Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse

[Lvandelft]

and finally a nice new promising pot-tulip:
Tulipa Alise                     

[Maggi Young]

Is there a regulation about the number of bulbs that  must be shown in a pot at Lisse? ( minimum number?)

[annew]

Why does Tulip Alise remind me of pyjamas?

[Lvandelft]

Is there a regulation about the number of bulbs that  must be shown in a pot at Lisse? ( minimum number?)

Maggi, as I told before, most weeks the show is for nurserymen who can show their novelties.
Here it is totally different from British shows, which are filled with entries from specialists who can give the plants for the shows much more care than most professional gardeners.
Just when there is a special competition day for the best tulips a pot or pan should contain at least 9 bulbs.
For hyacinths it should be for the best trading cultivars 6-9 per pot or pan and for new seedlings 3 to 9 per pot or pan.
Other entries are free, becaus it is just to show the sortiment and quality of the growers.

[Maggi Young]

Thank you , Luit , for this explanation.

[Matt T]

Why does Tulip Alise remind me of pyjamas?

Or ice cream?

[Lvandelft]

Special Narcissus entries were asked for this week. There were a lot of very good pans and I made pics of the following cultivars:
Firstly one of the groups:

                       
Narcissus Cornish Chuckles                   
Narcissus Dear Corinne                       
Narcissus Fair William 

[Lvandelft]

Narcissus February Silver                       
Narcissus William Park's Favorite           
Narcissus Zafira
Narcissus viridi. hybr

[Lvandelft]

Further more there were some good snowdrops.
The first one is an elwesii with huge flowers:

Galanthus elwesii Louise Ann Bromley       
Galanthus elwesii Louise Ann Bromley cl.         

[Lvandelft]

The next one is a nice performer for the garden, but the flowers are rather variable

Galanthus Mrs. Thompson

[Lvandelft]

and
Galanthus Lapwing                     
Galanthus Richard Ayres                     
Galanthus Sutton Courtenay                 
Galanthus Sutton Courtenay

[Lvandelft]

and finally an nice and early Anemone blanda                 
                                 
Anemone blanda Ingramii

[fermi de Sousa]

Excellent exhibits, Luit.
My favourite would have to be the Narcissus viridiflorus hybrid!
cheers
fermi

[Gerdk]

Excellent exhibits, Luit.
My favourite would have to be the Narcissus viridiflorus hybrid!
cheers
fermi

.... it's my favourite too - unfortunately I lack Fermis weather conditions and can't grow this species
in the open garden!

Gerd

[Matt T]

I agree with Fermi and Gerd, the viridiflorus hybrid is lovely. Although, I'd also be very happy with a big swathe of Cornish Chuckles through the garden, very floriferous.