Galanthus in March 2017

[Hagen Engelmann]

Our season is long here ...
you can see another of the Schorbuser Lichter (lights).
The color  turns from green to yellow orange ...
no name
still in trial

[Brian Ellis]

I really love this characteristic, much like 'Chameleon' and there seem to be several others in the pipeline

[Maggi Young]

Beautiful shape, Hagen.

[Maggi Young]

Not strictly from March - but relayed from recent Northern Ireland Daffodil Group  show in Ireland  -
The champion winning green seedling show and raised by Anne Wright .... pix by Brian Duncan, no less!




 Seedling is as yet un-named, as far as I know.

[Alan_b]

I must say that those photographs show Anne's snowdrop off to really good effect.  It's such a pity that the name 'Cyclops' has already been taken otherwise 'Dryad Cyclops' would seem (to me) very appropriate.  Or does this snowdrop already have a name?

[Hannelore]

Hello,

today I caught 10 bulbs Galanthus nivalis 'viridapice' for 10€ altogether. Besides one, which seems a little bit dried out, the bulbs look good and feel solid. I planted them directly when returning home 2 x 5 into clay pots.

Is there any recommendations how to tread them when they're planted so late and out of time?

Hannelore 

[Alan_b]

The general recommendation for snowdrops is not to buy them as dry bulbs because they tend to get too dry if stored at indoor temperatures for too long.  In your situation I would be tempted to immerse the pots in water for a while so the compost is thoroughly wet then move the pots to a dry location outdoors (provided the compost is not allowed to freeze).  If shoots appear then give more water or move the pots to keep the compost moist.  If they don't then don't water the pots again and keep them minimally damp over the summer.

I have no idea if this will work but it seems to me to be the right thing to do. 

[SusanH]

My latest Snowdrop bought from Cambo, Fife - Magdelan Erskine

[Hannelore]

The general recommendation for snowdrops . . .

Thank you!

Hannelore

[Shauney]

I found this lovely clump today. A total of 5 flowers and all 4x4.

[Shauney]

Another find today. It's almost transparent ( camera doesn't really show it that we'll ) and the tips of the leaves are bent at a 90° angle.

[Rick Goodenough]

What an awesome group of cultivars being shown here on March 1. Hagen's stunning green-to-yellow-to-orange 'Schorbuser Lichter' heads the procession...and Anne's seedling, what a fine looker. And so many other fine drops in bloom on March 1.

I had a fine drop blooming today from none other than Ian Christie, G. 'Castle Green'. It was gale force winds here today and it is amazing that this photo is only as fuzzy as it is!

Rick

[Alan_b]

Shauney, you need (if possible) to grown the 4x4s on to see if they do the same thing next year.  I have encountered clumps of snowdrops that all do something unusual one year but then only repeat sparsely in subsequent years.  I'm afraid the semi-transparent snowdrop is just going over; you'll get used to that as you come to study snowdrops more closely. 

[Shauney]

I've marked the spot so will check again next year. Admittedly I've not studied snowdrops in fine detail until this year,but I've been gardening for nearly 27 years and not seen a snowdrop be transparent all over. The ones I have noticed that show signs of some transparency are generally half shrivelled. This still looks fresh and what do you think is going on with the leaves? It really stood out against the others. I have marked that one aswell.

[Brian Ellis]

I found this lovely clump today. A total of 5 flowers and all 4x4.

They do need growing on for a few years to make sure, but as the whole clump is 4x4 that is promising.  I have been growing a snowdrop called 'All Saints' for some ten years or so and this year, for the first time ever, there were three flowers with four outers.  It would be lovely if this was a stable feature but I don't expect to see it again, I shall just enjoy it while I can.