One sidereal day before the initiative of the thirty-first edition of GrootGroenPlus , the trial citizens committee of the KVBC gauge 14 freshness , of which 9 pick up a ribbon . Six silver gray and three bronze medals have been award . This morning , 6 October , the winners were announced by the KVBC Chief Executive , Helma van der Louw .
Six times SilverCercis canadensis ‘ NC2016 2 ’ ( eternal flame ): the trial commission praise this cultivar , submitted by Zundert Plant BV from Zundert , for the beautiful contrast between the foliage colors : the unseasoned shoots are first black - redness , then color into deep red , after which the adult leaves change by reversal dark yellow .
Fagus sylvatica ‘ Verschuurfag1 ’ ( midnight feather ): this beechwood , submitted by A & E Maaijen VOF from Boskoop , stands out because of its good vertical growth and beautiful combining of dark leaves that are first very narrow and by and by deeply incise .
Leucothoe axillaris ‘ Opstal 55 ’ ( curly gold ): the jury praised the fresh appearance and versatility of this cultivar , state by Boomkwekerij R. van Opstal from Zundert . The powerfully curled leaves are first deep Orange River - red and then bend bright yellow .
Lonicera nitida ‘ GRLN02′ ( garden cloud royal storm ): introduced by the applicant , Boomkwekerij Ad Vurens from Boskoop , as a genus Buxus replacement and judged as such . GRLN02 ’ has beautiful violet - bleached vernal shoot . The adult leafage are a striking glum light-green and have a healthy appearance .
Nandina domestica ‘ NRL2015 ’ ( cherry-red luminance ): the panel praise the combination of the variegate leave of ‘ Twilight ’ with the red shoot of ‘ Seika ’ . This novelty was submitted by Boomkwekerij R. van Opstal from Zundert .
Rhododendron obtusum ‘ Roblez ’ ( encore fall fire ): although not unique , this Rhododendron is an improvement on the existing assortment , according to the panel . Roblez ’ , submitted by Van der Peijl Tuinplanten from Zundert , has sufficiently rich efflorescence with bright red flowers . The intelligent dark unripened leaves form a good background for the flowers .
Three times bronzeLonicera nitida ‘ GRLN01 ’ ( garden cloud green breeze ) , Boomkwekerij Ad Vurens , BoskoopLonicera nitida ‘ GRLN03 ’ ( garden copper glow ) , Boomkwekerij Ad Vurens , BoskoopPrunus laurocerasus ‘ Flippi01 ’ ( bonaparte ) , Plantipp BV , IJsselstein
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