Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse

[Lesley Cox]

Apparently Primula 'Don Keefe' was bred at Cotswold Garden Flowers  http://www.cgf.net/index.php  and is covered by European PVR (propagation for re-sale is prohibited without a license.

Why would one want to bother? Looks like your basic Cowichan to me, in the orange/red range. Nothing special.

The Muscari though, QUITE another thing. Really super. 

[Lvandelft]

Monday was a special Narcissus day in the Show Hall.
There were many entries, but I just picked a few of the smaller Narcissi and two other entries.

Narcissus                     
Narcissus Cupid 1             
Narcissus Cupid 2a                     
Narcissus rupicola                 
Narcissus Smarple                   
Tulipa celsiana                     
Babiana rubrocyanea

[Alan_b]

I managed to make a flying visit to the Keukenhof Garden in Lisse yesterday, taking advantage of a particularly cheap return fare on Easyjet.  Is this is where the flower shows that are the subject of this thread are held?  {Edit:  Possibly not because this thread begins some months before the Keukenhof is open - in which case, Luit, could you mentiuon the venue and times of these shows for the benefit of anyone who happens to be in the area}  

Lisse is close to Schiphol Airport and during the time that the Keukenhof is open (late March to late May) there is an express bus service from the Airport which only takes about 30 minutes.  Unfortunately Wednesday is the day between shows at the Keukenhof so I was only able to glimpse the next show being set up by peering through the doors of the pavilion.

[Lvandelft]

Alan, the weekly Show is always on Monday, except Easter Monday or Whitsun Monday.
If anyone wants to visit this Show, it could be helpful to PM me before and I can be of help.
The Show is in the CNB Bulb Trade Center, about 2 Km. from Keukenhof.

If you would have sent me a PM in advance about visiting Keukenhof, we could have met maybe, because I was there yesterday late afternoon too, but could easily have arranged another time to go there and show you the best places. 
Did you make pictures? Could you send some into the Keukenhof Thread?

[Ezeiza]

Hi:

    Concerning the difference between "I" sellowianum and dialystemon,

sellowianum always has 6 tepals
dialystemon always has 8 tepals, seedlings invariably having 8 tepals


It will take time but former Ipheions will have to be named Tristagmas in the future.

BUT, these plants are not Ipheions. Current (accepted for two decades or so now)
nomenclature is


Nothoscordum felipponei is the one known as "Ipheion" sellowianum
Nothoscordum dialystemon is the one known as "Ipheion" dialystemon-
both of this have very short "stems" and look sessile

Nothoscordum hirtellum is  the one known as "Ipheion" hirtellum
the flower opens more flat and with upwards curving tepals. Also yellow with brown striped backs. The "stem" is 10-15 cm tall. Can not be confused with the two previous ones on this alone.

The confusion of names came from a poor "Synopsis" that made a confusing merging of random species of the two genera based on the fact that some species have pedicels that strongly curved downwards to bury the ripening capsule.

regards

[Lvandelft]

Thank you Alberto!

I made a copy of your posting and will send it to the taxonomist of KAVB, Mr. van Scheepen.

[Ezeiza]

Thank YOU for your generosity in sharing so many inspiring images, it was like we were there!

Best regards

[Lvandelft]

Since I made the pictures on Monday, I couldn't find time for the Forum.
I was happy that a Forumist was visiting, so I was a rather occupied these days.
Oops, I am not complaining...    
The Forum had to wait, so I'm a bit late with my pictures of this week.

Amongst other entries this week was a special Muscari day at the Show.

Disporum sessile var. flavum               
Lachenalia contaminata               
Polygonatum Grace  Barker           

Muscari entries
Muscari Artist   
Muscari Chimcan                       
Muscari Cupido                             
Muscari Maxabel                             
Muscari Peppermint                         

[Lvandelft]

And some pictures of a beautiful arrangement and subtle details, which I liked very much:

Muscari arr.
Muscari arr. det. 1                 
Muscari arr. det. 2

[Jim McKenney]

Wow, Luit, really nice. And if those are lilacs and fragrant viburnum arranged with the Muscari, that must have been a potently fragrant corner of the exhibition hall!

[Lesley Cox]

Some beautiful forms here Luit. What a difference from the old "Grape hyacinth."

[fermi de Sousa]

Hi Luit,
were all these varieties bred locally?
They are quite attractive and show there's more to muscari than ribbon borders!
cheers
fermi

[Lvandelft]

Jim, you spotted the right plant and I am sure they will smell, but in this hall temps are kept
to 15 C. to keep the flowers fresh for some time.
When it is so cold you almost don't smell much.

Fermi, I don't know much about breeding or selecting, but in the last years many new varieties
did occur here.

[Oron Peri]

Luit

Fantastic

Some of these cultivars seems to be huge, aren't they?

[Lvandelft]

Some of these cultivars seems to be huge, aren't they?

Oron, let's say that many visitors were impressed. Several ones were really huge.