Author: Brian Duncan, Northern Ireland

Breezand again

I was greatly impressed with the tremendous range of colours in the Zantedescias on display – including what must be just about the blackest flowers in existance. Breeders have made rapid and great progress but unfortunatley the corms still require…

Breezand Lentetuin

We have all enjoyed Kirby’s wonderful pictures from Livermore. At the same time a very different kind of Flower show was taking place in Breezand, Holland. These first pics. are from an exhibit of Huyg and Sons – John Blanchard’s…

Flowering to-day

N. scaberulus showing the characteristic ‘cup wider than it is long’ but a rather narrow petal form. The N. asturiensis x N. cyclamineus cross is very prolific, each plant is clumping up nicely and though the flowers may not all…