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Galanthus / Re: Galanthus in February 2025

« Last post by Maggi Young on March 08, 2025, 07:36:14 PM »

Lots of lovely snowdrops on show here!
 Good deep green on that virescent, Harry.

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Galanthus / Re: Galanthus in February 2025

« Last post by hwscot on March 08, 2025, 06:29:47 PM »

A pot of young plants, seed of virescents from Anne Wright. Sown 2021 and last year I potted up 12 bulbs. This is the first one to flower. It's a small flower, for scale, from the grit to the ovary is about 4 inches (that's a 6" label in the background). It has a sturdy look to it. And no, I haven't stripped the outer petals!

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Galanthus / Re: Galanthus in February 2025

« Last post by Mariette on March 08, 2025, 05:28:58 PM »

A nameless G. plicatus with a long flowering season.



Another nameless one, G. elwesii.



"Yellow" snowdrops are my favourites! ´Amber Yellow´ comes from the garden of Susanne Zager.



´Golden Tears ´clumps well. 



´Rheingold´

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Galanthus / Re: Galanthus in February 2025

« Last post by Mariette on March 08, 2025, 05:21:28 PM »

Leena and Stefan: how nice to see Your snowdrops in flower now, too!

Leena, ´Bambino´really reminds of a chubby toddler!

Stefan, Your G. trojanus looks great! Somehow this species owes a special dignity.

These last days we had spring-like temperatures up to 20°C, and the snowdrop season is nearing its end.

This is a seedling.



´Washfield Warham´is always one of the last starting to flower with me.



A Cowhouse Green - seedling.



This year the green mark is much paler than in other years.



Which reminds me of Leena´s complaint that the "green" snowdrops often are not as green with her as they should be. Maybe the stronger sunlight later in the year makes them bleach? I noticed that with several green-tipped pocs as well.

´Robyn Janey´

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General Forum / Re: Melvyn Jope - RIP

« Last post by Maggi Young on March 07, 2025, 07:09:41 PM »

From the Jope Family:
 

"We would like to share details of Melvyns funeral.
Thursday 20th March at 12:00noon at Woking Crematorium followed by the wake at The Cricketers, Horsell.
For those of you in other countries and are unable to attend there will be a link to follow the service online.
Thank you for all your kind messages and cards."

Olive Jope, Rebekah Franklin, Deborah Olding.

Full details of webcast etc  - click here 

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Galanthus / Re: Galanthus in February 2025

« Last post by Leena on March 07, 2025, 04:52:44 PM »

Thanks Stefan.
It has been couple of warm days, temperatures almost +10 and nights -1C, but next week will be colder again. Hopefully not for long and not very cold.
Couple of pictures from today. I enjoy so much my snowdrops!

'Atkinsii' on the left and nameless elwesii on the right.



'Chantry Dame'



'Bambino' has become one of my favourites. So cute and very good increaser.



This is seedling from Stefan. Really nice round petals and dark insides, I like it very much. Its leaves have suffered a bit of frost damage during the cold period in February, but I hope it is not so early next year. Almost always snowdrops from more south flower earlier the first spring here, and later they adapt to our winter/spring.
Stefan, what is the mother plant? G.elwesii? Or is this a hybrid?

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Flowers and Foliage Now / March 2025 in the Southern Hemisphere

« Last post by fermi de Sousa on March 07, 2025, 02:47:57 PM »

March is "officially" the start of autumn in Australia. Despite the temperatures staying in the 30s (Celsius) these colchicums started into bloom on the 1st of the month!
cheers
fermi

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General Forum / Re: Iris reticulatus ... and their consequences

« Last post by Catwheazle on March 07, 2025, 10:11:44 AM »

OK, thanks. I'll try my luck....

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General Forum / Re: Iris reticulatus ... and their consequences

« Last post by Gail on March 07, 2025, 07:17:40 AM »

I love them Bernd, and if I were Prime Minister I would give everyone in the world 100 x 'Harmony' in the hope of creating real harmony (so long as the Dutch could produce enough!). But I'm afraid I can't give cultivation advice as they tend to dwindle rather than increase for me.

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Blogs and Diaries / Re: my local patch and wildlife - Ian McDonald

« Last post by ian mcdonald on March 06, 2025, 08:02:15 PM »

Spring is steadily advancing. We still have cold winds, (March winds). Along the river I saw a single flower of Gagea lutea.



Red Lungwort is coming into flower.



There were four male and a single female Goldeneye on the river.



Also seen for the first time (for me) in this location, was a Teal.



Coltsfoot is also in flower now.