Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse

[David Nicholson]

Very nice Glads there Luit.

[Boyed]

A special stage was there with Gladiolus nanus. Amongst them the beautiful but aged (from 1946) var, Atom:

Gladiolus nanus       
Gladiolus nanus Robinetta         
Gladiolus nanus Charm             
Gladiolus nanus Prins Claus       
Gladiolus nanus Atom   

I am not such an admirer of glads, but those nanus varieties are very cute!!!

[Lvandelft]

We seem to have the same (good) taste 

[shelagh]

Nice to see the Arthropodium Luit, we used to use that on the show bench for foliage.

[TheOnionMan]

Finally a pot of Allium, acquired in Germany from Dr. Hans Simon as A. griffithianum, with the question for the right name. Hopefully Mark McDonough is able to help?
 

The plant show is an Allium nutans hybrid, mostly likely a garden cross with A. senescens, with the familiar broad, twisting, lightly glaucous leaves, and spherical heads of lavender flowers.

The true A. griffithianum has thread-thin foliage, and upright knows of bloom in bright pink to near red flowers.  In the fair use provision, here is a screen capture from IPK Taxonomic Allium Reference Collection at Gatersleben, Germany, showing a medium pink form.

These days I mostly lurk on SRGC, as I don't have time to participate as much as I'd like, but I do enjoy this topic very much, observing many fine plants and cultivars.

[Lvandelft]

Mark, thank you very much for this information. Glad you still like the postings!
It's much appreciated that you found a little time for answering and I am very happy that through the Forum there is a possibility to make use of your knowledge!

[Lvandelft]

Rarely did we see Agapanthus flowers in such superb quality as we did last Monday:
There was only one cutflower entry with a few vases:

Agapanthus       
Agapanthus Heidy 
Agapanthus seedl.

[Lvandelft]

and there were some still unnamed pot grown cultivars as well:

Agapanthus pot 1 seedl 
Agapanthus pot 2 seedl
and one very good variegated pot plant:

Agapanthus Tinkerbell

[Lvandelft]

A good entry with several good Crocosmia:

Crocosmia                 
Crocosmia Harlequin         
Crocosmia Lady Jane         
Crocosmia Prince of Orange 

[Lvandelft]

and
Crocosmia Fire Jumper     

[Lvandelft]

some dahlias:           

[Lvandelft]

a nice Gladiolus nanus seedling:

Gladiolus nanus red-orange             

and finally a collage of huge Gladiolus with some very nice colours:

Gladiolus                                 

[Brian Ellis]

I had Agapanthus Tinkerbell for several years before losing it this winter.  It never, ever flowered but was a nice foliage plant.  I wonder if anyone ever flowered it?

[Maggi Young]

What a colourful week, Luit and the displays look to be of tremendous quality  - was that the impression of the Lisse experts as well?

[Lvandelft]

What a colourful week, Luit and the displays look to be of tremendous quality  - was that the impression of the Lisse experts as well?

Let me say it this way Maggi, it was not only my own opinion
From time to time some specialist entries are really tremendous, and when perennials are involved it is always a feast for me