Author Topic: Snowdrops in February 2012 (Read 105461 times)

johnw · « **Reply #465 on:** February 19, 2012, 06:07:05 PM »

Quote from: Paddy Tobin on February 19, 2012, 05:20:11 PM

Also, yellows seem to fade to olive as they age. I have noticed this with G. 'Primrose Warburg' in particular.Paddy

Paddy - Many years - if not most - Primrose Warburg and Wendy's Gold come out olive here. PerhAps I have added too much dolomitic lime or bonemeal in the past.

johnw

annew · « **Reply #466 on:** February 19, 2012, 07:04:59 PM »

I also find some of the yellows start off greener and get yellower as the flower matures.

mark smyth · « **Reply #467 on:** February 19, 2012, 07:45:24 PM »

Last year I showed an albino nivalis in a friends garden. It was moved away from the other G. nivalis.

I saw it again today - wow

Martin Baxendale · « **Reply #468 on:** February 19, 2012, 07:55:48 PM »

That's very pretty, Mark.

johnw · « **Reply #469 on:** February 19, 2012, 08:01:09 PM »

Quote from: mark smyth on February 19, 2012, 07:45:24 PM

I saw it again today - wow

Yeegads.

johnw

mark smyth · « **Reply #470 on:** February 19, 2012, 08:04:06 PM »

Martin, I'm sure the garden owner will be happy to read that.

Does anyone know any true albino nivalis? All Sibbertoft Whites I've seen retail some green

mark smyth · « **Reply #471 on:** February 19, 2012, 08:06:14 PM »

Exactly John.

I'm thinking half the plants should be sent away for twinscaling - David, garden owner, doesnt know yet but he does now

Alan_b · « **Reply #472 on:** February 19, 2012, 08:30:13 PM »

I was very excited to find an albino snowdrop a few years ago but the next year it came normal. It has managed one albino year since but this only occurs irregularly. I don't think the UK and Ireland can lay claim to any true albino snowdrop (certainly not Sibbertoft White) but I'm not sure about some of the snowdrops cultivated elsewhere in Europe.

Lesley Cox · « **Reply #473 on:** February 19, 2012, 08:31:08 PM »

~~Only~~ Still 9 more days to go, in February. (Sigh...)

David Nicholson · « **Reply #474 on:** February 19, 2012, 08:36:46 PM »

Quote from: Lesley Cox on February 19, 2012, 08:31:08 PM

Only 9 more days to go, in February. (Sigh...)

mark smyth · « **Reply #475 on:** February 19, 2012, 08:39:02 PM »

Alan I checked all flowers and they were true albinos. I suppose the ovaries should be removed to stop seedlings.

Lesley the late flowering snowdrops are just poking through

Lesley Cox · « **Reply #476 on:** February 19, 2012, 08:46:44 PM »

Quote from: David Nicholson on February 19, 2012, 08:36:46 PM

Quote from: Lesley Cox on February 19, 2012, 08:31:08 PM
~~Only~~ STILL 9 more days to go, in February. (Sigh...)

I've already been reminded from the other side of the Atlantic that the eastern American/Canadian snowdrops are yet to come. (Even deeper, longer sigh...)

loes · « **Reply #477 on:** February 19, 2012, 08:53:28 PM »

Galanthus nivalis ' Eiskristall' looks all white and so does ' Eisbaer' but I dont know if thats a nivalis

mark smyth · « **Reply #478 on:** February 19, 2012, 08:55:37 PM »

Loes, are these on the 'net?

loes · « **Reply #479 on:** February 19, 2012, 09:13:18 PM »

In the book ' Schneeglockchen Zauber in Weiss' by Gunter Waldorf

And the all white nivalis on your picture is a real beauty!

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