Galanthus in March 2013

[Hagen Engelmann]

I have it in the cold frame, better for here.
In UK no problem.

[johnw]

Hagen  - Did it come through the winter of 2012 okay in the cold frame?   I don't trust these byzantinus outdoors here.

johnw

[daveyp1970]

This is a nice little plicatus i have selected out it yellowish then gets a tad darker it has now been crossed with a true yellow so cross finger.

[Brian Ellis]

G. plicatus byzantinus 'Ilse Bilse' has such a lovely mark Hagen, very stately.

Nice selection Davey, the cross with a true yellow will be interesting.

[annew]

Very nice with the double mark, Davey.

[daveyp1970]

Thank you Brian and Anne  .
Anne can i ask(also a question for Martin B. as well)when its offspring flower. I am right in thinking a yellow might not result from this one but if i then put a yellow again on the best looking babies the chance are i should get a yellow.I am trying to get a good yellow plicate with twin marks as Anne noticed.

[Martin Baxendale]

Thank you Brian and Anne  .
Anne can i ask(also a question for Martin B. as well)when its offspring flower. I am right in thinking a yellow might not result from this one but if i then put a yellow again on the best looking babies the chance are i should get a yellow.I am trying to get a good yellow plicate with twin marks as Anne noticed.

Yes, you may not get a yellow in the first generation but if you back-cross the seedlings with a yellow then you should get at least some yellows in the second generation - theoretically about 50%.

[daveyp1970]

Yes, you may not get a yellow in the first generation but if you back-cross the seedlings with a yellow then you should get at least some yellows in the second generation - theoretically about 50%.

Thank you Martin,would it be ok to pic your brains in the future.  Breeding is a new chapter for me and i know you are producing some lovely stuff(infact i am giving it ago because of you and Annes posts)

[mark smyth]

Steve its good to see someone else has Phantomas. I thought I was the only person with it

[Brian Ellis]

Definitely not Mark 

[Gerard Oud]

Just showed today about 12 different cultivars and selections at the weekly flowershow at the Dutch KAVB.
One of the selections has permission to name it The Face, its a elwesii/gracilis hybrid.
By the way i got a gold medal for the lot

[Hagen Engelmann]

Congratulation for the medal, Gerard.
I hope for quality not for quantity .

[Maggi Young]

Congratulation for the medal, Gerard.
I hope for quality not for quantity .

Must have been quality, Hagen - only 12 !!!!

[Gail]

Congratulations on the gold medal Gerald!

Does anyone know Galanthus elwesii 'Marielle'? I bought one on impulse at Harlow on Saturday. It is described by the sellers The plantsman's preference in Diss as "A new selection found in an old garden near Ipswich by Bernard Tickner and Ivan Dickings. Grey foliage and large simple white flowers but the whole plant is big, very big! Up to 35cm when established."
The plant I bought is not big at all but as a pot-grown bulb that is not unexpected. The leaves fold back at the edges as though there is some plicatus in the mix rather than pure elwesii. I bought it as I live near Ipswich and it's nice to have local plants.

[Hagen Engelmann]

Gail, a nice new member of the MERLIN-group.