Galanthus in March 2013

[David King]

Still cold and damp here so had the camera out yesterday for what, I suspect, will be the last snowdrop session this season.

1.        Galanthus Angelina
2 & 3.  Galanthus Augenweide
4.        Galanthus Kullaka

[David King]

Second group:


1 & 2.  Galanthus Greenish
3 & 4.  Galanthus Marlie Raphaal

[David King]

Final Group:
 
1.        Galanthus Melanie Broughton
2 & 3.  Unnamed galanthus

[Hagen Engelmann]

David,excellent pics.
Is ANGELINA much bigger than AUGEWNWEIDE?

[Brian Ellis]

Hagen, the difference in petal length is perhaps 2mm, but it is slightly taller too, however the biggest difference seems to be the foliage, 'Augenweide' is much more blue/green.

I should have asked David to say that 'Greenish', 'Augenweide' and 'Kullake' were from either forumists or lurkers, many thanks to you all.

[David King]

Thanks for kind words Hagen.  Nice even light so much better than harsh contrast from sun.  Also used a little reflected light from a piece of white card.

[Uli Lessnow]

Very nice snowdrops David. I missed these fine snowdrops when Hagen and I visitetd
your garden.
At the moment we have a brake in our snowdrop season, the snow is coming again very
heavy the whole day and most of them are hidden under the snow. Bad luck in West Germany.
Uli

[Gerard Oud]

From yesterday when the sun was shining and it was a lot wamer then today at least 5 C and no wind from the east.

Lots of elwesii selections from last year and a very small nivalis from 4 to 7 cm tall and a flower of 4 to 5mm and at last a nice drift of the S Arnott

Some of the selections are yellowish and give 4 by 4 petals.

2832 shows even green on the outerpetals bridge from the ovary to the outer.

[Gerard Oud]

The rest,

The small nivalis is very small and hard to recognise as a snowdrop it looks more like gras.The plants are 4 to 7 cm and the flowers are not larger then 5 mm, perfect for a rockgarden! I do think this is the tiniest of all. Name will be Minnie the Moucher when its going to be registrated.

[johnw]

Gerard  - What is the tall whispy evergreen at the rear of photo 2826?

johnw

[Gerard Oud]

Thats a secoia and it has grown 0,50 mtr per year so far

[johnw]

So only 200 more years to go.  You may have to move the house to the right.

[partisangardener]

Very special snowdrops you have. My ordinary Flore Pleno vary a lot. I do not like them all. But the display looks fine.

[Hagen Engelmann]

Zuerst entscheidet der eigene Geschmack.
Alles Weitere findet sich. Auch bei Dir, Axel!

At first you decide for yourself,
 what is fine or not.
All other thing come later.

PS. Mit Blütenstaub ist kaum noch was zu machen,
wenn Du nicht sagst was Du willst!

[Ru]

Another walk. Crimea.