Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse

[Lesley Cox]

I may be ungrateful or cynical or something but I really can't see the merit in naming so many seedlings from the same cross when all are just about identical. Maybe there are differences not visible in images but even so, to me it seems like a case of "if you've seen one, you've seen them all."

[Maggi Young]

Are any of the Hippeastrums scented?

[ashley]

I agree that the Narcissus crosses all look rather similar from the pictures but like them anyway. 
Yes hyacinth 'Fresco' is strikingly different, and I really like the deep colours of 'Baby Blue' & 'Midnight Mystique'. 
Nice to see more gracile hippeastrums being developed.
Thanks Luit.

[ashley]

Hello Asley,

You asked about Muscari Gul Delight, I am the one who registered it, you see I got from Rannveigh one pot of seedlings and selected out what I thought it was the best and put it in tissue culture and grew that on with scaling, so my form is uniform.
Muscari Gul from Bob and Rannveigh they grow it from seed so there is some variation in their forms, and because their form already got some awards Rannveigh like to use the the name Gul in it, so we deside the name M. Gul Delight.
I hope you satisfied with my explanation , otherwise please ask me

Wim de Goede

Thank you Wim; it's fascinating to learn more about this.  So 'Gul Delight' is a registered name, but can PBR protection be obtained for a selection such as this rather than the product of a selective & defined breeding programme?

[Joakim B]

Nice color of the dark blue hyacinths but I would not call dark blue "baby blue". To me that colour is lightblue rather than dark blue. Might differ in different countries. I bet the hyacinths did smell strong (nice) as well. These are actually the first spring plants for me in Portugal.

Luit great set of pictures again. Great thanks
Joakim

[Lvandelft]

Robin, in the hall the temps are kept at 15 C, so the smell in there is not so strong..

David, I believe many of those Narcissus are bred in English speaking countries, so I have no idea.
Maybe you have a look at Daffseek, where you can see who named them. I don't have the time for that at the moment.

Lesley, I made the same question here and I was told that all these varieties are from different breeders. But I agree that so many
look a likes don't make sense, though the grower told me that on the field there are different heights and different times of flowering.
BTW, they were shown by our famous Collector.

Maggi, I was too busy making pictures, so did not put my nose in.    But I don't think they smell strong.

The Hyacinthus Fresco was for me very outstanding too, but the bulb traders don't see it as something good.
Hyacinths are mostly grown to force them in winter for cutting or for selling on pots.
Us plant lovers don't count for them, I'm afraid. They think in "millions"     

Nice color of the dark blue hyacinths but I would not call dark blue "baby blue". To me that colour is lightblue rather than dark blue.
Joakim

Joakim, I agree, but the Baby part is because this variety is very short. But I was thinking the same as you about Baby Blue.


Thank you all for your comments

[Lvandelft]

Some more pictures of the show.
Last week I only made a few pictures:
Hall 1
Crocus etc.

[Lvandelft]

This week's Monday, when entering the hall there was a real color spectacle
+ the scent of hyacinths in very good quality:

Hyacinths
Tulips     
Hall 2
Fun with Hyacinths - Crossing results
Smaller bulbs 1

[Lvandelft]

Smaller bulbs 2
Scilla mischtschenkoana 1                             
Scilla mischtschenkoana 2 
Scilla mischtschenkoana Zwanenburg 1                     
Scilla mischtschenkoana Zwanenburg 2 

[Lvandelft]

Smaller bulbs 3 
Iris reticulata Ida                                     
Crocus chrysanthus E.P. Bowles                         
Cyclamen persicum N. Israel Form                                             
Smaller bulbs 4       

[Lvandelft]

and finally a few for the tulip lovers                     
                       
Tulipa Arabian Mystery                                   
Tulipa Fostery King   

[Brian Ellis]

Excellent report as usual Luit, Many thanks, it gives us something to aspire to!

[Ragged Robin]

Thanks for showing so many interesting bulbs Luit at the Lisse Flowershow - the Scilla are lovely and Iris reticulata Ida could be just what I'm looking for 

[Gail]

All lovely Luit, thank you so much for posting.  I'm particularly drawn to the iris but wouldn't say no to a bouquet of tulips!

[Lesley Cox]

They are, as always Luit, quite magnificent. I doubt if we've ever seen such a colourful display. So many varieties and such gorgeous colour of all kinds.

I Haven't especially noticed before but it is evident in this series, how attractively the whole hall is set up with oval benches which I assume are moveable? and the long, curved, stepped bench as well. So much more interesting than long, straight tables. The possibilities for attractive arrangements are huge.