Carlos van der Veek

Amore Mio. Lovely and lush pink cupped Jonquilla. Floriferous. Recent van der Veek Introduction.

A flamboyant, substantial, and free spirited double, Bella Ciao is a recent van der Veek introduction. Large blooms, a good grower, currently rare and limited but she has higher aspirations.

We are partial to the Yves Montand version (yes Yves was Italian "Ivo" ) of the song "Bella Ciao", which has evolved from a field workers' song to an anti-fascist anthem.

And every hour that we pass here
oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao
and every hour that we pass here
we lose our youth.

But the day will come when we all
oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao
but the day will come when we all
will work in freedom.

Breath Of Spring

Collette is a swell selection of a pure white triandrus. Collette is elegant in the garden and tolerates shade better than most. A van der Veek selection.

The condor is the largest land bird of the species, but darkly colored and ugly. El Condor is perhaps the largest cyclamineus cultivar, but bright and lovely and aerodynamic as the bird. A recent van der Veek introduction.

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Daffodil love is a playful affair. Jeu d'Amour's lobed cup transitions from pale yellow to a deep crustacean pink. Broad, white, mucronate perianth of great substance. Breathtaking in the bed and vase. A recent van der Veek introduction. Jeu d'Amour is sure to to be a star-crossed player in co

All white La Delicatesse is a well-named large cup. Refined and elegant the frilled trumpet makes you look twice, and then again. A nice balance of detail and form, linen-white color. Four inch flowers bloom out of the leaves. A recent van der Veek introduction.

New Introduction

New Introduction

Pompiere

Rebel Rebel your face is frilly and lobed. I love you so. A recent Cyclamineus introduction from the land of van der Veek.

Trumpets get a lot of respect for gravitas, consistency and refinement. Smiley however is so goofy I want to enter him in a show where he is sure to loose by a wide margin while radiating his sunny disposition. Great color, great vigor, happy and expressive. Different strokes for different folks.

New Introduction

Here's a compact and sunny recent introduction that we are excited about. Tangerine Beauty has a happy orange large-cup that is constrained and baroque at the same time. A breathy yellow color brushes across the well-formed white petals. Good points. Looks to be a happy performer North and South.

Well built and all electric The Booster combines the best of a 64 Buick Riviera with a Tesla. Sharp star shaped perianth and a smooth rich yellow paint job that is never brassy. Large flower of great substance and character. Vigorous. Recent van der Veek introduction.

The Expert is the real article. A recent van der Veek introduction, as is the vigorous, large cupped La Delicatesse. La Delicatesse is a truly great daffodil, but The Expert is a trumpet and possessed of a lush geometry and a lovely white color.

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