Carlos van der Veek

As we have pointed out elsewhere pink cupped jonquilla are a bit of a rare bird. Amore Mio is pink-cupped, lush, lightly blushed and floriferous. A sophisticated van der Veek seedling

The daffodil diggers of North Holland consider themselves to be tough guys. It is never good to be "soft" and they will let you know it -- early and often. But here is the softest colored pink cup ever, and where does it come from ? But straight out of tough guy land. I think our florist friends will swoon and soften for Beau Beauté. She is a bit like High Society that has completed a course of anger management. New introduction from Carlos van der Veek.

Burgerbrug is a town in north Holland that is a hotbed of daffodil culture. Burgerbrug translates loosely to "The Citizen's Bridge". Unless you go down to the actual bridge, which is a kind of floating, single-lane drawbridge contraption, then you are in the neighborhood of "Burgervlotbrug" - The Citizen's Floating Bridge. Not for the faint of heart.

This is Carlo's encomium to his hometown and I am genuinely stunned at its beauty, an overlapping perianth update to Queen of the North, or something along those lines. New Introduction in 2023. Good stock.

An angular and fit new small-cupped introduction from C. van der Veek, Bestie throws a perfectly formed star shaped bloom, with a cantaloupe colored cup.

A new large cup daffodil from the van der Veeks with an intense deep pink colored corona and pure white mucronate petals . Bregt is recently registered.

A bright and early classic-shaped all yellow large cup daffodil from the van der Veek breeding program. Named Cock a Doodle Doo because of its early call-of-the-rooster nature and wake up sleepy head color. It is easy to rise early knowing that this is blooming in your garden. Included in the "Grow for Cut " category as it is specially good for forcing.

Flair, fun, and fansome : Country Roads is like a colorful Ice Follies all dolled up for a trip to town. Not at all dusty but rather tall, straight, and striking in the border. Like all things Van Der Veek, Country Roads gives good stem.

Broad hexagonal white and peach split cup will put a hex on your garden bed. Kind of like dancing the tarantella, but for daffodils. Recent van der Veek introduction.

This new Large cupped bi-color Veek seedling is not yet registered..

A vigorous grower and a welcome addition to any garden, Diego is a selection of N. jonquilla var. henriquesii.

When you have Dinner at Eight. you will be served a deeply colored van der Veek tazetta, tall, late and floriferous up to 5 florets per scape. Lots of surface area to the bloomlets : you won't leave hungry.

What is your confectionery IQ ? Some call those little colored sugar dots, sprinkles, or nonpareils, we prefer the term Jimmies. Although Jimmies may refer to the dashes, rather than the Discodip dots. However you dip your ice cream or doughnuts it is a sweet sweet elevation. A multi -headed and broad-petaled jonquil. When more is more from the candy shop of Carlos van der Veek. New introduction.

This idiosyncratic caffeinated jonquil is floriferous, reflexed, colorful and boldly spirited. Espresso is a novel van der Veek mashup that defies easy classification. We suspect that Espresso will find a place in the garden and in competition.

Often I wish there was a common term for large cupped daffs like this with a broad flat and bunched at the center corona. Like Slim Whitman, Pride of Lions, It's a Date, or Dinner Plate, Goudgele Rakker is all about that cup, with the perianth in a supporting role . New Introduction, According to the hybridizer: " Freely translated 'Golden Yellow Mate', this is what we sometimes say in Holland for a pint of beer." Will bring happy camaraderie to the mixed border for sure.

Van Der Veek seedlings tend to be large flowered on strong stems: bred to grow vigorously and stand out in the landscape. This gringo is really free spirited and corpulent, a fruity color that is not sulfury at all.

This registration was at first refused as there was an previous "Hassan" that no one alive has ever seen. I am guessing at the color classification. This Hassan is a vigorous grower and I think has a place in the landscape. A van der Veek introduction.

Large and sunny, Hello Sunshine is a soft lemon colored behemoth of a trumpet from Carlos van der Veek. Perianth is ovate, shouldered and mucronate, the funnel-shaped cup is frilled and crenate. New Introduction, good supply available.

This new van der Veek introduction has a small frilly cup and is white all over like Hudson Bay late in the spring before the winter ice finally melts. A very tall and very late Daffodil. Henry Hudson's first trips to North America were financed by the British. The Dutch East Indies investors our bid the Brits to finance Hank's voyage to find the Northeast passage. As soon as Henry got his hands on those guilders he sailed due west and discovered not any passage at all but Manhattan instead.

The amorously named I Love You makes a peerless beautiful white bloom. A perfect balance of restraint and joy, I Love You is a strong grower who will take on many lovers at the show. Large cupped.


I have a favorite one... I Love You. That's one that I bred myself and it won first prize at the show in England. then it was still only numbers. And all the old guys were talking about the daffodils and I thought I'd make fun out of them by calling it I Love You so now they have to say I Love You all the time. - Carlos van der Veek.

In Love, a new entry in the the van der Veek "Love" series, is a full on all-white trumpet with a perfect and cupped perianth. Like other trumpets and large cups from van der Veek this seedling is vigorous with a sturdy stem.

With a face like this anyone would be easy to find in a crowd. Looks to be a daffodil crossed with a Temple orange. A robust and substantial split cup from the Netherands.

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

All white La Delicatesse is a well-named large cup. Refined and elegant the frilled trumpet makes you look twice, and then again. A balance of detail and form, a superior cultivar all around. La DÈlicatesse is a proven winner on the show bench. Four inch flowers bloom above the foliage. the leaves.

When some one asks you to dance, you should always say yes. Especially if it is someone with a colorful and contrasty split-cupped face. With a face like that, oh the stories they can tell. Vigorous white and orange grower from van der Veek.

Pucker up for this unusual split cup. White with a wild and wavy lobed pink corona. Recent introduction from Carlos van der Veek.

We are very enamored with Little Spring King, he is one of Carlo's smaller-sized seedlings.Consistently cute as Prince Harry : royal good posture, radiates confidence and blooms well out of the leaves. A triple threat : good for pot culture, good for the rockery, good for exhibition.

When the fees from the streaming service for viewing Love Actually start to show up on my charge card I know that Christmas time has arrived at our house. As much as we too like to see Hugh Grant prance and flirt, when this all white large cup from Carlos van der Veek starts throwing blooms likewise we know that Spring and daffodil show time has arrived. Showing up at a daffodil show with this affordable daff is like arriving anywhere with a rom-com movie star on your arm. Great form and geometry, easy to find a winning stem. Registered in 2026.

Love You More ! You Bethca ! A shapely and robust large cupped trumpet from Carlos van der Veek. Lovely ivory white color with fabulous substance. While the perianth may be a bit ribby for the Judges, the overall form of this flower is impressive -- with a little primping I think it has ribbon winning potential. Pricing allows for landscape planting.