Galanthus November 2015

[Alan_b]

'Remember Remember' pretty much on schedule.  I was warned before I bought it that it has a tendency to flop.   On the plus side, I bought a single pot from Wol and Sue Staines in February 2014 and already I have five flowers.

[johnstephen29]

Galanthus Gracilis which usually flowers in January with me is already showing above the soil in this pot.

[Rick Goodenough]

It has been exciting to see the first drops push through for so many of you over the last several weeks, and the excitement builds again with the first bloom in one's own garden. My first bloom was in last week of October on an un-named G.r.o. that had a misshapen outer, so not too photogenic. And yesterday, November 5, 2015 this G. elwesii monostictus Hiemalis Group opened up. This a selected, but un-named cultivar by Nancy Goodwin of Montrose Gardens, North Carolina, U.S. Thrilled to have it blooming in early November.

[Rimmer de Vries]

Galanthus peshmenii ex greece in open frame, the ex Turkey form bloomed already,

[Olive Mason]

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Olive                                                                     

[johnralphcarpenter]

This Galanthus peshmenii from Kurt Vickery may be a dwarf form, flowering at 11cm high. Last year if flowered at a similar height - or is this normal for G. peshmenii?

[mark smyth]

This Galanthus peshmenii from Kurt Vickery may be a dwarf form, flowering at 11cm high. Last year if flowered at a similar height - or is this normal for G. peshmenii?

Just went an measured mine which are from various sources - 9, 7 and 6cm

[Hagen Engelmann]

until 30cm no problem, Mark.........

[art600]

I would consider 10cm to be a 'giant'.  All my peshmenii are below this with most being 7cm.

[hadacekf]

In my meadow, I discovered two self seedlings of Galanthus reginae-olgae

Galanthus reginae-olgae in weadow
Galanthus reginae-olgae self-seedling
Galanthus regiane-olgae self-seedling

[emma T]

Very nice

[Maggi Young]

Beautiful seedlings, Franz.

[Maggi Young]

Note from Matt Bishop about the  next  version of the Galanthus  book - " We're splitting it over two volumes now. The first G. nivalis and cultivars of other, mainly applanate species. Vol. 2 will be come out later and will concentrate on G. elwesii and other cultivars of supervolute species. The idea of splitting it is give me more time to complete both halves as they require. SO PLEASE keep responding to my requests for information. I can only include cultiivars/selections that I know about."

[annew]

Sounds expensive..

[Maggi Young]

Very likely, Anne!
I'm still trying to find out where the supposed "remaining " copies of the first book might be sourced ( outside Amazon/Ebay. )  Bishop and Grimshaw seem determined to be inscrutable on the subject.   #Tsk#