Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse

[Lvandelft]

I need recovery time after the season ends

Brian, I'm glad you read it and got my "insight" information in time. Hopefully you start early enough searching for another stressless plant group

PS: for most snowdrop addicts it's probably beyond hope 

[Brian Ellis]

PS: for most snowdrop addicts it's probably beyond hope 

How true, but we are willing captives 

[Lvandelft]

Just very few entries again this week.

A Hyacinthina (Scilla) in a bigger pot.
Haemanthus albiflos may flower from August onwards to January.

Hyacinthina lingulata
Haemanthus albiflos                   
Haemanthus albiflos cl                       

Narcissus papyraceus 
   This is a short stemmed form from N. Africa                 
           

[Lvandelft]

Monday was the last show of the year with lots of entries.
The biggest entry was with Hippeastrum:

Hippeastrum       
Hippeastrum Double Delicious

[Lvandelft]

Some vases with scented Eucharis
Eucharis amazonica   

[ranunculus]

Gorgeous Eucharis, Luit.  Many thanks for all your wonderful contributions throughout the year and seasons greetings to you both from all your friends on this forum.

[Lvandelft]

Some bulbous entries with the first pans of tulips:
               
Tulipa                 
Tulipa Rodeo Drive                       
Hyacinthus (new hybrid)
Hyacinthus Pearls Passion         
 

[Lvandelft]

a nice dark flowered Zantedeschia:

Zantedeschia Captain Reno       
Zantedeschia Captain Reno cl.

[Lvandelft]

a snowdrop:
Galanthus nivalis var. cilicicus   

[Lvandelft]

a few exotics:

Haemanthus deformis 
Petrocosmea rosettifolia           
               

[Lvandelft]

and with this last picture I wish everyone Merry Christmas and very Happy New Year!

[annew]

And to you, Luit - many thanks for keeping up with these posts.

[ashley]

Season's greetings and best wishes to you too Luit, and many thanks for sharing the sights at Lisse with us during the year.

Your pot of H. lingulata is always splendid.  Mine finished in October so how do you delay it until now?

[fermi de Sousa]

and with this last picture I wish everyone Merry Christmas and very Happy New Year!

And best wishes for a happy Christmas to you too, Luit.
And thanks for showing this interesting silver form of Physalis!
cheers
fermi

[Lvandelft]

Season's greetings and best wishes to you too Luit, and many thanks for sharing the sights at Lisse with us during the year.

Your pot of H. lingulata is always splendid.  Mine finished in October so how do you delay it until now?

Ashley, it's just a matter of keeping the pots longer dry. This year I put the pots outside in the rain in October.
I kept them outside all the time, just when we had snow and heavy frosts a few nights I kept them inside. At the moment they are still standing outside but the flowers are slowly disappearing between the leaves.