Galanthus in February 2014

[mark smyth]

3,4: Unknown double - any suggestions?

Not Hill Poe which has five outers - definitely a snowdrop I need to get again

editing to say there are many in this clump that don't have 5 outers which happens when Hill Poe is moved

[chasw]

A few more
Madelaine
Ronald McKenzie
Trumps
And a findling with two outers

[mark smyth]

I like Madelaine and Ronald McKenzie - I never got the McKenzie list this year

[Leena]

In many plants hybrids are sterile. How is this with snowdrops and are there know fertile hybrids or known sterile hybrids?
When thinking what new snowdrops I would like to have, I would rather have fertile plants so that in time there would be lots of seedlings.
Many of the tall and vigorous snowdrops seem to be hybrids, though, so do they produce seedlings?

[mark smyth]

Some of my doubles

 top row
 Titania, Cordelia, Desdemona

 middle row
 Ophelia, G75, Dionysus

 bottom row
 bought as Barbarham Scented, Baylham, Brocklamont Seedling

[johngennard]

I have been growing snowdrops for forty years and many of the named clumps have  created thousands of seedlings but I have never noticed anything different until today when I came across this single bulb.Can anyone tell me whether it is unique or is it just another virescent variant ?

[mark smyth]

Looks like a green tipped elwesii monostictus. You'll have to label it and see what happens next year

[mark smyth]

elwesii Lord Monostictus - its stands out very well in the garden and has bulked to 40+ since 2007 or 2008

I still don't see why 'Fieldgate Tiffany' should be named. Its still a smallish flower and flowering for the second time with me

[johngennard]

This is another but double and not yet open ,

[mark smyth]

What are the leaves like, John?

[johngennard]

Sorry Mark but I didn't get the leaves.Will get them hewn the flowers open.

The other one is no where near monostictus but is next to Three Leaves and Gerrard Parker.

[Gerard Oud]

From today, i found i nicely shaped plicatus with attractive outer petals and a nice innermark that with a bit imagination looks like the waist of...... a couple a years ago!

[Tim Ingram]

One of various seedlings from 'Trym' that have occurred in the garden, now opening its flowers in the sun. This seems to have produced a whole new race of snowdrops which are very appealing.

[Alan_b]

Reminds me of 'Emma's Ex' - which I don't think is knowingly derived from Trym.  The shape and marking on the outer petals is similar although I think the leaves are a bit more glaucous.     

[emma T]

Nope no trym in it at all . Just a normal plicatus x nivalis (possible a green tipped form that grows local and seeds )