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Bulbs => Galanthus => Topic started by: Maggi Young on August 01, 2016, 12:55:00 PM

Title: August Snowdrops
Post by: Maggi Young on August 01, 2016, 12:55:00 PM: I see that Jamus has this little charmer from Otto Fauser out at the minute...
Jamus says : "Otto's own Galanthus, a selection he made of a seedling of Plicatus, which he named 'Phidias'. It has graced me with two flowers this year."

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Title: Re: August Snowdrops
Post by: Brian Ellis on August 01, 2016, 01:42:11 PM: Lovely long outers ;D
Title: Re: August Snowdrops
Post by: Rick Goodenough on August 02, 2016, 07:33:46 PM: A lovely crisp X mark as well! Hats off!
Title: Re: August Snowdrops
Post by: Blonde Ingrid on August 03, 2016, 01:10:00 PM: A very happy morning spent potting up some new arrivals and examining some favourites acquired as single bulbs last year. Very large number of offsets including:

Dryad Gold Sovereign
Smaragdsplitter
Philippe Andre Meyer

all heading for clumpdome!
Title: Re: August Snowdrops
Post by: Maggi Young on August 03, 2016, 09:00:36 PM: Hugely satisfying when they show willing to increase, isn't it? I just wish they all would!
Title: Re: August Snowdrops
Post by: vanozzi on August 05, 2016, 12:46:58 AM: 'Spindlestone Surprise' is fertile and an excellent ''increaser''.

Sam Arnott, perhaps my favourite, returning year after year, but unfortunately, no seed setter.I guess it's a triploid?
Title: Re: August Snowdrops
Post by: Brian Ellis on August 05, 2016, 08:08:24 AM: Good to see they are doing well with you Paul, however, the name should be 'Spindlestone Surprise' as it named for the village in Northumberland where it was discovered..and good to see the photo with the correct name of 'S.Arnott'. Until I joined the forum it didn't enter my head that you could be successful with snowdrops in the Southern hemisphere - which shows how much I thought about it ::)
Title: Re: August Snowdrops
Post by: Jupiter on August 05, 2016, 01:30:34 PM: Thanks for posting Otto's snowdrop here Maggi. I should post more!
Title: Re: August Snowdrops
Post by: vanozzi on August 06, 2016, 01:16:16 PM: Brian ,many thanks for 'Spindlestone Surprise' name correction and a little of its history.

At times its difficult to grow some of those that appreciate the cold, especially as I am close to the ocean, without any frosts and soul destroying relentless summer heat, but with some added effort small triumphs are possible.
45 cu metres of local peat two years ago certainly helped, unfortunately not my back.
Title: Re: August Snowdrops
Post by: fermi de Sousa on August 06, 2016, 03:07:19 PM: Our Rock Garden Group had a lovely day in the Dandenongs visiting Otto's and Tim's gardens.
Here are some of the snowdrops in Otto's garden:
Spindlestone Surprise
Trym
Seedling of Corrin
Heffalump
unnamed clump
cheers
fermi
Title: Re: August Snowdrops
Post by: fermi de Sousa on August 06, 2016, 03:16:35 PM: Quote from: fermi on August 06, 2016, 03:07:19 PM
Our Rock Garden Group had a lovely day in the Dandenongs visiting Otto's and Tim's gardens.
And here are some from Tim's:
1-3 Galanthus nivalis around the large boulder in the Stone Garden
4-5 Galanthus Jacquenetta
Title: Re: August Snowdrops
Post by: Anthony Darby on August 15, 2016, 01:48:31 PM: Two wee ones out now. Galanthus ex 'Magnet Imposter' which is tiny, seed sent by John W. and Galanthus nivalislabelled 'Small Early' from Edna.