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Bulbs => Galanthus => Topic started by: Blonde Ingrid on February 01, 2020, 08:30:39 AM
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A lovely way to start off February, a shot of Andy Byfield's:
L-R Tall Dark & Handsome, Ate Tea and Northern Lights
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showing a delightful part of Andy's range!
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A lovely way to start off February, a shot of Andy Byfield's:
L-R Tall Dark & Handsome, Ate Tea and Northern Lights
showing a delightful part of Andy's range!
Shades of green!
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Galanthus from seeds 007
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Galanthus from seeds 009
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Galanthus from seeds 010
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Galanthus 'Fly Fishing'
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Galanthus plicatus 'Colossus'
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'Golden Eagle' doing it's thing again!
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Great dark green markings on your seed raised plants, Stefan - I find those appealing - it really does make the white "pop" !
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Maggi, Thank you so much for your comment and I hope you enjoy with them :-)
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Interesting quirky one Brian, not seen it before.
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'Golden Eagle' doing it's thing again!
Am I wrong or is that a yellow G. nivalis var. scharlockii?
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Am I wrong or is that a yellow G. nivalis var. scharlockii?
No and Yes! It is 'Ecusson d'Or' - normal the first year but here we are seven years later and it seems fairly stable (having said that now I expect it will go back to normal next year) so I give it the nickname 'Golden Eagle' to distinguish it from my clump of 'Ecusson d'Or' from another supplier elsewhere in the .
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One of my Ecusson d’Or thinks it’s a scharlockii. I’ve been puzzling over it!
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That´s very interesting, indeed, Brian! I´ve seen a lot of G.n. var. scharlockii growing wild, but never a yellow one. One year, in a clump of ´Jaquenetta´ growing close to a lot of G.n. var. sch., I noticed one ´Jaquenetta´with donkey´s ears and planted it seperately. Of course, it looked quite the usual ´Jaquenetta´again next year. It would be great if You grow the first yellow G.n.sch. ever!
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One of my Ecusson d’Or thinks it’s a scharlockii. I’ve been puzzling over it!
It would be interesting if You´d compare Your supplier! Maybe something changed due to twin-scaling?
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Galanthus 'Magnet'
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Galanthus elwesii 'Godfrey Owen'
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Very attractive varieties, Stefan!
In my garden, species have got a firm place, too . This clone of Galanthus rizehensis clumps well and self-seeds generously.
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I went to the East Ruston snowdrop day today, which was excellent - lots of interest in the garden (sadly I forgot my camera, although that could not anyway record the scent of the daphnes which was a particular highpoint). Lovely to see Brian and David there and Brian pointed out the Galanthus 'Turncoat' on Matt Bishop's stall that had a distinct pink hue to the outer segments, so one obviously had to come home with me...
Matt says this is the first time they have done that for him.
Not photographed very well I'm afraid but you may see a 'hint-of-pink'.
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Great looking drops Stefan!
johnw
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'Golden Eagle' doing it's thing again!
Quite marvellous Brain.
john
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Lovely gold nuggets you have there, Brian! Are they really called Golden Eagle?
Love the stripes outside the tepals!
Managed to find out the difference between Primrose Warburg, Inge Blond. Now I need to find if I have any SS! I'm such a novice!
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Managed to find out the difference between Primrose Warburg, Inge Blond. Now I need to find if I have any SS! I'm such a novice!
I think 'Primorse Warburg' and 'Spindlestone Surprise' are very difficult to tell apart. Here is a whole thread about them
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=11444.0 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=11444.0)
Gail, you must have had a lovely day! And a good purchase to top it. :)
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The small hamlet of Spindlestone is just a few miles east of Belford in Northumberland and the original Sandersii (the yellow form of G. nivalis) came from Belford (or the vicinity thereof). I visited the village of Spindlestone last year but I could find nothing to indicate where the former Spindlestone Nursery had been. That nursery is where 'Spindlestone Surprise' arose. Nor was there more than a small scattering of snowdrops (ordinary Galanthus nivalis) growing in the verges thereabouts.
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Today in my garden:
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A little panorama
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Somewhat closer. S. Arnott seems to enjoy the company of a (wild brown) Hemerocallis
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Trumps are flowering for the first time
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Lovely to see Brian and David there and Brian pointed out the Galanthus 'Turncoat' on Matt Bishop's stall that had a distinct pink hue to the outer segments, so one obviously had to come home with me...
Matt says this is the first time they have done that for him.
Not photographed very well I'm afraid but you may see a 'hint-of-pink'.
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Good to see you too Gail, and several lurkers! It was Jane-Ann who spotted that 'Turncoat' was pink so I had to have one too, don't know if this shows it better or not.
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After what seems like weeks of rain, some sunshine at last so we went for a look at Fullarton wood in Troon. They have started up a local management group who have been tidying up the debris of gales and making a children's "fairy trail" through the wood. It's a great idea to get young children interested as they will regard this as a special place and look after it.
The snowdrops were in fine form. The clumps pictured were growing out of the base of fallen trees. The badger is one of the carvings throughout the woods along with fairy dwellings in the trees.
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How lovely , Tom. The rain must have been fairly warm to get things so well advanced, I suppose.
Snowdrops are like puppies and kittens, cute individually but irresistible en masse!
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G. elwesii with no specific hybrid name.
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Little bit of sunshine today and bring on the greens, two of the three best in my view!
First up, Andrea's Fault, as good as Morgana (more later). It has bulked up very well and is a lovely. A great introduction from Andy Byfield.
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Next, Morgana, looking wonderful. Multiple clumps, plenty in the swaps and spares pot. The bulbs of this variety can get to be as large as a tennis ball.
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I have a real soft spot for 'Morgana' - she's not out here yet, though.
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I have a real soft spot for 'Morgana' - she's not out here yet, though.
I agree Maggs, it looks so stunning in a clump or on its own. It is a fantastic garden plant and great do'er. I am delighted Andrea's Fault has performed so well alongside it.
The third of the 'Big Three' virescents is not that far off either! ;D ;D ;D
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I really love the green ones, and of course "Morgana" is a beauty. I would love to try it, it looks like a G. elwesii hybrid and they do well in here. :)
Ok this is a expensive one of course!!
Little bit of sunshine today and bring on the greens, two of the three best in my view!
First up, Andrea's Fault, as good as Morgana (more later). It has bulked up very well and is a lovely. A great introduction from Andy Byfield.
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Next, Morgana, looking wonderful. Multiple clumps, plenty in the swaps and spares pot. The bulbs of this variety can get to be as large as a tennis ball.
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Some more sunshine today and the third of the 'Big Three Virescents' is brightening the day.
Dryad Demeter, one of Anne Wright's superb 'Myths & Legends' series. Delicious heavy green colouration and a real eye catcher.
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A fantastic variety that is producing the usual forest of bulbs, you expect from Anne.
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From the AGS on the recent Snowdrop Day .... " Fun fact: Some snowdrops are so rare that a single bulb sells for hundreds - even thousands - of pounds! 'Ice Princess' is a double poculiform snowdrop (think giant flowers with ice white petals). It was the most expensive bulb at our Snowdrop Day at £500 a bulb!"
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From the AGS on the recent Snowdrop Day .... " Fun fact: Some snowdrops are so rare that a single bulb sells for hundreds - even thousands - of pounds! 'Ice Princess' is a double poculiform snowdrop (think giant flowers with ice white petals). It was the most expensive bulb at our Snowdrop Day at £500 a bulb!"
Careful Maggs, you will wake up the 'Its madness, that price for a bulb', 'its Tulipmania all over again' 'its chequebook purchasing', 'lets start a website for plain old nivalis', 'I long for the days when we could have a snowdrop lunch', 'cant every supplier just give them away', crowd!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Earphones ready! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Ecusson d'Or one of my favourites 💛
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A lovely shot of three of Andy's collection!
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Top-Bottom
Lemongrass
Andea's Fault
Tall Dark & Handsome
Absolute crackers!
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I will avoid the “It’s madness” etc as predicted by Ingrid but it does make me think that £20 for an Ophrys or new Pleione isn’t so bad.
Of course the question is, did it sell?
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From the garden, total price of the lot £1.50, and that was for 'Trumps' ;D
Galanthus 'Armine'
Galanthus 'Trumps'
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Galanthus 'Tubby Merlin'
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Fantasy snowdrops!
Nice to fantasise - the appearance of a VERY exciting new seedling (nope, can't tell you) has led to an urgent desire to do some pollinating. Spent the morning 'milking' the pollen from a selection of flowers. Can you guess who donated and what I'm after?
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This is my pollinating kit.
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• Squares of foil to collect the pollen on,
• forceps, to remove stamens
• sealed container to put the pollen packets in, which is stored in the fridge
• sticky labels to label the pollen packets
• strung tags to label the pollinated flowers
• waterproof pen to write on the labels with
If I can, I bring the plants indoors to a warm room. This will get the pollen flowing, and help it to germinate on the stigma. If the plants aren't potted, it can be a cold couple of hours on your knees outside.
Clues to your activities - debitage around the coldframes! The inner and outer segments, and stamens from mother plants, are removed to allow access to the active bits.
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The end result - lots of tagged flowers that now have to be watched hopefully to see if the seedpod will swell.
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After that - well, just 4 or 5 years to wait until you can see whether your fantasy has come true!
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I followed the video and fiddled with the cross pollination. I am not sure I know how to wrap up the bulb. Might have to look at the video again.
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Feel pathetic as other posters have a cluster and I have to take my lone flower on both side.
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I received two packets of snowdrop seeds from the seed exchange.
Galanthus rizehensis
Galanthus plicatus Bolu Shades AHEP8313
Bolu is a place in Turkey, but what does AHEP8313 refer to?
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I received two packets of snowdrop seeds from the seed exchange.
Galanthus rizehensis
Galanthus plicatus Bolu Shades AHEP8313
Bolu is a place in Turkey, but what does AHEP8313 refer to?
AHEP refers I believe to a collection by Antoine Hoog (?) and Erich Pasche
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AHEP refers I believe to a collection by Antoine Hoog (?) and Erich Pasche
Yes - These are the collectors!
Gerd
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Yes - These are the collectors!
Gerd
Thank you, Gerd, I thought you'd know! :-*
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´Green Comet´
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´Angelique´
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´Ermine House´
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´Karneval´
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nivalis x ikariae by Nicolas Top
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Mariette, how wonderful spring pictures. :)
Can you tell more about 'Karneval'? It looks like a short snowdrop with quite large flowers.
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Thank You, Leena! :)
´Karneval´was a find of Nicolas Top, a Belgian living in Germany, who searched for unusual snowdrops along the Rhine. ´Karneval´is considered to be a cross G. nivalis x elwesii, found in a population of G. nivalis. ´Rheingold´was another one of his discoveries.
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A sunny day ...
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'Ray Cobb'
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'Dryad Gold Nugget'
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Great photo!
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Thank heavens that Ice Princess is a bit cold for me. I have been very naughty and bought quite a few expensive one. Today, I got deliveries of the following and I am furious. I paid about a month ago for the order and Rosemary Burnham turned out to be tatty paper dead form, Andre Phliip Mayer came with a broken stem and Wendlebury Ring were damaged by wood shavings. Anybody with a bit of common sense would wrap the flowers in a tube using newspaper or like Avon, use another pot to protect the flowers. I won't use this lousy place again. [attachimg=1]
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I didn't even bother to upload the dry and paper dead flowers of R. Burnham.
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A bashful looking snowdrop that I saw amongst a naturalised population
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Thank heavens that Ice Princess is a bit cold for me. I have been very naughty and bought quite a few expensive one. Today, I got deliveries of the following and I am furious. I paid about a month ago for the order and Rosemary Burnham turned out to be tatty paper dead form, Andre Phliip Mayer came with a broken stem and Wendlebury Ring were damaged by wood shavings. Anybody with a bit of common sense would wrap the flowers in a tube using newspaper or like Avon, use another pot to protect the flowers. I won't use this lousy place again. (Attachment Link)
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I didn't even bother to upload the dry and paper dead flowers of R. Burnham.
It’s not always possible to post things out when they are in peak flower, buying ‘in the green’ means that they are in growth, although the flowers may have gone over. I agree that they could have been packed better. At Avon Bulbs we tried actually sending drops out in their pots, but found they ended up getting bashed about and damaged so now we take them out and wrap them in newspaper - this seems much better.
Although the flowers on your snowdrops may have gone over, hopefully the bulbs will be fine - get them planted in the garden as soon as you can
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A bashful looking snowdrop that I saw amongst a naturalised population
Lovely Alan - and would go so well with Grumpy...
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One of several clumps of 'Lucy' looking delightful in the garden today.
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One of several clumps of 'Lucy' looking delightful in the garden today.
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I find myself getting more fond of these!
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I love these clumps of Lucy. I managed to get a couple, but if anyone has any for swaps, I would be more than willing.
My wee dog was Lucy and I would love to have an established clump on her grave in my garden - they are beautiful, just like she was.
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One of Anne Wright's superb Myths & Legends series, Dryad Artemis, showing the bow shaped inner mark so evocative of her symbolism. Bulks well, as do all of Anne's
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We are all very sorry to have to announce that our Snowdrop event at Primrose Bank Nursery near York this weekend has been cancelled. Much of the nursery and the parking field is under standing water, and with more rain and storms forecast for Saturday and Sunday, there was no option but to cancel.
We are sorry for the disappointment this may cause to our visitors.
Sue will have a mini-opening the next weekend, but unfortunately Dryad Nursery will not be able to attend, as we have another function.
Please would you pass the word around to anyone who was planning to come. Thank you.
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More sunshine before the storm on all fronts.
First up, a new one for me, 'The Winns Yellow, diminutive but very lovely.
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Next Estonian Spirit Käina 2007/3, I love these yellows. Vigorous and attractive.
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Finally, one the the 'weed' collection, 'Hughes Emerald', despite how many I give away, the thing is taking over the garden again!
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Could be a Ding Dong or Wasp
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Trumps
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New introduction to my garden
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Ingrid: you always have some stunners!
Spetchley Yellow
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Another sunny day
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Galanthus woronowii 'Elizabeth Harrison' (1-3) and 'Spindlestone Surprise' (4): But who did tell you being yellow? ;)
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Galanthus 'Lady Beatrix Stanley' Galanthus 'Rosemary Burnham'
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Galanthus 'Wasp'
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Galanthus plicatus 'Colossus'
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Galanthus from seeds 011
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A weird snowdrop in my garden ???
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Looks like "Maleficent" ;D
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A weird snowdrop in my garden ???
G. elwesii (var. elwesii) can produce a huge range of different markings on its inner petals and sometimes you will find one which is cute or amusing. Very occasionally such snowdrops were named, G. elwesii 'Grumpy' (named in 1990) is an example. Galanthus plicatus var. byzantinus (or hybrids thereof) can do the same thing but I don't encounter those so frequently. You can see quite a few in the garden of Myddleton House. These days the ones that get named seem to be those with the two marks in different shades of green.
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Two looking lovely in Today's sunshine:
Alpha Sergey Nigoyan
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Alpha Gold n Pearls
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G. elwesii (var. elwesii) can produce a huge range of different markings on its inner petals and sometimes you will find one which is cute or amusing. Very occasionally such snowdrops were named, G. elwesii 'Grumpy' (named in 1990) is an example. Galanthus plicatus var. byzantinus (or hybrids thereof) can do the same thing but I don't encounter those so frequently. You can see quite a few in the garden of Myddleton House. These days the ones that get named seem to be those with the two marks in different shades of green.
Thanks for your comment, Alan.
I just want to show the difference of the petal flower. It is fresh and just blossomed and the petal flowers are wrinkled and curled inwards .... on that photo which you can see how different they are and they have blossomed at the same time.
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Carsten, you have such sunny snowdrops. :)
Here are some of mine from today. They are slowly starting to flower, most are still only coming up.
These are very common ones. :)
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Astonishing to see Finnish snowdrops in February Leena :o
As yours show, Mrs Macnamara and 'Atkinsii' are popular for good reason.
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A rather nice Lemongrass seedling, paler yellow.
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Galanthus 'Lady Beatrix Stanley' has a double flower. I do not think it has a green-striped flower like the one shown above by Stefan.
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Galanthus 'Lady Beatrix Stanley' has a double flower. I do not think it has a green-striped flower like the one shown above by Stefan.
Sorry, it's my fault ... this is Galanthus 'Rosemary Burnham'
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Galanthus vernalis, slightly different and spontaneous, found in a large group.
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Astonishing to see Finnish snowdrops in February Leena :o
Isn't is it just! But I'm happy this winter is different now, and it will be a long spring this year. :)
Everything advances slowly and stays in flower for a long time (unless they get damaged by cold nights - snowdrops don't usually).
Ingrid, how lovely yellow Lemongrass seedling and I also like Veroniques G.vernalis!
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´Primrose Warburg´heralding spring.
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I like these funny little striped umbrellas.
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I like these funny little striped umbrellas.
Is that 'Alan's Treat'?
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Mariette, Primrose Warburg is such a vigorous naturaliser! Nice cluster you have here! A feast for the eyes!
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Is that 'Alan's Treat'?
That´s just a find of mine, Alan. I´m afraid , a lot of similar snowdrops were collected these last years. :)
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Mariette, Primrose Warburg is such a vigorous naturaliser! Nice cluster you have here! A feast for the eyes!
Thank You, WSGR, the yellows are my favourites, at least those with a yellow receptacle. They evoke a feeling of spring like no other snowdrops do.
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Your garden looks beautiful Mariette, lovely healthy snowdrops and full of
interesting plants.
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Gusty today but still plenty going on!
A forest of G. Lucy looking wonderful. This is bulking well in a number of garden positions.
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Next some delightful companions, taking over just as the snowdrops go over. Miniature Narcissus from Anne Wright, becoming great collectables and super plants to boot.
First N. Wee Dote
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Next N. Little Finn, named by Anne for her Grandson.
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The Lucy’s are gorgeous - can’t wait till mine bulk up
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G. Lucy is lovely, I'm going to keep an eye out for that one!
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Grim day today, windy and wet!
Two lovely yellows to the rescue.
First Monte Picente
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Next Italian Yellow
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Both these yellows attributed to Peter Erskine, found in Italy as the names suggest. I remember a discussion at one of the shows with a couple of experts, wondering if these two plants were in fact the same variety. Based on how they perform, I would suggest not. They are super yellows in any case.
Swaps & Spares bunker still doing a great job, a forest of red reserve labels for friends who have expressed an interest!
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Lovely Facebook post by Rick Goodenough -
"Alan Briggs' G. nivalis 'Green Light' showing off blooms and its green leaves this afternoon in the garden"
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A bit of sun would be welcome here too! Reduced to photographing inside.
I love the moustache on Galadriel!. Fieldgate Tiffany has a lovely tissue paper texture.
Is this really Munchkin, and if so, why?