Galanthus 2006

[Paul T]

yes but what is the bumble bees got there first? It may look nothing like Trym after a 3 to 5 year wait

Mark,

Yeah, but it could be fun to try.  Apparently there have been similar seedlings from it, and unless I start importing I think it is the only chance I am going to get to have anything like Trym.    Thanks for the "heads up" Diane, but I am not a member of the AGS.

[Thomas Huber]

Seems like you've beaten me, Hans.
Mine are still a few days away from flowering!

[snowdropman]

Me too Thomas - mine came into flower today!

Great photo Hans - this early flowering form of rizehensis is a valuable addition to the snowdrops flowering at this time.

[Thomas Huber]

Hey Chris - what a surprise to have you here!!!
Welcome on board.

[snowdropman]

Hi Diane and Mark !

Here some informations to Gal. artjuschenkoae:
The bulbs they Pilous sell as G. artjuschenkoae  are not this species!!!
I have bought it from him before some years and thats are G. transcaucasicus .
Pilous has collect this plants is Azerbaijan - and there grows not any G. artjuschenkoae.

Hans

Thank you for posting this information, which made me go back and check all of the information about g. artjuschenkoae, including the interesting article by E. Gabrielian. I bought some seeds of g. artjuschenkoae from Dr Pilous, and am waiting to see if these germinate - as a result of your posting, I will clearly need to look very critically at any resulting snowdrops.

[snowdropman]

when are the snowdrop company and north green catalogues out?  I can't remember.

thanks

John

John

Ronald Mackenzie usually sends his catalogue out in the first week in January, John Morley is always 2 or 3 days before the Galanthus Gala in February (provided of course that you are already on their distribution lists).

[snowdropman]

Only 4 and a bit months until the first of the autumn Galanthus start here!! LOL

Paul

I hope that we can rely on you to post pics of your Australian cultivars of snowdrops to the Forum in '4 and a bit months' - there really are some very nice Australian cultivars which have been found/bred by the likes of Otto Fauser, Eric Genet & Don Schofield.

I remain uncertain about those named by Norm Collins, as several people have cast doubt to me on whether or not they are just re-named imports from the UK - if anyone on the Forum has any input on their attribution, I would be very interested to hear (I should stress that I have no axe to grind either way!).

[snowdropman]

re Harvey's I wouldnt buy mail order but go and see what you are buying

Mark

Would you care to elaborate on this, either publicly, or privately?

[Lesley Cox]

Diane, your galanthus seedling has produced the cotyledon (germinating leaf) with the seed attached and at the same time, a true leaf. Be grateful as this often means a year less to flowering time, as usually the first "true" leaf doesn't come up until the year after germination. It frequently happens with juno irises as well, even the very rare species.

There has been no notification of any posting in any thread in my inbox for a couple of days even though I have everything tagged "notify." So I went direct to the Forum index and find that this thread is labelled "New Zealand Snowdrops." I'm wondering why, as it's not the actual thread name and in any case, I don't see any mention at all of snowdrops in New Zealand. While Marion Saxton has selected a few seedlings over the years, I'm not aware that anyone has deliberately bred any at all so there really are NO NZ snowdrops as such, just plenty growing in our gardens - thank God!

[Lesley Cox]

Oi, where did that cake-maker-in-chief come from? As if I didn't know. If that's a hint, it lacks subtlety. Could produce a result though.

[Diane Whitehead]

Does anyone know of a source for seed of G. koenenianus?  I like the look of the furrowed
leaves, and will remember not to pick the flowers since they smell of urine.  It's a good
thing my winters are not sunny enough to waft the scent about the garden if I ever manage
to have a clump of them.

Oh, might as well ask for krasnovii too.

[mark smyth]

Diane I have koenenianus. If it sets seed I'll keep you in mind

This has been flowering for a couple of weeks now. There have been no sunny days when I've been off to get a good photo. This is just an early elwesii bought as a dry bulb.

[Maggi Young]

Mark, that greentipped elwesii looks a lot like Jessie Anne  which you posted elsewhere, doesn't it?

Lesley: it took you a while to find your new title... I know it isn't subtle... when I DO DO subtle you won't even notice it!!

[mark smyth]

never noticed so here it is for comparison

[mark smyth]

just love sunny days when I'm off.

Here is the green tipped elwesii again and elwesii 'Haydn' below it