August Snowdrops

[Maggi Young]

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."

[Brian Ellis]

Lovely long outers

[Rick Goodenough]

A lovely crisp X mark as well! Hats off!

[Blonde Ingrid]

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!

[Maggi Young]

Hugely satisfying when they show willing to increase, isn't it?  I just wish they all would!

[vanozzi]

'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?

[Brian Ellis]

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

[Jupiter]

Thanks for posting Otto's snowdrop here Maggi. I should post more!

[vanozzi]

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.

[fermi de Sousa]

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

[fermi de Sousa]

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

[Anthony Darby]

Two wee ones out now. Galanthus ex 'Magnet Imposter' which is tiny, seed sent by John W. and Galanthus nivalislabelled 'Small Early' from Edna.