David I am glad you still like my pictures 

[annew]

Of course we do! 

[Maggi Young]

Of course we do! 

Quite right - for Ian and I it is one of the highlights of the week to see what colourful offerings are displayed in Lisse.

[FrazerHenderson]

A new still unnamed Iris from McMurtrie

Iris ret. McM     

Luit

Thanks for taking the time and trouble to show the Lisse plants, the report is a genuine highlight of the forum.

I'd been following up on the web different growing methods and have noted that those growing for the cut flower trade are producing tulips hydroponically.


The McMurtie reticulata iris looks similar to Iris 'Avalanche' which was shown at this year's early bulb show at Dunblane. I think Stan da Prato might have taken a large picture  of the specimen. I found it artificially bright but then I don't rate 'Katherine Hodgson'. I've always preferred 'J.S. Dyt'.

Frazer

[Lvandelft]

Luit

The McMurtie reticulata iris looks similar to Iris 'Avalanche' which was shown at this year's early bulb show at Dunblane. I think Stan da Prato might have taken a large picture  of the specimen. I found it artificially bright but then I don't rate 'Katherine Hodgson'. I've always preferred 'J.S. Dyt'.

Frazer

Frazer. the one I showed is not Avalanche.
Alan send many of his Iris hybrids to Holland for testing and to see which perform best, i.e. best growing, biggest flowers, etc. He comes ? every year to Holland to see his plants here growing in the fields. (I've seen him already at the Lisse Show as well) The ones which are not good enough ( in the eyes of the Dutch grower) are sent, according an agreement to J.R., who obviously introduced the name Avalanche to one of these irises.

[Gerard Oud]

Quite right - for Ian and I it is one of the highlights of the week to see what colourful offerings are displayed in Lisse.

Today there was a lot of white stuff

[Lvandelft]

Indeed there were lots of snowdrops to see, but there was so much more  .
The Show Hall was totally filled.

snowdrops   
Galanthus alpinus bortkewitschianus   
         
varied display   

[Lvandelft]

Iris hollandica                       
Iris ret. Rhapsody                   
Iris reticulata n.n  a new still not named Iris reticulata.

[Lvandelft]

Two display with excellent new colours in Hyacinthus
                     
Hyacinthus                     
Hyacinthus 2                           
and
Zantedeschia