Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse

[Lvandelft]

A very special week, I think, Luit, - feels really like spring!

Is there a requirement that  narcissus that are intended for  the cut-flower trade must  spend time on display to see how they perform over a period, in the way that the tulips must?

As far as I know not, Maggi.
But most narcissus will last at least a week when they are not picked to green.
The best way is to pick them when they are half open, but for transports in the trade this is rather difficult.

[Lvandelft]

Narcissus cuatrecasasii looks a bit tall Luit? Blanchard describes them as 12cm high.

David, here is another pic from a bit different angle.
Probably in a good year they will reach 13 cms 

[Maggi Young]

Yes, as you say, narcissus do stand well when cut. Recently I had  a gift of florists tulips last really well for three weeks - I was very pleased with that.

[Matt T]

David, here is another pic from a bit different angle.
Probably in a good year they will reach 13 cms 

To me the corona doesn't look right for N. cuatrecasasii, which should be deeper and more cup shaped?

This looks like it might be N. rupicola?

[ashley]

Narcissus cuatrecasasii looks a bit tall Luit? Blanchard describes them as 12cm high.

These plants in Cazorla were mostly 20-25 cm tall, much bigger than any rupicola I've seen.

[Maggi Young]

These plants in Cazorla were mostly 20-25 cm tall, much bigger than any rupicola I've seen.

I was just going to give that link, Ashley - and this one with this photo  of our plant from wild seed from Margaret and Henry Taylor.


 The rounded cup is quite clear in this photo -which shows how the mouth of the cup is drawn in. In the Lisse  flowers the cup is more straight sided, flared and also somewhat scalloped - more like  rupicola

[annew]

Iris babadagica is worth growing just for the name. It's the sort of thing you could say as you pull a rabbit out of your hat! Which I do all the time of course.

[Lvandelft]

Sometimes I think that it's really a privilege to have the possibility visiting these interesting shows almost every week.
Most of the times we see some new and/or very interesting flowers.
For instance this week there were a few hybrid hyacinths and one had colours I never saw before. It was white, tinged green with a black heart.                       
                         
Hyacinthus white-green
Hyacinthus red 

[Lvandelft]

also some extreme blackish tulips were there:

Tulipa dark   

[Lvandelft]

other entries:
                         
Allium Cameleon
Scilla reverchonii   

[Lvandelft]

and finally some more nice flowers:
                                 
Phlox sub. Kelly's Eye                 
Pleione Tongariro
Iris pumila Stapleford

[Roma]

Is the red double hyacinth, 'Chestnut Flower'?  I have it flowering in my greenhouse just now.

[Maggi Young]

What a week  Everything is  so exciting.

The green and white hyacinth  looks like one of Arnold's wonderful Lachenalias - VERY spectacular.
Has it the usual hyacinth scent?

[Lvandelft]

Is the red double hyacinth, 'Chestnut Flower'?  I have it flowering in my greenhouse just now.

Roma, the one showed here is an unnamed hybrid.

[Lvandelft]

What a week  Everything is  so exciting.

The green and white hyacinth  looks like one of Arnold's wonderful Lachenalias - VERY spectacular.
Has it the usual hyacinth scent?

Maggi, I think most hyacinths are scented, but I admit that when taking pics I rarely put my nose in every flower .
Honestly, I don't know