Galanthus in March 2014

[Melvyn Jope]

Many galanthus now past their best but Selina Cords and Angelina still looking ok.

[andré B]

Angelina, very nice Melyyn. One of my Ecusson d'Ors this year has developed donkey's ears (or is it rabbit's ears ?).

[Alan_b]

Wow, Andre.  Maybe this implies some Scharlockii ancestry?  Or you have accidentally created a hybrid.

[Alan_b]

... this is going to be  a wonderfully long season for snowdrops this year,

That's a nice position to be in, Leena.  Most of my snowdrops are going-over now after a short season caused by weather that has remained mild (in temperature) the whole winter.

[emma T]

I have seen a number of scharlockii ears on Ecusson d'Ors , it seems to be a random occurrence

[Leena]

Thanks Alan.  Last night we got some snow, but I'm sure it will melt away today.

Many galanthus now past their best but Selina Cords and Angelina still looking ok.

Selina Cords looks lovely and it is good to know which ones are late over there, so they might be good to grow here, too.
Diggory seems to be quite early, this was planted last summer and looked yesterday like this.

[Alan_b]

I have seen a number of scharlockii ears on Ecusson d'Ors , it seems to be a random occurrence

Are there other snowdrop cultivars that do this, i.e. ocassionally produce Scharlockii 'ears'?

[Gerard Oud]

Just from today because its springtime or it feels like anyway;
And just before i go out snowdrophunting in one of my favorite forrests, pics later

nr 1 the elwesii with green at the base of the outer petals
nr 2 elwesii with 4 leaves i have seen several with 3 but 4
nr 3 the same one with 4 leaves must be a big bulb.

[ian mcenery]

One of my favourite snowdrops Percy Picton. It reminds me of the man and it is such an elegant plant

[Gerard Oud]

Just back from the woods. I have seen more then a million snowdrops at least
I even have seen them growing almost in a vertical way
And i found one of the tallest nivalis ever 40 to 45 cm
Last pic there is a normal 15 cm nivalis in the middle of the bunch.

[Gerard Oud]

At the end there was some time to make a selfie in a snowdropbed and getting drunk of the immense scent of snowdrops

[WimB]

I think this is one of the nicest yellow ones out there!

Galanthus nivalis 'Grake's Yellow'

[Melvyn Jope]

I think you are right Wim, it really is very nice!

[johnw]

At the end there was some time to make a selfie in a snowdropbed and getting drunk of the immense scent of snowdrops

Gerard  - I thought that was a pic of you at a sales table. 

johnw

[Yann]

prachtig Wim! Damn this is a must have