Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse

[Lvandelft]

3 vases with belladonnas withhout names.

Amaryllis belladonna 1         
Amaryllis belladonna 2         
Amaryllis belladonna 3 edit: Amaryllis belladonna nr. 3 was later recognized as Amaryllis belladonna Beacon, also known as Port Elisabeth

[Lvandelft]

and finally a beautiful pot Lycoris with 5 stems:

Lycoris radiata               

[annew]

Wonderful fiery colours on the Nerines, Luit, but I guess they are not hardy?

[fermi de Sousa]

Wonderful fiery colours on the Nerines, Luit, but I guess they are not hardy?

In our garden they survive temps as low as -7^oC, Anne.
I've been told that it's now considered part of the great Nerine sarniensis group, but I'll still call it "fothergilli Major" for now
cheers
fermi

[Lvandelft]

In our garden they survive temps as low as -7^oC, Anne.
I've been told that it's now considered part of the great Nerine sarniensis group, but I'll still call it "fothergilli Major" for now
cheers
fermi

Thank you for this information Fermi.
I always believed that most N. sarniensis would not survive any temps below zero, although I think that in our wet climates these bulbs won't have a chance outside in winter.

[annew]

Thanks for the info, Fermi. As Luit says, it would probably suffer in our wet, freeze-thaw conditions.

[Lvandelft]

3 vases with belladonnas withhout names.

 
Amaryllis belladonna 3

Amaryllis belladonna nr. 3 was later recognized as Amaryllis belladonna Beacon, also known as Port Elisabeth

[Lvandelft]

Some nice surprises at the Show this week

Colchicum giganteum                     
Colchicum Zephyr
Colchicum Autumn Herald 

[Lvandelft]

The next plant is not always floriferous in our climate but here a pot with six flowering stems

Amarygia parkeri Alba       

[Lvandelft]

a collarette dahlia with an interesting dark colour

Dahlia Night Butterfly               

[Lvandelft]

a nice pot with the South African cross berry (kruisbessie)
Grewia occidentalis                 
   

[Lvandelft]

and two more S. African bulbs


Haemanthus albiflos broad leaved Form   
Scadoxus König Albert       

[ranunculus]

You keep on supplying the goods, Luit.  Excellent.

[Lvandelft]

You keep on supplying the goods, Luit.  Excellent.

Most of the goods are supplyed by others Cliff, but the pics are all mine 

[Brian Ellis]

Luit thanks yet again, that Dahlia 'Night Butterfly' is definitely on my 'to get' list.