Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse

[fermi de Sousa]

Wow, Luit,
those new echinaceas are nothing to sneeze at!
 

I must tell my Triteleia peduncularis that it can develop a stem! It flowered last year with the stem at ground level and the pedicels lifting the florets clear of the soil!
Thanks again, Luit,
cheers
fermi

[Lvandelft]

Among the many entries these weeks of Gladiolus and Agapanthus there are always some other plants to see as well.
Here some of my choices:   

Gladiolus                                               
Glamourglads
Chasmanthe floribunda                               
Chasmanthe floribunda Golden Wave                     
Chasmanthe floribunda var. duckittii

[Lvandelft]

Agapanthus                                       
Agapanthus Senna                                       
Crocosmia Culzean Pink x  A. J. Hogan                     
Crocosmia Culzean Pink     

[Lvandelft]

Some new small flowered gladiolus hybrids         

[Lvandelft]

Lilium Vico Queen                                           
Lilium Lady Alice   

[Lvandelft]

and finally a nice new Eucomis hybrid:

Eucomis hybr.               

[Brian Ellis]

Yes that is a nice one Luit, thanks for showing us, I'll be interested to know it's name in due course

[ArnoldT]

Luit:

Do you know if the Lilium Vico Queen had the hand of the late Sir Peter Smithers in it's background?

Arnold

[rob krejzl]

Do you know if the Lilium Vico Queen had the hand of the late Sir Peter Smithers in it's background?

My apologies for answering this instead of Luit.

Vico Queen is indeed one of Smithers' registered hybrids, part of his Vico Afro group. The RHS Lily group Newsletter #64 contains an article by him describing something of it's background.

[TheOnionMan]

Good stuff, so showy!  Love the Glamourglads, Chasmanthe and Agapanthus.  I must say, on my screen, Crocosmia Culzean Pink looks blazing red-orange and not pink at all; is it really a pink color?

[ArnoldT]

Rob;

Thanks, It has L. Sulpherum in its background doesn't it.

Arnold

[Lesley Cox]

Very pleased to see the Chasmanthe in flower as I have a dozen strong seedlings at present. I had no idea what it would be like. Seed from a kindly and generous Forumist.

Last summer there were some Glamourglads in packets in local garden centres. I was almost tempted. Maybe next summer.

[Lvandelft]

Yes that is a nice one Luit, thanks for showing us, I'll be interested to know it's name in due course

Brian, I was sure that you would like this one
At this moment it has only a number, but it is asked to be planted out in the KAVB Garden for judging and I am sure it will receive a name soon.   

[Lvandelft]

Do you know if the Lilium Vico Queen had the hand of the late Sir Peter Smithers in it's background?

My apologies for answering this instead of Luit.

Vico Queen is indeed one of Smithers' registered hybrids, part of his Vico Afro group. The RHS Lily group Newsletter #64 contains an article by him describing something of it's background.

Thanks Rob, I did not know this at all, but probably would have found it somewhere                      

[Lvandelft]

Good stuff, so showy!  Love the Glamourglads, Chasmanthe and Agapanthus.  I must say, on my screen, Crocosmia Culzean Pink looks blazing red-orange and not pink at all; is it really a pink color?

Mark, I made the picture amidst only orange flowers and the camera did not justice the colour right.
I can show another picture made by someone else using flash. He was not satisfied about his result but the real colour is about between both pictures.
Just slightly more pinkish than orange.
                                     
Many pictures of Crocosmia species and hybrids may be seen here
http://www.theafricangarden.com/iridaceae_iris_family_image_index.html