Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse

[fermi de Sousa]

I agree, Lesley,
it would be nice if someone did some more "close to species" gladdie breeding ( no offence, Aunty Edna!).
The G. nanus Prins Claus looks like what goes around here by the name "Nymph" or am I confusing it with something else?
Thanks for all the pics, Luit.
cheers
fermi

[Maggi Young]

The ones closer to the species type are very beautiful, but I must confess a sneaking admiration for the big border types, too.... hurray for Dame Edna popularising these showy giants!

[Joakim B]

Since we can grow gladiolus without lifting them in the winter I have bought some. The Big ones are nice to have as cutflowers and in the right place they are nicely dramatic in the garden. I also bought a smaller one and it was very nice. So I think both types have their purpose.

I am impressed by the different agapanthus. To me there is only two kinds white and blue and they are are borderline on weed in Portugal while in Sweden they are treasures that get shelter every winter and new and bigger pots. I would have hoped that they different variety would come to Portugal as well so that we could enjoy some more variants.
Luit it is interesting to see this as it might be the future we see already today so thanks for showing it to us. 
Kind regards
Joakim

[Maggi Young]

Luit it is interesting to see this as it might be the future we see already today so thanks for showing it to us.   
Kind regards
Joakim

Joakim, I think this is very true.... so many of the super varieties which Luit shows us are probably the very first time these flowers have been seen by the public in such a way.... very exciting indeed! 

[Lvandelft]

The G. nanus Prins Claus looks like what goes around here by the name "Nymph" or am I confusing it with something else?
Thanks for all the pics, Luit.
cheers
fermi

Fermi, in the description I read that G. 'Prins Claus' has clear white flowers with
fuchsia markings on the lower tepals.
G. 'Nymph' is similar, but the spear-shaped markings have a white centre.
Here are two detail pictures:

[Lvandelft]

Normally I like the small Gladiolus more than the big ones, but that's maybe more because I have worked with the big ones (cutting the flowers) for many years when I was young.
I remember they were always heavy and often wet early in the morning or when raining.
But when I see the improvement in form and shape I am impressed.
There were many more I could have shown but they were impossible to photograph
standing against the windows of the Hall.
I showed one vase with the Pink seedling, then you see what I mean.
This Cultivar was really beautiful, but impossible to show you what I saw.

[fermi de Sousa]

Fermi, in the description I read that G. 'Prins Claus' has clear white flowers with
fuchsia markings on the lower tepals.
G. 'Nymph' is similar, but the spear-shaped markings have a white centre.

Thank you, Luit,
That clears that up. I just need to remember this for when they flower over here!
cheers
fermi

[Lvandelft]

Yesterday was Gladiolus Day again at the show.
Here some pictures of the bigger ones:

Gladiolus 1         
Gladiolus 2 
Gladiolus 6
Gladiolus 3       
Gladiolus 4     
Gladiolus 5     
Gladiolus Tineke

[Lvandelft]

And there were also some smallflowered ones to see:

Gladiolus 7       
Gladiolus Flevo Dancer         
Gladiolus Flevo Laguna         
Gladiolus Flevo Smile   

[Lvandelft]

But there was more to see:
Dahlia ass.             
Echinacea Mix             

Leucocoryne Blue Ocean + overview         
Leucocoryne Dione 1   
Leucocoryne Dione 2     
Leucocoryne White Dream           
Leucocoryne Spotlight 2           
Leucocoryne Spotlight           
Leucocoryne Sunny Stripe 1         
Leucocoryne Sunny Stripe 2     

[Joakim B]

Luit it is a great treat to have this lovely flowers to look at.
I liked the small flowered gladiolus and the Echinacea mix the most. Nice varieties and a lot more than what I normally see.

Kind regards
Joakim

[art600]

Luit

Thank you for continuing to provide us with wonderful flowers.  Have not seen Leucoryne before and did not realise they were so varied.

[Lvandelft]

This week the Showhall was filled with mostly Gladiolus.
I show just a few smallflowered ones.
Interesting is to see the development in Coreopsis. In the USA is a breeder
trying to make other colours using annual and perennial ones.
In the mixed bunch are already some reasonably hardy ones.
Then one exhibitor showed several Crocosmia.
Gladiolus small 1     
Gladiolus small 2       
Gladiolus small 3     
Coreopsis Salsa Series         
Ajuga reptans Arctic Fox
Crocosmia 1           
Crocosmia 2         

[Lvandelft]

And there was one bouquet with the South African Babiana.
On my way home I saw a field where they were cultivated.
Here is a part of the field. Other colours were just starting to flower.

Babiana stricta 
Babiana field           
Babiana

[David Nicholson]

Thank you Luit. Oh I do like those Babianas.