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Bulbs => Bulbs General => Topic started by: Lvandelft on December 03, 2007, 06:57:49 PM
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From the start of December we will se more forced
bulbous plant at shows here.
Today I saw at the weekly flowershow in Lisse some
nice colors in Hyacinths.
I hope you like them too?
Luit van Delft
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Lovely colours Luit, but where's the SCENT? :)
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Lesley,
Put your nose closer to the screen. Great scent!
Luit, great colours indeed. I succumb each year and buy a pot or two as well as some bulbs to bring along myself. They are then planted in the garden under deciduous shrubs where they continue to flower for many years afterwards.
Paddy
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Lesley
next time I will try to make a picture with a Fuji-odora.
You never know what happens then??
We will have to ask the B.D. if there exists such a camera.
Paddy, it will take some time before you can buy such bulbs,
they seem to be rather new varieties.
Luit
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Wouldn't make any scents me sniffing the screen as I can't smell anything because I have a cold. ::)
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And my own screen seems to be quite senseless :)
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Getting a new one wouldn't make scents Lesley. :D
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Can't afford the sense let alone the dollars. But if someone with a bit more cents those those currently contributing to this topic has a spare one on offer, it would be scentsible for me to accept. And that's enough nonscents from me.
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This topic is just scentsational!! :P
That strong yellow is rather impressive. Have seen creamy yellows, but nothing anywhere near that strong a yellow before. Favourite Hyacinth of mine is 'Woodstock' with it's rich red-purple colouration.
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I thought Woodstock was yellow? Mind you, my memory isn't worth a bag of peanuts thesedays! ::)
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Luit
Nice hyacinthus
We use them for Christmas decoration in Sweden and then plant them in the garden. They never get as good as the first year but are nice anyway. I have not seen the ones for Christmas here in Portugal ready with flower but there might be bulbs. I will try since they have such a lovely scent and colour.
Is there not a hyacinth that is called "delft"? and is blue? Is it by "chance" the one You showed Luit? And if so is that Delft any relation of Yours?
Kind regards from sunny Portugal
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Joaqim, that is too much honour for me.
The one I showed is a very new cultivar,
called Aqua. (The blue one on the 2nd. pict!)
Delft Blue is a famous Dutch Porcelain.
Hyac. Delft Blue was already won in 1944,
and the name given, because of the nice
porcelain blue colour.
On the 1st pict. is Koh-i-Noor, relatively new and
is one of the earliest cultivars for cutting!
Luit
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Luit I had the feeling that the delft was a bit darker but I was not sure now I am. Thanks for the information.
I did not think it came from You but from an older relative since I knew it was old. I actually thought it was older than 1944 but now I know the age.
To everyone:
It would be very nice to see some hyacinths here even if they were part of Christmas decoration if that is within what the forum permits. It is nice to see the hyacinths and also the decoration.
Kind regards
Joakim
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Here are some more Hyacinths, which I saw yesterday amongst some others
on the weekly flowershowin Lisse.
Hyac. Johanna we saw some years ago for the first time. It seems very good for
early forcing and very useful as cutflower.
The other one is new, without a name.
Hope you like it.
Luit van Delft
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Johanna is very nice. I like deeper colors more.
By the way, tell me please, what should I do with them when they wither? Now is frost in here, I can't plant them in the garden. What if I put it in a big pot, and place in a cool place (about 10°C) with much light?
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Katherine,
I try to keep the foliage growing as long as possible, keep the bulbs in a cold greenhouse and feed regularly and then plant them out in the garden under shrubs in spring. They do well in the open garden; the overhanging shrubs give a certain amount of protection from frost and I have bulbs flowering every year which I planted in the garden 20 years ago. The scent is wonderful.
Paddy
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Thanks, Paddy.
My greenhouse is the staircase, but it works well. I will do that.
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Who wouldn't like such a bunch of SPRING on the table?
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I thought Woodstock was yellow? Mind you, my memory isn't worth a bag of peanuts thesedays! ::)
My eldest has just begun to Snoop around my books - She's a Schultz fan too now.
When I grew up I found Calvin & Hobbes which fits my parenting years well ;)
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I liked the ones in the classroom: Charlie Brown to Lucy: "what did you answer for question 3?" "38! What did you get?" "Red!!!". She never did let him kick that ball! :(
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My favs scenes are with : Snoopy and Woodstock and the Scout Troop / Snoopy's brother Spike / the delicate relationship between Peppermint Patty and Snoopy. Delicious, every one.
I have seen Calvin and Hobbes but never really got hooked.... oh! you were asking about your CHILDREN's
reading habits, not the (supposed)grown-ups? :-[ ??? ::)
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I just LOVE Calvin and Hobbes. Has some really interesting things to say about society.... and it is a lot of fun too!! ;D
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Not quite as showy as the garden varieties,small and refined with a fantastic scent.
Hyacinthus orientalis turkey pinabasi
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Hyacinthus orientalis turkey pinabasi
Seems not having much changed since good old Carolus Clusius produced a picture
in his famous work in 1601.
Nevertheless a very interesting plant you showed us here, Tony!
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Fantastic Tony. Thanks
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a couple more pictures of hyacinthus orientalis.
The first is from nehmrut dag and the second is one from pinabasi both in eastern turkey
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I usually have a few in the house which then make it to the garden for future years and I rather like the way the flower spikes become much looser and sparser - more like the species they've been bred from I guess - it also means they don't fall over quite so much. Mine are just now coming through outside so something to look forward to.
Sue
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this years pictures of Hyacinthus orientalis.
I know they have been sub divided into two sub species and these represent one from each
the first is ssp orientalis and the second ssp chionophyllus
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Both really beautiful Tony. How long from seed to flowering?
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Ashley,five years. I have never had seed set and not managed an off set yet.
I have another three in the pot of ssp chinophyllus which are in early bud.
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Tony, great plants as always,
ssp chionophilus is a stunner with its turquoise color,
I tried to grow it few times, but it seems to prefer a colder place.... :-\
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Tony,
how broad are the leaves of ssp orientalis? P. Wendelbo states they should be 4-5(-11) mm broad.
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Tony,
how broad are the leaves of ssp orientalis? P. Wendelbo states they should be 4-5(-11) mm broad.
Yuri
I have just measured them and both ssp are the same at 22mm.I would say that both ssp species are from the type locations in the Flora of Turkey and that gives leaf width as 4-5(-11mm) for ssp orientalis and 12-15mm for chionophilus.
Maybe they have grown fat in my conditions !