The top table had a good selection across the divisions, reflecting the late season .With the N I National only a week away ,quite a few growers admitted that they were holding a few in the chillers . But they won’t win if they don’t go to the races ! .
The five pots in the container class were all well grown ; Diane Irwin had excellent , healthy full pots of
Rapture — the winner .
Trena
Cyclataz
Wilf Hall had a very golden jonquilla seedling JSJ – 5
John Mclennan had a John Hunter 7W – W , — JAH 61 – 98B , interesting colour changes .
Wilfred had several vases of tazettas
More from Wilf . Some delightful seedlings , mostly still under number .
Diane and Peter Irwin were welcome visitors . Brian MacKenzie exhibited Peters 2007 registration OHAU BRILLIANCE , , a good sized , well coloured early season, orange trumpet . 1Y – O
Reg Cull showed one of his first pink registrations , the early BAY PINK ,1987 , – named after Titahi Bay , where it had a big show win , early in it’s career . Still strong colour , big flower , heavy texture .
Unplaced in the double classes , I exhibited JFM 10 – 11 , 4Y – 0 , a very big , heavy double from Lunar Probe – x – Loch Loyal .Probably more suited to collection classes , quite imposing .
Split coronas , div 11 , were out early . 2 pinks from LEISA seed .
These yellows were from MONDONZA seed , small but good form .
The recently registered John Hunter redcup , ASPIRE , had very good form , but was planted late and came in a little small .
The Ohau Brilliance looks very good, one I haven’t seen before. The John Hunter 7W-W is fascinating the way it changes colour, I noticed mine has set seed this year.
Wow, that JFM 10 – 11 is magnificent! Competition must have been fierce for it not to have placed at all! Or else times have changed and the judges don’t like those mixed up centers? On early-blooming doubles, I am a happy camper if the whole flower opens without green misshapen petals and the stem can hold it upright, but I think that JFM 10-11 is really, really nice. It looks jumbo.
A lot of them are really nice – that golden jonquil of Wilf’s, the Hunter jonquil, 7W – W, JAH 61 – 98B and Oahu Brilliance. I saw the Uncle Duncan from the other show results….had to laugh because it’s a Y-Y here – but if you squint, it might have a slight orangey cast! Glenfarclas (parent of Oahu Brilliance) is a definite Y-Y here. I cannot tell you how many times I got rid of it, and tried again, back in the day before internet, because I thought I had picked up misnamed bulbs at the exchange!
~Suzy