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Title: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: TCalkins on March 05, 2022, 12:49:26 AM
Blooming in Virginia, USA this week, an American-selected nivalis, some older cultivars, and a couple of more recent introductions
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Peppa on March 05, 2022, 05:17:41 AM
Blooming in Virginia, USA this week, an American-selected nivalis, some older cultivars, and a couple of more recent introductions

Very nice! It looks like the Galanthus are in their prime at your place! It's getting to the end of Galanthus season where I am and only a few late ones have started to flower now.
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: ArnoldT on March 09, 2022, 05:58:06 PM
Dancing Galanthus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZPh_k08X1w

Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Villu on March 11, 2022, 05:48:11 PM
Ten days forward and my snowdrops mostly still sit in the snow. We had a really cold week in Estonia and even day temperatures stayed below zero, though if it was mostly sunny. It is a very rough time for snowdrops, like a freezing desert. I did a bit of covering for the most advanced ones and hope I had avoided serious damage.

Some pics from today.

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Very nice clump of Galanthus elwesii 'Big Boy'

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Galanthus 'Bill Bishop' poking out

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Retreating snow and Galanthus nivalis 'Flore Pleno'

Have a nice weekend!

Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Tim Harberd on March 12, 2022, 09:25:13 PM
I like Augustus… … BUT I have repeatedly had virus troubles break out near it!

SO: After much agonizing, I scrapped all my Augustus and bought a few ‘Virus free Augustus’ to start again.

This year, the so called ‘Virus free Augustus’ is displaying exactly the same worrying symptoms which got my original stock of Augustus binned!!!!

Whilst on the subject of Augustus, I’ve never seen a pod on it. But it suddenly occurred to me that that doesn’t automatically mean the pollen is sterile. So I transferred a bit across to another plant and I now have one pod fattening. Of course it may be that an insect beat me to that flower and Augustus isn’t the father! Has anyone else tried using Augustus as a pollen donor?

Tim DH
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Maggi Young on March 13, 2022, 12:22:14 AM
Bulb Log Video Diary  - Join Ian young on this  windy garden walk during that short time window when winter and spring flowers combine to fill the garden with colour.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ0gzF2z4vw
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Leena on March 13, 2022, 05:40:19 PM
Villu, your 'Big Boy' has increased very well! It clearly likes your garden. Here it is increasing much slower, but it still increasing. A friend of mine had it also some years ago and lost it, so I've been happy that mine is alive. :)

Tim, it is good to know about 'Augustus' that even virus free ones can be virused. Lucky I don't have it.

Maggi and Ian, thank you for bringing spring views to all of us. All the flowering snowdrops and all other plants, and everything coming up, what can be better!
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Mariette on March 15, 2022, 06:04:00 PM
Indeed, though in my garden only the very last snowdrops are in flower now. This is one of my favourites  as it has very dainty marks.

(https://up.picr.de/43207730fr.jpg)

To my surprise, the long-sought-after ´Squire Burroughs´was available in Knechtsteden.  :)

(https://up.picr.de/43207728rt.jpg)
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Leena on March 15, 2022, 07:02:21 PM
Mariette, the picture of the one with dainty marks is so beautiful, and that snowdrop looks very nice.
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Guff on March 17, 2022, 06:47:45 AM
Just curious, on some posts I see no pictures,  they are blank boxes?

Seedlings.
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Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Maggi Young on March 17, 2022, 07:25:28 PM
Just curious, on some posts I see no pictures,  they are blank boxes?

Seedlings.


Not sure which posts you refer to - there were some a little while ago, which were only showing for some viewers - might it have been those? They were by starking007 in the Hepatica 2022 thread.   Nothing we can do to show those I'm afraid.
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Guff on March 18, 2022, 04:51:16 AM
edit to removed pics
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Maggi Young on March 18, 2022, 11:32:34 AM
Maggi, took some screen caps.  Can you delete the pictures/post when you get a chance, thanks.

Guff, those photos are showing perfectly here.
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Guff on March 18, 2022, 01:39:12 PM
Must be the browser, pictures don't show up with Google Chrome, but do with Firefox for me.

Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Guff on March 19, 2022, 12:51:51 AM
Seedling
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Leena on March 20, 2022, 09:34:10 AM
First signs of spring here, besides sunny weather and migrating birds. :)
The warmest spot in my garden is now free of snow and 'Mrs Macnamara' is coming up, and also G.trojanus seems to be early. I think in warmer climates it might be very early, and it was already showing its nose in late November before winter came.
Most of my garden still looks like the last picture. All photos were taken this morning.
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Herman Mylemans on March 20, 2022, 11:24:29 AM
Leena, beautiful pictures with the snow! Hopefully your spring is coming soon.
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Leena on March 20, 2022, 04:17:23 PM
Thank you Herman, it is coming. :)
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Stefan B. on March 20, 2022, 05:24:29 PM
Leena, for your peace of mind and my garden is covered with snow and it is cold .... :)
(https://i.imgur.com/KvfzOwH.jpg)
Galanthus x valentinei subsp. valentinei
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Stefan B. on March 20, 2022, 07:27:20 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/yy58Td2.jpg) Does anyone know who eats my snowdrops?
(https://i.imgur.com/pvcrgJA.jpg)
Could they be birds?
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Leena on March 21, 2022, 09:44:13 AM
Leena, for your peace of mind and my garden is covered with snow and it is cold .... :)
Galanthus x valentinei subsp. valentinei

Stefan, thank you. :) Your post made me smile, and it is good to know I am not the only one with still snow.
That is a very nice snowdrop. All G.plicatus types and it's hybrids are my favourites, and luckily they do well here.
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Villu on March 21, 2022, 08:27:12 PM
Leena, happy to see finally some pictures from your garden!!! I can see that the snow situation is similar for us but your snowdrops are far behind. I agree that winter must have been different for us. Most of my snowdrops were blooming already in the snow, melting out in full flower.

Yesterday it was the spring equinox and we had really nice weather with the first tortoiseshell and brimstone butterflies flying around. Today was even warmer, up to +13 C. I took some photos of blooming snowdrops in a celebration of arriving Spring.

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Part of my Snowdrop Bed is still covered with snow and ice. Nevertheless, snowdrops are pushing through, like G. 'Rosemary Burnham'.

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All yellow snowdrop cultivars appear entirely yellow in my garden, leaves slowly turning green. Here G. 'Wendy's Gold'.

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Dainty little thing, G. 'Trympostor'

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G. 'S. Arnott' is a classic and really nice snowdrop

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But among pure single snowdrops, G. 'Bertram Anderson' is my favourite!

Happy spring to all, and especially for those, whose season is just about to begin! ;)
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Leena on March 27, 2022, 10:20:01 AM
Villu, your snowdrops look so good and are increasing well! :) 'Bertram Anderson' looks impressive! Mine is not doing so well (it hasn't come up yet so I don't know about it this year).
I have had it since 2016 and I think it has only doubled in five years time. I should move it someplace else to see if it would be happier in a different spot.

All yellow snowdrop cultivars appear entirely yellow in my garden, leaves slowly turning green.

It is the same here, and yellows are always good yellow in markings too. :)

Most of my snowdrops have not yet come up, and of course there is still snow and ice on top of them. The ones in the earliest spot are mostly only showing their noses. This will not be a good snowdrop year in my garden. :(
'Bess' is an early one, and also grows in a very early spot where snow has melted away. In the background 'Mrs Mcnamara' which is also only starting and both of these are much smaller than usually.

Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Leena on March 29, 2022, 09:53:23 AM
'Mrs Mcnamara' is dwarf this year. :(
'Atkinsii' coming up, and also 'Little Magnet'.
'Lady Elphinstone' in the last picture.
Most of my snowdrops are still under ice or snow, these grow in the earliest spot, though ground is still solid frozen even there.
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Tim Harberd on March 29, 2022, 11:20:35 AM
Hi Leena,
I grew Bertram Anderson and PHD 33463 next to each other for a few years. The flowers were virtually impossible to tell apart, but the PHD was distinctly more vigorous. (It was also about a week earlier.)
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Brian Ellis on March 29, 2022, 09:45:18 PM
PHD 33463 has been named now as 'Peter Davis' after the finder of this G.plicatus, Peter Hadland Davis.
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Leena on March 30, 2022, 09:36:39 AM
Hi Leena,
I grew Bertram Anderson and PHD 33463 next to each other for a few years. The flowers were virtually impossible to tell apart, but the PHD was distinctly more vigorous. (It was also about a week earlier.)

Tim, it is good you mentioned this. :) I have also PHD 33463, albeit in different bed than 'Bertram Anderson', and I looked at last years photos, and it has increased better than BA though bought two years later than BA. I will move BA close to PHD to compare them. Right now both are still under snow. The bed where BA grows is drier (I think because there was Acer platanoides close by and it's roots had grown so much to that bed - this winter we felled that Acer) and I had thought that is a reason why it hasn't increased so well.

PHD 33463 has been named now as 'Peter Davis' after the finder of this G.plicatus, Peter Hadland Davis.

Thanks Brian, 'Peter Davis' is much easier name to remember than numbers. :) Also it seems so good snowdrop that it reserved a good name.
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: ian mcdonald on March 30, 2022, 04:22:54 PM
I went on a Botany trip last Saturday. We were shown a clump of "Naturalised" Snowdrops, known as Green Leaved Snowdrop. The leaves did not have the usual grey-green look.
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Alan_b on March 30, 2022, 05:47:39 PM
I went on a Botany trip last Saturday. We were shown a clump of "Naturalised" Snowdrops, known as Green Leaved Snowdrop. The leaves did not have the usual grey-green look.
Forms of the common snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis, with grass-green leaves are rare overall but they do form a significant minority in some locales.
The same is true of Galanthus elwesii, although as this snowdrop is much less prevalent you are much less likely to encounter the green-leaved form.
Some forms of Galanthus plicatus have quite green leaves.
The snowdrop you are most likely to find in a garden centre these days is Galanthus woronowii and this species has bright green leaves.

Take your pick.
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Villu on March 30, 2022, 08:19:27 PM
Hey Leena, many of my snowdrops showed similar yellow leaf tips this year. In that sense, winter had a similar effect on snowdrops in Findland as well in Estonia.

Spring has turned back to winter these days. We have light fresh snow cover and temperatures have stayed below zero for more than 48 hours now. This continuous freeze makes me worry. Regular snowdrops can close their blooms but those with pagoda-shaped flowers are more vulnerable - once opened, there is no way back for them. So I share some pics from last week when all was well.

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Galanthus 'Veronica Cross'

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Galanthus 'South Hayes'

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Galanthus plicatus 'Trimmer'

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Galanthus plicatus 'Trympostor'

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Galanthus plicatus 'Lucy'
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Villu on March 31, 2022, 09:13:22 PM
Before the month is over some more beautiful blooms from March.

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Galanthus elwesii 'Big Boy'

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Galanthus elwesii 'Rosemary Burnham'

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Galananthus elwesii 'Godfrey Owen'

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Galanthus elwesii 'Pat Mason'

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Galanthus plicatus 'Wendy's Gold'
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Villu on March 31, 2022, 09:31:29 PM
And some more...

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Galanthus 'Falkland House'

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Galanthus 'Brenda Troyle'

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Galanthus 'Cowhouse Green'

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Galanthus plicatus 'Trimmer'

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All together, Snowdrop Bed in March 2022


Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Tim Harberd on April 01, 2022, 09:43:57 AM
Nice collection Villu,
   Thanks for sharing...
Tim DH
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Leena on April 04, 2022, 09:26:14 AM
Villu, thank you for wonderful pictures! You have such a good range of different kinds of snowdrops and all are growing so well!!
Here this is not a good spring for snowdrops, most haven't come up yet, and it is snowing again right now.
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Mariette on April 04, 2022, 11:08:07 AM
I´m sorry to learn that it´s still so cold with You Leena!

Villu, You grow really impressing clumps of each variety! A very enjoyable series of pics!
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Stefan B. on April 04, 2022, 05:08:28 PM
The latest flowering snowdrop in my garden
(https://i.imgur.com/1Z7CbL2.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/hWj80dg.jpg)
Galanthus platyphyllus
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Stefan B. on April 04, 2022, 05:15:14 PM
This snowdrop for the second year earns only a peduncle  8)
(https://i.imgur.com/YjxzmwP.jpg)
Galanthus plicatus 'Wendy's Gold'
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Leena on April 04, 2022, 05:21:53 PM
This snowdrop for the second year earns only a peduncle  8)

I have had that happen once to a snowdrop planted previous year, but after that it has flowered normally. :)
Title: Re: Galanthus March 2022
Post by: Stefan B. on April 04, 2022, 05:32:48 PM
I have had that happen once to a snowdrop planted previous year, but after that it has flowered normally. :)
And I guess that's the reason the bulb was pretty small ...
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