Galanthus March 2009

[KentGardener]

I got some nice pollen from Phil Cornish's collection today. Anyone want to see photos?   

Yes please Martin.  Without 'the driver' I didn't get to Phil's this year so would love to see some photos.

Regards

John

[Alan_b]

I got some nice pollen from Phil Cornish's collection today. Anyone want to see photos?   

Yes please Martin.  Without 'the driver' I didn't get to Phil's this year so would love to see some photos.

Regards

John

Just to make it clear, I think most of us would prefer photos of the collection rather than photos of the pollen.

[Martin Baxendale]

I got some nice pollen from Phil Cornish's collection today. Anyone want to see photos?   

Yes please Martin.  Without 'the driver' I didn't get to Phil's this year so would love to see some photos.

Regards

John

Just to make it clear, I think most of us would prefer photos of the collection rather than photos of the pollen.

That'll teach me not to joke around so much! My little jest has backfired on me.      I was of course talking about the pollen. Now I feel bad that I didn't have time (it was a very brief visit as I was rushed and Phil had to be somewhere) to take the camera with me. Mind you, like my snowdrops, Phil's were quickly going over in this amazing spell of warm weather so there wouldn't have been much to photograph anyway - as indeed there isn't in my garden now. But, my conscience now pricked, I'll out tae the garden today armed not just wi' a pollen brush with also wi' a camera to see if anything interesting is still snappable.

[Paddy Tobin]

John,

"A dark corner" sounds just about right; in much the same way as one would ask if someone can sing "Far Away",

Paddy

[KentGardener]

Hi Rob

When you use the word "allways" in your posts.  Can I ask how long your plants have always displayed these characteristics.  I just worry about this information being written here 'forever more on the world wide web' - as I know that some plants take a few years to settle down to their proper behaviour.

I wonder, have you have been growing these plants for more than 2 years? 

Hope this isn't too nosey of me.    

Many thanks

John

[mark smyth]

John I'm lost with your photos from Robin Halls. Are you saying the middle photo is Ruby Baker or Cicely Hall?

[Anthony Darby]

John I'm lost with your photos from Robin Halls. Are you saying the middle photo is Ruby Baker or Cicely Hall?

He states it is 'Ruby Baker'. I also agree with John, 2 years isn't long enough to grow a plant all ways; only some ways.

[Martin Baxendale]

John I'm lost with your photos from Robin Halls. Are you saying the middle photo is Ruby Baker or Cicely Hall?

As I read John's post, he's saying that the middle pic is Ruby Baker, the last pic is lutescens, and he has a pic of Cicely Hall but hasn't located it  so can't post it yet.

[KentGardener]

well john i say 'allways' when talking about forge double as the monograph states this! forge double never produces mature phase flowers, allways immature phase, or in the words of the monograph 'mature phase flowers have never been seen'
as for straffan its 'allways' a good doer, becuase it allways produces at least one scape, but usualy 2, a hardy allround good snowdrop.

all pictures i show are of plants i have been growing for at least 2 seasons, alot of my stuff that i obtain 'in the green' is too poor to take photos of, i wait until they are settled with me, then take photos.
no pont in showing something thats not been growing with me is there?

does that explain it for you john?

Yes.

Thanks Rob.

John

[Robin Callens]

a green flowered G. nivalis I found in our garden two years ago. One flower then, nine now...

[Brian Ellis]

Robin that is a stunner

[KentGardener]

Gosh. 

Robin that is stunning.

(and from 1 flower to 9 flowers in two years - hopefully that means it will be a strong growing one  )

Cheers

John

[Paddy Tobin]

Robin,

Brilliant flower.

Paddy

[Anthony Darby]

A fantastic green snowdrop Robin to make everyone green with envy. Have you thought of registering it and giving it a name? Green and vigorous! Gosh! Much better than my 'Greenish' which has produced only leaves this year.

[johnw]

a green flowered G. nivalis I found in our garden two years ago. One flower then, nine now...

Robin  - That one is phenomenol!  And better still it is a nivalis.  Congratulations.  If you had money in the stock market I think you may very well make up your losses with this one. Maybe you should call it Green Backs 

We saw Rosemary Burnham and Mary Biddulph in John Grimshaw's garden growing almost side by side.  Mary was very intense green compared to Rosemary, yet in a garden the day before we saw almost the reverse. Rosemary was very pale at Helen Dillon's in Dublin. Neither compare with your dark beauty.

There is actually a snowdrop against the house here showing colour.

johnw