Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse

[Ragged Robin]

Special entries of Agapanthus were invited for this week.
There were a lot of entries with flowers in vases and in pots.
For most pot it was a bit early as they were not really flowering, but in a few weeks there is
another special with Agapanthus.
I show just one of the entries in pots to show what we can expect later.

Agapanthus Madurodam
Agapanthus Saville Blue             
Agapanthus Sofie             
Agapanthus Stephanie Charm               

Looking forward to more Agapanthus from the Flowershow - Stephanie Charm is very elegant but I love the blues too 

It's wonderful to see so many gorgeous, tantalising entries, Luit, thanks for showing them 

[Lesley Cox]

And a good, true Dianthus erinaceus. I can almost feel the pain! Having said that, it is much better grown out in the open air than under glass. The plant is tighter, bluer, and more floriferous. No doubt more vicious too.

[Lvandelft]

This week we saw a very nice small Gladiolus. It's a cross where Gladiolus nanus was used.
Another interestin item was one of the newer forms of Echinacea.
Some forms of Echinacea make nice big flower heads and flower arrangers like it to use them without petals.
I show first a picture without petals and one of the same cultivar after a week in a vase.

Gladiolus seedling
Gladiolus seedl. cl.

Echinacea White Mist 1       
Echinacea White Mist 2

Crinum powellii Alba
Lilium Nettie's Pride
Babiana stricta                             
Chasmanthe floribunda
Chasmanthe floribunda var. duckittii

[Paul T]

Luit,

Fascinating Lilium.  Love the Chasmanthe.

[David Nicholson]

Mmmm, me too, and the Babiana, lovely.

[Ragged Robin]

All very interesting , Luit, and I am fascinated by the look of the two shots of:

Echinacea White Mist 1       
Echinacea White Mist 2

I think I almost prefer number 1, without the petals - although it wouldn't then be named 'white mist' rather 'orange sun' 

[fermi de Sousa]

Luit,
that Gladdie is certainly interesting - a bit like Rogan's "jammy mouth" flower he showed on another thread! "Nettie's pride" Lilium is alos a bit of a break from the usual.
cheers
fermi
 

[Lvandelft]

My absence from the Forum has been caused by several weeks of holidays and lots of different other things to do afterwards and of work in the garden. Not finished yet, but some more time to post in the Forum  .

This week there were some entries of Dahlia and a great display of  named Colchicum.
Just for a restart in this thread a picture of this entry.

[ashley]

Welcome back Luit

Are these cultivars of C. autumnale?  I like the dark forms in particular

[Paul T]

Mmmmm... middle at the back and far left at the back look beautifully dark.

[Ragged Robin]

Welcome back and I'm looking forward to your next lot of postings, Luit, what a fabulous opening display of Colchicum 

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Welkom thuis Luit !

Looking forward to see these Colchicum from a little closer ! 

[Lvandelft]

Amongst the different entries there were:
species like C. tenorii, C. pannonicum, C. laetum, C. byzantinum
and Cultivars Innocence, Lilac Bedder, Disraeli, Violet Queen and William Dykes

The light was not good enough to picture the flowers with the right colors, so I cannot show them apart.

[Lvandelft]

This Monday it was a sunny day outside and the light in the hall was
much better than last week.
And there was a new entry with Colchicum too, so here some pictures of them.
Just the group of Crocosmia I had to photograph against the light
I show two pictures though to show what I mean with bad light to
make pictures
   
                           
Colchicum atticum                           
Colchicum Harlekijn 
Colchicum Autumn Herald                 
Colchicum Conquest                     
Colchicum Giant                     
Colchicum Poseidon             
Colchicum Innocence
Colchicum Rosy Dawn                 
Colchicum Violet Queen                 
Colchicum Waterlily         

[Lvandelft]

batch 2:

Colchicum William Dykes               
Colchicum Zephyr                   
Crocosmia group 1             
Crocosmia group 2             
Nerine filifolia               
Sternbergia lutea Angustifolia       
Tritonia laxifolia                       
Tritonia lineata var. parviflora
x Amarygia parkeri Alba
Bessera elegans