Galanthus February 2008

[KentGardener]

I have seen G. elwesii populations in Turkey with bigger plants !!!

Dear Hans

is that bigger 'plants' or bigger 'bulbs'.  It is the bulb that I find so big with Yvonne Hays.  I too, have seen much larger leaves and flowers.

best wishes

John

[Hans J]

John ,

I dont know .....I have not dig out them .....

The nice of "Yvonne Hay" it is a good multiplication 

[Martin Baxendale]

I've ordered a bulb of 'Yvonne Hay' this year from one of the catalogues, to use in my breeding programme. I hope I get it! Almost certainly a polyploid, either triploid or tetraploid (or perhaps hexaploid).

[Hans J]

Martin - stop this order .....send me a PM
-they have crazy prices in this year !

[Hagen Engelmann]

Hans: I can`t have Yvonne Hay/Maximux - my plant stands still

[Hans J]

 Hagen :

[Martin Baxendale]

Martin - stop this order .....send me a PM
-they have crazy prices in this year !

It's on an order to North Green Snowdrops, and I don't think they like changing orders - my order may go to the back of the queue if I try to alter it! But don't worry, I'm sure it'll be worth the price (if I get it). Maybe I'll ask you to help me if I'm unlucky and don't get a bulb from my order, as I'd really like to use it for breeding. Thanks for the offer, Hans.

[Hagen Engelmann]

Hans: (steht still- bewegt sich nicht von der Stelle  - sagt man so nicht?
)

[mark smyth]

I turn my back for a few hours and 3 pages pop up. Great photos everyone

Trip to Robin Hall off due to poor weather. I have no more free February days now until 2009  I am however going to Altamont in S. Ireland in two weeks time home to a stunning, I've been told, virescent plicatus

[emma T]

im off to heale house tommrow .i do hope the weather forcast is wrong.Matt Bishop is meant to be there answering questions.

[mark smyth]

Before I went out today I had time for some photos

Falkland house is in the Mighty Group but the authers say it's a finer plant. My lone bulb is taller than the type.

Something new from last year is nivalis Green Pips

A close up of elwesii Cedric's Prolific

elwesii Daphne's Scissors

elwesii late flowering - does it realise it's main season now?

[Maggi Young]

Hagen:

For lovers of big and globular drops. It`s only a normal Galanthus nivalis

Yes! For lovers of big and globular drops... there are lots of us about!

Paddy, stunning collection  (mostly Mary's?)..... looking superb... though that Lavinia is a tall scrawny girl, isn't she?
Here a little unhappy group in my garden today..a mixed clump and all the ones advanced enough to open have fallen down in the cold... how sorry a sight is this?

[mark smyth]

very!

[Martin Baxendale]

Falkland House doesn't do as well for me as Mighty Atom, despite chipping it to try to get it going better. It seems more prone to disease. It is a bit taller, though (it'd be difficult to be shorter than Atom!)

[Paddy Tobin]

Great run of excellent photographs, Hans, Hagen and Mark.

It is unfortunate, or perhaps it is truly fortunate, that though one might have a selection of nice snowdrops at home someone else can always show a photograph of yet another which excites one's interest. It is a good thing to be able to take interest and delight in such simple pleasures.

Mark,

Yes collecting away those which appeal to me but mostly a recipient of snowdrops from some very kind enthusiasts.

Maggi,

Yes, indeed, the snowdrop collecting was started by Mary but has been in my hands for the past few years as her interest dwindled. However, when I put a small vase of snowdrops on the mantlepiece today she was very taken by them.

Anthony,
Good to hear of positive things from the families of Dunblane. I have no doubt they will never put the experience behind them yet one hopes they can make the best of life. When you relate that the surviving children are now at school-leaving age it puts it all into a mental frame or time reference again and makes it all so very real once more.

Paddy