Galanthus in March 2013

[Oakwood]

G. panjutinii, W. Transcaucasus, Russia
G. trojanus, NW Turkey
G. nivalis, plain Ukraine
G. woronowii - a mini variant (flwr 1 cm long) from W. Transcaucasus, Russia

[Maggi Young]

Miraculousest Maggi! I would treat this green Heaven present as a pure fatty individuum which is so avarice to absorb the sun energy that all its parts and organs transformed into the worktops. It's rather similar to some fatso eating at night in hugger-mugger, as for me!!!  so, just mercifully spare them all!

Being so very fat and greedy myself- I feel I should be more generous- but some things are a step too far   

Your new garden offerings (- proper snowdrops!)are really pretty!

[Oakwood]

Being so very fat and greedy myself- I feel I should be more generous- but some things are a step too far   

Your new garden offerings (- proper snowdrops!)are really pretty!

it simply means we're kind and sincere people sometimes prone to bouts of light gluttony     

and more drops

G. fosteri, Turkey
G. ikariae, Ikaria, Greece
G. elwesii 'Zwanenburg'
G. koenenianus x fosteri from Wallises
G. nivalis, plain Ukraine

[Oakwood]

Walrus can be very variable Dimitri, but I haven't seen that wonderful green before, I would be hoping it does the same this year

Thanks, Brian! it's current spring photo of such green)))) we'll see the next year. But I could note it greenishes from year to year....... may be it's due to the abnormal very cold March of this year...... My green Walrus send a warm hello to Gerard Oud!!

[MR GRUMPY]

Dimitri.Love the mini woronowii.Very shapely,Must be female.

[Oakwood]

Dimitri.Love the mini woronowii.Very shapely,Must be female.

agreed, and its name would be "Passionsblume" !!  as Deutsch naming is very popular in our forum at present! 

[Hagen Engelmann]

No idea, what you mean Dima  ???

[KentGardener]

(I apologise for any spelling errors - will check them tomorrow morning but rush off now but wanted to get the pics posted,  I've recently been a bit bogged down with work - sorry). 

Happily I have managed an hour in the garden  that coincided with some sunshine too!   

A few quick photographs.   (some flowers are past their best and some not reached their best - but I grabbed the pics while I could).

I will check spelling tomorrow.

1 - Hugh Mackenzie

2 - Bassisgruner  = Galanthus 'Basisgrüner'

3 - Federkleid

4 - Fiona Mackenzie

5 - E A Bowles

[art600]

John

Now I know why people lust after 'Hugh Mackenzie'.  Thought it was difficult to grow 

[Oakwood]

No idea, what you mean Dima  ???

Hagen, it just reflects the current fashion trend in hagendrop breeding 

[Oakwood]

John, wow wow wow your "E A Bowles"!!!!!!!!!!!!!  love it!! so why wondering some odd Chuguyster you possess such one poculiguy!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

[Janis Ruksans]

I'm not "galanthus lover" but few I'm growing. After Dima's wonderfull publication last year describing new snowdrop from W Caucasus, I finally identified my small residual stock of plant collected some 30 years ago in Abchasia. I grew it for years as "Galanthus similar to G. platyphyllus, but not identical". The stock raised up, then for some years remained only very few due bulb fly attack. Last year seeing that it is new species Galanthus panjutinii, I sent a corm to Colin Mason and rest planted in pot.
Its closest relatives are Galanthus krasnovii, but I lost my stock from surroundings of Suchumi and here I can show plant originally collected near Artvin, NE Turkey by Erich Pasche.
The third is Galanthus platyphyllus. We collected it during Georgian trip arranged by Colin. It was the last trip of Jim Archibald, but on picture is special form named by Henrik Zetterlund as 'Poet' for its special shape of flower

[Oakwood]

Janis! Nice rare snowdrop species collection - love them all, especially Poet clump!! Hello from the Ukraine in snow!! 

[Roma]

The snowdrop season here is also 3-4 weeks later than usual, because of the cold. snowdrops are at just about their best now, and for the first time ever I will have snowdrops looking their best in april!
Pontus

I too will have snowdrops in flower in April
Galanthus platyphyllus  about 1 pm today.  By late afternoon all the snow had melted in this spot
Galanthus plicatus 'Warham Group'   The flowers aren't very big but the late flowering and the lovely broad silvery leaves earn it a place in the garden.
Galanthus elwesii

[Alan_b]

A few quick photographs.

Wow, John.  I was fortunate enough to actually visit your garden last month but I don't remember noticing any of those gems.