Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse

[Lvandelft]

Zantedeschia Mirage                   
Zantedeschia Safari                   
Zantedeschia Carrera
Zantedeschia Vermeer                     
Zantedeschia Red Alert           
Zantedeschia Aguila

[Lvandelft]

And a few pictures of some other entries:
                   
Colchicum parnassicum           
Dahlia nieuw 1                               
Dahlia nieuw 1a                             
Dahlia nieuw 2
Dahlia Happy Go Lucky 1               
Dahlia Happy Go Lucky 1a

[Maggi Young]

What an exciting selection this week Luit. I like all the Eucomis, especially the shorter types and those Zantedeschia are e xtraordinary... so perfectly sculptured... some in wax and some in porcelain... and all painted so exquisitely in the most stunning colours.
 And I must comment on the sweet "face" of Dahlia 'Happy Go Lucky' too  .... 

[Brian Ellis]

I have to agree with Maggi, Luit, I'd like to get my hands on some of those Eucomis.  Some real beauties.

[Lesley Cox]

The black Zants...Oh My God!

[Ragged Robin]

Eucomis Dwarf Red                             
Eucomis montana White Heaven  (with nice margins on the leaf edge!)

Wonderful plants and I would love these two!  How long does the flower last on the whole?  I have never grown Eucomis but they are definitely on my list, thanks to this tantalising selection Luit 

The dark Zantedeschia are amazing too!

[Lvandelft]

Robin, I never grew Eucomis myself, but the flower stems last rather long. Most of them show nice seed stems after wilting.

Please have a look at this new topic:
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=5893.msg162911#msg162911

[Maggi Young]

Robin, I never grew Eucomis myself, but the flower stems last rather long. Most of them show nice seed stems after wilting.

Please have a look at this new topic:
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=5893.msg162911#msg162911

 Ha Ha! I was just coming to make a link to the new thread, Luit!!


 Robin... the flowers last for a long time on Eucomis...  as well as the flowering stem being most attractive as it forms and extends, which can take quite a while, then, as Luit says, the stems look good as the plant forms seedpods, too, so all in all you get a long season of interest from them.

Some are more hardy than others, i think, but worth a try, for sure, if you see them offered.

[Lvandelft]

Some pictures of this week:

Crocosmia Babylon                                 
Crocosmia Nimbus                                       
Crocosmia     
Allium sativum (Ophioscorodon Group)               
Gladiolus papilio                                     
Gladiolus papilio cl 
Kniphofia Ice Queen                               
Begonia marmorata                                     
Albuca wakefieldii
Amaryllis belladonna Purpurea Major   

[Lvandelft]

Dahlia seedl.                                   
Dahlia seedl. cl                                   
Dahlia Contraste                                   
Dahlia Cryfield Harmony
Dahlia for cutting                                   
Allium Summer Drummer                               
                     

[Ragged Robin]

Allium Summer Drummer and A. sativum are great - such a twissler fit for a cocktail drink!  The Dahlia seedl is very fine too - it must be Autumn   

[TheOnionMan]

Luit, I love the photo of Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon (serpent garlic); reminds me that I grew this for a while and the corkscrew flower stems and buds are such fun to watch, changing day by day.  It would be great to do a time-lapse movie of them at this stage of their development.  Once the spathes would actually open showing the knobby bulbilliferous heads, I would cut them off.

Now, for 'Summer Drummer', I wonder what underlying species it is.  I like the name 'Summer Drummer', as it is a summer-blooming "drumstick" allium; the name is fitting.  The Allium section Allium species are rather difficult to tell apart from flowers alone, but to me this looks like it might be one of the allied species, A. commutatum, ampeloprasum, porrum, atroviolaceum... although something about it looks most like A. commutatum.   Luit, do you know what species 'Summer Drummer' is a selection of?

[Lvandelft]

Mark, I only know that A. Summer Drummer was registrated in 2006.
The grower of it, does select and breed a lot in Allium.
I'll ask around a little to find out which species are involved.

[Lvandelft]

Some flowers at the show immediately attract the visitors by their color or vibrancy.
Here is such an example:
Dahlia Isadora 2               
Dahlia Isadora 1 

[Lvandelft]

and here some more Dahlia
Dahlia                   
Dahlia 1                     
Dahlia 2 
Dahlia Vassio Meggos                 
Dahlia Red Flamboyant 
Dahlia Sorbet 1               
Dahlia Sorbet 2