Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse

[Ragged Robin]

Sandersonia aurantiaca has a great looking flower like lots of lanterns hanging on the stems and a fine leaf too, decorative and fun 

[Lvandelft]

there is no name Allium dirixum, most likely a corruption of A. "permixtum", which is a synonym of Allium subhirsutum.  

Mark, the grower who exhibited some weeks ago the flowers with the name Allium dirixum has got the seeds from NARGS seedlist as "Allium diriuxm" in 2002/2003.

Maybe it is possible to trace with some person from NARGS Seed exchange, where these seeds with this 'fancy' name came from ?

As Maggi always says: "There is always a clue"         

[TheOnionMan]

there is no name Allium dirixum, most likely a corruption of A. "permixtum", which is a synonym of Allium subhirsutum.  

Mark, the grower who exhibited some weeks ago the flowers with the name Allium dirixum has got the seeds from NARGS seedlist as "Allium diriuxm" in 2002/2003.

Maybe it is possible to trace with some person from NARGS Seed exchange, where these seeds with this 'fancy' name came from ?

As Maggi always says: "There is always a clue"         

Indeed, there is always a clue. I keep my past Seedex lists, and checking the NARGS 2002/2003 seedlist, I do find the entry for Allium "diriuxm" (the misspelling sounding like a diuretic medication ).  When one finds such name corruptions in a seed list, it could be from the seed exchange volunteers trying to decipher really bad handwriting, or a garbled misspelling coming from the donor, or both... so it's hard to pinpoint the source of the mistake, although since the NARGS does list the donors name/location, it can be noted the seed donation was from the UK, but no names to be revealed here... I'm sure an honest mistake. 

Thanks Luit for following up on this, it is interesting seeing how such names and spelling errors get around, the seed and plants get around the world and recycled back into the system, what goes around comes around, it's a small world after all.

[Lvandelft]

Mark now you are making me more curious about the seed sender from UK    . But I don't need to know who it was!
It's more the question how somebody (and maybe a good gardener) comes to such naming of seeds. Though A. diriuxm sounds really interesting, doesn't it   
Well, I do know of several people who are keen to order more seeds when they send in some seeds (no matter what seeds!) 

[Lvandelft]

Yesterday we saw again many colorful Gladiolus entries and I pictured some other
entries too.

Gladiolus Glamourglads Mix                                            
Gladiolus                      
Gladiolus Flevo Fun                          
Gladiolus Flevo Frizzle
Tritonia laxifolia                          
Tritonia lineata var. parviflora  = parvifolia

Since two weeks and still good looking there was a vase with Allium amethystinum

Finally a nice pot Haemanthus:

Haemanthus hirsutus Pretoria Form  

[TheOnionMan]

Since two weeks and still good looking there was a vase with Allium amethystinum

Luit, that's a fabulous form of Allium amethystinum, both for color and shape, VERY NICE.  The photo shows well the unique two-tier effect, when fertilized flowers shoot upwards and create the "upper tier".

[ranunculus]

Super display once again, Luit.

[Ragged Robin]

Haemanthus hirsutus Pretoria Form is very cute, Luit, and the Allium amethystinum is fantastic in colour and shape as Mark describes.

[Lvandelft]

Super display once again, Luit.

Posted 02.56 AM.............. you had the early shift Cliff??

[ranunculus]

Super display once again, Luit.

Posted 02.56 AM.............. you had the early shift Cliff??

'Sleepless in Whitworth', Luit ... indigestion again!   

[Lesley Cox]

I love Allium amethystinum. It's like some wild and exotic bird with an excitable crest.

[annew]

Fantastic variety of flowers, Luit.

[Boyed]

Allium amethystinum is fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Loved it very much!

[Lvandelft]

When for the Weekly Show special entries of a plant genus are invited to show, it will give the visitors the opportunity to see the new developments in hybridisation too.
One of these competitions this week was for the Genus Eucomis.
The hybridisation of Eucomis is rather young, so growers have to find out what people like to buy.   
Here a few pictures from this week:
             
Eucomis Tugela Ruby 
Eucomis autumnalis
Eucomis Dwarf Red                             
Eucomis montana White Heaven  (with nice margins on the leaf edge!)         
Eucomis Baby Coral                   
Eucomis zambesiaca

[Lvandelft]

The other special Genus this week was Zantedeschia, which is at the moment rather trendy product in the cutflower trade.
For instance, in 2009 there were about 89.000.000 Zantedeschia flowers sold at the Dutch auctions.
In the last 20 years there is an enormous progression in hybridisation.
Here a little survey of this product shown this week:

Zantedeschia 1                           
Zantedeschia 2                             
Zantedeschia Black Star
Zantedeschia Ventura
Zantedeschia Autumn Jewel
Zantedeschia Red Star                         
Zantedeschia Sweetheart 
Zantedeschia Promise 
Zantedeschia Auckland