Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse

[Lvandelft]

There were other entries to, just a few pics:
                               
Iris hollandica                             
Pasithea caerulea       

[Onion]

Luit,

wonderful       

[Paul T]

Luit,

Just caught up with these 2010 postings..... fantastic pics as always.  Some very, very interesting stuff you show us, as usual.  Thanks heaps.

[David Nicholson]

Pasithea? Never heard of this one, can anyone say more about it please?

Good stuff as usual Luit, many thanks.

[Paul T]

David,

It's another of those small flowered Iridaceous types..... apparently lovely true blue flowers, or close to it.  I have seedlings, but not yet to flowering size.

[ArnoldT]

Have a look.

http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Pasithea

[David Nicholson]

Thanks Paul and Arnold.

[Paul T]

Thanks Arnold, I'd always thought it was Iridaceous, not Anthericaceae.  The leaves certainly look like an irid.  You learn something knew every day.  Thanks again. 

[Lesley Cox]

I especially like the vase of Allium schoenoprasum. I wish my herb garden chives showed such variation when they flower.

[TheOnionMan]

I especially like the vase of Allium schoenoprasum. I wish my herb garden chives showed such variation when they flower.

Just stumbled upon this thread, glad I took a look with so many fine Alliums being shown.  I agree Lesley, that is one beautiful bouquet of Allium schoenoprasum colors.  I was also pleased to see many choicer alliums, most all correctly named too; like pallasii, chloranthum, litvinovii, a fine form of hyalinum, convallarioides in a light pink form (very nice).  I'd like to know more about the Allium cernuum white dwarf, looks like it could be a hybrid with denser flowers than normal and such a short crooked neck... I get such things in my Allium melting pot here.

Then there are a couple problem ones; there is no name Allium dirixum, most likely a corruption of A. "permixtum", which is a synonym of Allium subhirsutum.  The Allium stellatum isn't... can't be really sure what it is unless bulbs and foliage are seen too, but the flowers are much too upright to be that species, and it doesn't look much like any of the various A. stellatum I grow, many of mine from collected sources.  And, I have my doubts about A. carolinianum too, once again I'd need to see the trademark thick, glaucous, falcate leaves to be sure, but it doesn't look right to me.

[TheOnionMan]

and some pics of this week.
                               
Allium cowanii                               
                        

Please note, that there is no Allium "cowanii", it is an ancient synonym from the 1800s for a form of A. neapolitanum, but the name lives in perpetuity.

[Lvandelft]

Here the pictures which I made last week at the Show.
Mostly bulbous plants and a few perennials:

Homeria ochroleuca                               
Homeria aurantiaca                               
Cyrtanthus mackenii 1                                     
Cyrtanthus mackenii 2                               
Cyrtanthus mackenii 3                                 
Muilla Forelock
Triteleia hyacinthina                           
Hymenocallis Sulphur Queen                           
Knautia macedonica Thunder and Lightning
Hermannia stricta                 

[Gerdk]

What a fine selection of interesting species - came along Muilla (anagram of Allium) the first time!
Thank you, Luit!

Gerd

[Paul T]

Wow, Luit.  I love that variegated Knautia.  Great combination. 

[TheOnionMan]

What a fine selection of interesting species - came along Muilla (anagram of Allium) the first time!
Thank you, Luit!

Gerd

Gerd, I'm afraid you still have to wait to see a Muilla, because that thing shown above is no where close to a Muilla.