Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse

[Lvandelft]

As an addition to Frazer's question last week I made some pictures of crates with forced tulip samples. These crates are shown to become judged for quality, true to name etc. and left in the Show Hall for several weeks.

tulip samples

[Lvandelft]

More tulips:

tulips

[Lvandelft]

Many more other entries this week.
We were shown some mutants of Iris Katherine Hodgkin and Sheila Ann Germaney

Iris Kath. Hodgkin mut
Iris Sheila Ann Germ. mut

[Lvandelft]

A new still unnamed Iris from McMurtrie

Iris ret. McM     

[Lvandelft]

A nice pot full Iris White Caucasus   
and the new Iris Scent Sational
 

[Lvandelft]

And finally I choose two Narcissus cultivars:

Narcissus Stint
Narcissus Golden Reaal
   

[ronm]

We were shown some mutants of Iris Katherine Hodgkin and Sheila Ann Germaney

What do you think they mean by 'mutants' please Luit??

[Lvandelft]

Well Ron, as a Dutchman I am so used to say mutant, but here I should have written mutation

[ronm]

Sorry Luit, I should have explained my query better.  What I meant to ask was.... do you think ( and the growers are representing as?) these 'mutations' appeared amongst the millions grown in the fields ( and then propagating true ?) , or have they perhaps arisen by other means?

[Lvandelft]

Sorry Luit, I should have explained my query better.  What I meant to ask was.... do you think ( and the growers are representing as?) these 'mutations' appeared amongst the millions grown in the fields ( and then propagating true ?)

Yes indeed.

[Boyed]

Sorry Luit, I should have explained my query better.  What I meant to ask was.... do you think ( and the growers are representing as?) these 'mutations' appeared amongst the millions grown in the fields ( and then propagating true ?) , or have they perhaps arisen by other means?

Mutations or, in other words, sports can be natural (appeared spontaniously amongst the millions grown in the field) and artificial (as a result of application of different scientific methods, radiation, stumilators, etc.)

[David Nicholson]

I must say I liked the Iris 'Katharine Hodgkin' and Iris 'Sheila Ann Germaney' developments but Alan's blue streak is a bridge to far for me. But what do I know, I even think White Caucasus is a very very pale blue!

[Lvandelft]

Despite the cold weather the Show Hall was filled with flowers this Monday.

Narcissus   
Tulipa

[Lvandelft]

I also want to show here that there are shown here tulips as cutflowers which are judged for keeping quality after at least one week in the hall:

tulips qual. contest   

[Lvandelft]

There were lots of pots with good Narcissus. Here a few I pictured:

Narcissus Kaydee                         
Narcissus Maya Sun 
Narcissus Lapwing                   
Narcissus New Innovator