A new daffodil entering the trade is being baptized by pastor Paul Vlaar at a ceremony at Keukenhof. Carlos van der Veek is the hybridizer. The new daffodil is named Sint Victor. Sint is Dutch for Saint. Sint Victor is…
Rather than show you rivers of bulbs, I chose this picture partly to honor the Holland segment organizer and partly to note that the daffodils in this display are Kokopelli bred by Bob Spotts. Kirby Fong
We’ve all seen pictures of the outdoor displays of mass bulb plantings at the Keukenhof Garden. What may not be as well known is the indoor displays. Here we see some of the daffodil displays in the Orange Pavilion. Kirby…
Hein Meeuwissen had displays of daffodils as flowers and in designs at Keukenhof. Here we see a design that uses only Hawera but uses hundred of them. Kirby Fong
The other grower we visited was Hein Meeuwissen. He grows a wide assortment of miniatures as well as standards. Kirby Fong
On the third day we visited two daffodil growers. One was Jaap Leenen. Here he is showing visitors some of his daffodil seedlings. He is interesed, among other things, in large doubles with strong stems, a number of which were…