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Galanthus December 2023
Stefan B.:
It was supposed to bloom two weeks after 'Barnes' but it bloomed a whole month after him, just now.
Elwesii ssp hiemalis Group
Here is another snowdrop that is blooming now, I bought the bulbs from a big hypermarket a few years ago. I assume it is from the hiemalis group?
Mariette:
Very nice with that large mark, Stefan!
In my garden, flowering-time depends on the situation where a certain clone is planted. I grow ´Barnes´ in several places, and they do not flower always at the same time, nor at the same time of the season.
The Galanthus elwesii You bought at the hypermarket will be a potted bulb of imported G. elwesii. If You buy such a mixture, there may be 5-6 % of autumn-flowering snowdrops among them, like those flowering here.
Stefan B.:
--- Quote from: Mariette on December 03, 2023, 11:44:13 AM ---Very nice with that large mark, Stefan!
In my garden, flowering-time depends on the situation where a certain clone is planted. I grow ´Barnes´ in several places, and they do not flower always at the same time, nor at the same time of the season.
The Galanthus elwesii You bought at the hypermarket will be a potted bulb of imported G. elwesii. If You buy such a mixture, there may be 5-6 % of autumn-flowering snowdrops among them, like those flowering here.
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5-6% it's like winning the lottery :) The snowflakes in the picture are so lovely.
Leena:
It is so nice to see flowering snowdrops! :)
I have also bought dry G.elwesii couple of times from garden centers, and once got bulbs which started to flower right away in December, so they must have been autumn-flowering, but unfortunately they all died during the winter here.
What a beautiful combination with snowdrops and cyclamen leaves!
Stefan B.:
--- Quote from: Leena on December 04, 2023, 10:19:08 AM ---It is so nice to see flowering snowdrops! :)
I have also bought dry G.elwesii couple of times from garden centers, and once got bulbs which started to flower right away in December, so they must have been autumn-flowering, but unfortunately they all died during the winter here.
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They didn't last because autumn elwesias should be planted earlier than later blooming ones, it wasn't the winter's fault. :)
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