Galanthus January 2011

[johnw]

About 15 years ago I bought Galanthus caucasicus from Potterton & Martin.  Now G.  alpinus v. alpinus it is very late to surface and the noses have just appeared this week.  It is always a worrisome snowdrop, never knowing if it has survived or not.  Another in the same league is x allenii which the book says may be alpinus x woronowii.  Is this one also a late riser?  As I recall I fear it's dead every year but then it shows but I can't recall it exact surfacing time.  I am hoping with alpinus in its background it is a late one but last year it flowered on 3 February and there's not a sign of it yet.  G. lagodechianus is just surfacing in the last few days.

Meanwhile, Armine just finishing up and looking a bit tired, Headbourne just out.

johnw  - a rotten cold and damp dark day. +.5c

[Martin Baxendale]

Allenii is always a late one for me.

[mark smyth]

Not for me.

Its interesting how different snowdrop flower differs

[johnw]

Allenii is always a late one for me.

I'll keep my fingers crossed Martin.  Baxendale's Late is just up a cm., so living up to its name.   nivalis Sibbertoft White just out and Tatiana very slow to get going - its nose has been sitting there for a month and while strong there's no action yet.

johnw

[Brian Ellis]

My x allenii is only just through too John...and no sign of Baxendale's late.

[chasw]

No sign of Baxendale's late here either

[johnw]

My x allenii is only just through too John...and no sign of Baxendale's late.

Oh, oh I'd better do a little snooping and digging.

johnw - -1c

[lettuce begin]

Well this is the third time I have tried to post some pic
my files are 640 x480 and the total of my kb is under 500
Help anyone s

[lettuce begin]

Oops,  as if by magic they have now appeared!!!!
Not sure how, I will have to practice more.
My knees have not defrosted since taking these so i'll wait awhile
cheryl.

[KentGardener]

Well done Cheryl.  Your first picture post - and lovely pictures too. 

Ailwyn is such a perfect double.  ex Emma Thick gets around doesn't she.    I've not noticed my Elfin yet - will have to go and have a look for it when the sun comes up.  What is the last photo of?

Can I ask where you are based Cheryl?

[Alan_b]

If it's any consolation, Cheryl, my attempts to upload photographs recently have required several tries.  Half the time there's just a long wait followed by an eventual error message "The computer you are trying to reach has just popped out for a coffee", or something to that effect.  That's a lovely photograph of 'Ailwyn'.  How did you get the outers to open so wide?  Mine are clamped tight shut in this cold weather.

[Brian Ellis]

Very nice Cheryl, nice to see you on here.  I too have difficulties sometimes, I think it is to do with the number of people online at the time accessing our popular forum - we clog it up!

[mark smyth]

I'll have to have whisper with Emma also. What's it like inside?

[Olga Bondareva]

Cheryl, lovely images! I like the first and the second one most of all.

About 15 years ago I bought Galanthus caucasicus from Potterton & Martin.  Now G.  alpinus v. alpinus it is very late to surface and the noses have just appeared this week.  It is always a worrisome snowdrop, never knowing if it has survived or not.  Another in the same league is x allenii which the book says may be alpinus x woronowii.  Is this one also a late riser?  As I recall I fear it's dead every year but then it shows but I can't recall it exact surfacing time.  I am hoping with alpinus in its background it is a late one but last year it flowered on 3 February and there's not a sign of it yet.  G. lagodechianus is just surfacing in the last few days.

Sometimes I wonder when I read forum. Of course I understand my climate is very different from Europe and most of others. G. caucasicus is the earlies at my garden. It flowers usually when snow still cover most of garden area. It is very hardy and blooms well every year.

But this clone was taken from high altitude (about 1700m). I also get another clone from low altitude (400m) but I found it only last year. I would suppose it's better to grow the first one at cold climates and the second one at mild.

[Maggi Young]

Oops,  as if by magic they have now appeared!!!!
Not sure how, I will have to practice more.
My knees have not defrosted since taking these so i'll wait awhile
cheryl.

 Cheryl, I'm sure it's nothing you're doing.  Our host server is so busy twe are having these problems with loading pictures lately. It took me three  tries yesterday to load a link. Utterly infuriating but not a lot we  can do, I'm afraid. Sorry! Thanks for your patience and perseverance.


By the way, it is each picture that can be up to 500 kb, not all of the ten possible.... of course, with the current difficulties that's kind of secondary.