Yellowish G. elwesii in Canada

[Diane Whitehead]

Meadow grass for most of the site, in among the oak trees.  I'm not sure
how often it is mowed.  The parts along the verge are not. It will not be
watered in summer, and we rarely get rain between May and October.

There are also big clumps among snowberries and Mahonia, two of our native
 creeping shrubs, also clumps on rocky areas and on the face of a cliff where
 they have either seeded or bulbs have fallen down.

There are lots of camas as well (Camassia).

[Anthony Darby]

Diane, you must have the Midas touch?

[mark smyth]

much better turned around

I suggest you take these into cultivation, see what they do next year and start supplying - to forum members first

[Brian Ellis]

I don't know I go to bed early and there is all this excitement I have missed, that yel6 is stunning Diane, I can see you will be making lots of new friends!  What a wonderful site, I'd love to see it in the flesh so to speak   I'll just have to make do with the Gala!

[Martin Baxendale]

The clump in pic Galanthus-elwesii 1 jpg in your first posting looks the brightest yellow to me, maybe because the flowers are open. Galanthus-elwesii 3 jpg looks like a very strong grower with a good bold flower when fully open. Can't see the mark, but pale ovary. 

[loes]

They look great,and so many of them!

[KentGardener]

One of those paint samples with a range of yellows would be perfect.  Easy
to use, and just the right size.  I doubt that there are international brands
of paint though.  Maybe I could mail you each one of the paint samples we
have here.

That would be a good idea - othewise, how about some yellow 'M & M Sweets'?  Would these not be the same colour yellow there as here?

John

[Paddy Tobin]

Diane,

Many thanks for sharing these snowdrops with us. They are truly wonderful; as well as the colour they are simply excellently sized and shaped snowdrops, really beautiful.

Many thanks and hope your poor fingers recover quickly. Paddy

[KentGardener]

It would seem helpful to have some known yellows to put in the same
photo with a yellowish snowdrop - similar to dropping a coin beside
something to show comparative size.

Hi Diane

today I have been thinking about this problem quite a lot - I was comparing your 'yellowish' elwesii on a few different computer screens and there was a definite difference.  I then printed some of the pictures on different printers and found even more difference depending which ink cartridges had been used.   

So after doing some internet searching it seems we are not the only ones with a problem comparing colours internationally.  The best solution it seems is something called the 'pantone colour charts'.  The cheapest one I could find is about £60! 

I really do think it would be a useful exercise next year for some of us to post pictures of some of the more unusual drops with a way to compare the colour - but even though pantone seems the best way I don't think it is a financially viable option.  For example, the various posts this year about Ecuson d'or being varying shades of yellow to lime green would be easier with a definite comparison.

Does anyone else think this could be an intersting and useful exercise?  Can anyone think of a cheaper route than the pantone one?

Looking forward to hearing your views, many thanks

John

[Maggi Young]

You could all send one of each of your bulbs here and the BD and I could give you a considered comparative opinion..........

[Diane Whitehead]

I found a paint sample that matches some of the snowdrops.  I will
be sending some over to a Forumist who said he would distribute them.

I hope I've matched up the group/paint picture with the close-up from
that group.

[Martin Baxendale]

They really are lovely, Diane. The clone in pics 1 and 2 with the solid yellow inner mark is especially elegant and shapely.

[annew]

So that's how you get the yellow ones, I'll have to get my paint out too!

[Anthony Darby]

  Don't say that. Maggi will have them painted purple!

[Diane Whitehead]

Here is the other colour-standard possibility.  I thought maybe a
grapefruit would be a match, but my grapefruit changed colour over
a week - they became quite pink.

My friend photographed a clump with a lemon which is a lot more
yellow than the snowdrop.