Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse

[Lvandelft]

Some other entries:
In this hall it's almost impossible to make a good picture of small flowers like Acis.
Their is always the cooling system to keep temps around 15 C. to keep flowers nice for
the rest of the week

Acis autumnalis                       
Therefore I made an extra picture today at home, but the wind was blowing too...
Acis autumnalis tuin   

[Lvandelft]

And I saw a nice vase with
Bessera elegans       

a new Eucomis (best vase at the show)                 
             
Eucomis [Johannesburg]  Proposed name.           

[Lvandelft]

Earlier in the morning the committee was invited to look at the KAVB garden where some
entries of Eucomis were planted.
Here is one which received an AM

Eucomis Reuben 

(from a NZ breeder)

[Lesley Cox]

The last one will gladden Brian's heart.

[Brian Ellis]

You know me too well Lesley

Eucomis 'Reuben' is splendid Luit, the New Zealand breeders have produced some really good Eucomis...I realise I have a soft spot for the ones with pink/red flowers as the dwarf red also took my eye.  I must nip up to the greenhouse for a quick fix!   

[Lvandelft]

As I did not see any connection, I just was about to ask 'Brian ??'
Now I see 

[mark smyth]

I havent looked at these for so long. So many desireable plants

[Lvandelft]

I havent looked at these for so long. So many desireable plants

Impossible to see and follow all topics on this forum Mark. At least it's so with me

[Lvandelft]

Some pictures from Monday:
Eucomis comosa sel.                               
Eucomis comosa Playa Blanca                     
Lilium speciosum var. Rubrum               
Lilium speciosum var. Rubrum cl.             
Lilium speciosum var. Album                         
Eucomis pole-evansii [or. E. pallida] 1               
Eucomis pole-evansii [or. E. pallida] 2                                     
Eucomis pole-evansii               
Eucomis montana sel.                               

[Lvandelft]

and some lilies:

Lilium 1                                       
Lilium 2                                       
Lilium 3                                       
Lilium double yellow 1                             
Lilium double yellow cl                           
Lilium 4             

[Ragged Robin]

Luit, normally I would pick a lily that is white or more strongly coloured but the pink lily, green tinged, is really beautiful with contrasting anthers.  Eucomis montana sel has a really cheeky look about it saying: 'Yeah well, I really am a pineapple but this is the Lisse Show isn't it' 

[Brian Ellis]

Some pictures from Monday:
Eucomis comosa sel.                               
Eucomis comosa Playa Blanca                     
Lilium speciosum var. Rubrum               
Lilium speciosum var. Rubrum cl.             
Lilium speciosum var. Album                         
Eucomis pole-evansii [or. E. pallida] 1               
Eucomis pole-evansii [or. E. pallida] 2                                     
Eucomis pole-evansii               
Eucomis montana sel.                               

Handsome plants Luit, it's a good job the Lilies were there to combat the scent of the Eucomis

[Boyed]

Nice plants Luit!!!

Interesting contradiction in my taste. I very dislike double Oriental lilies, but very appriciate double asiatics. They really look nice even for my very conservative taste. I grow some cultivars with pleasure and enjoy them a lot.

[Lvandelft]

Luit, normally I would pick a lily that is white or more strongly coloured but the pink lily, green tinged, is really beautiful with contrasting anthers.  Eucomis montana sel has a really cheeky look about it saying: 'Yeah well, I really am a pineapple but this is the Lisse Show isn't it' 

Robin, making the pictures does not always mean that I like those enormous lilies 
But it is very interesting to see how the breeders achieve more 'up-looking' trumpets since some years.

Handsome plants Luit, it's a good job the Lilies were there to combat the scent of the Eucomis

Brian, so you do know about the scent of lilies... The bad thing is that these big groups are not inside the show hall but rather close to the Committee's coffee table

Nice plants Luit!!!

Interesting contradiction in my taste. I very dislike double Oriental lilies, but very appreciate double asiatics. They really look nice even for my very conservative taste. I grow some cultivars with pleasure and enjoy them a lot.

Zhirair, I understand what you mean, but there is so much choice that everybody may pick some favourites for the garden.
For me personally are the species always the most attractive ones.

[Brian Ellis]

The bad thing is that these big groups are not inside the show hall but rather close to the Committee's coffee table

The Show secretary must have a warped sense of humour Luit