Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse

[mark smyth]

Carex phyllocephala Sparkler  is difficult to find in N Ireland

[Lvandelft]

We saw this Monday a nice selection of mostly newer Heuchera villosa hybrids.
Still one of the best and as I believe one of the first hybrids in this series is H. Caramel.

Heuchera Caramel
Heuchera Beaujolais                       
Heuchera Muscat
Heuchera Brown Sugar                     
Heuchera Polka                           

[Lvandelft]

some more
Heuchera Vulcano                           
Heuchera Magnum                         
Heuchera Magnum cl                         
Heuchera Pretty Perrine                           
Heuchera Circus

[Lvandelft]

There was more to see like Nerine's and other bulbous entries, but I just chose N. Zeal Giant:

Nerine Zeal Giant   

[Lesley Cox]

The newer Heucheras are wonderfully coloured and are all available in local garden centres here, from greens and browns, limes, plums, scarlet, crimson, orange, gold - the lot and I admire them greatly yet I haven't bought any because I can't quite visualize how to plant them other than as coloured spots. I want to arrange some kind of integrated tapestry-like planting and as yet it hasn't hit me. Maybe there's too much colour. One of my most successful plantings has been a combination of Primula 'Wanda,' P. 'Jill,' (identical except the colour tends towards a dark indigo/blue shade and P. vulgaris 'Sibthorpii.' The 3 related shades on similar plants which have moved into each other are immensely satisfying.

While we've previously seen Albuca spiralis foliage on the Forum and been amazed by it, topped by the flowers it's a real sculpture. I love it.

[David Nicholson]

There was more to see like Nerine's and other bulbous entries, but I just chose N. Zeal Giant:

Nerine Zeal Giant

.... and originally bred here in Devon at Zeal Monachorum fairly close to the Garden House.

[Brian Ellis]

.... and originally bred here in Devon at Zeal Monachorum fairly close to the Garden House.

Those Zeal plants always seem to be good ones.

[Lvandelft]

While we've previously seen Albuca spiralis foliage on the Forum and been amazed by it, topped by the flowers it's a real sculpture. I love it.

Indeed, it's a nice looking and very interesting plant, but don't put your nose to close to it, having alas a rather unpleasant smell....

[Lvandelft]

.... and originally bred here in Devon at Zeal Monachorum fairly close to the Garden House.

Not only a place where good new plants were bred, but still a very nice garden to visit 

[Lesley Cox]

Indeed, it's a nice looking and very interesting plant, but don't put your nose to close to it, having alas a rather unpleasant smell....

Chance would be a fine thing.

[Lvandelft]

Only a few entries this week. Mostly Nerine of which I made pics of the ones not seen earlier this autumn:

Nerine flexuosa Alba           
Nerine bowdenii Isabel         
Nerine bowdenii var. wellsii   
Nerine bowdenii Alba           

[Lvandelft]

A vase with seedpods of Crocosmia, brought in several weeks ago, showed the ripening of the seeds:

Crocosmia Nimbus

[Lvandelft]

Seldom seen at shows is the perennial Helianthus salicifolius

[Lvandelft]

and finally two bulbous plants:

Allium virgunculae
Colchicum baytopiorum PB 244 

[Lvandelft]

Just a few entries this week, here my pictures:
The first  plant, full of buds, was grown outside all summer without cover, therefore a bit too late in flower. I always believed that Petrocosmea would not withstand our rainy summers outside.....

Petrocosmea rosettifolia