Galanthus in February 2014

[Leena]

  But once you have Trym in your garden it seems very likely you will start getting similar seedlings.     

This is good to know. Are  Trymlet, Trumps and such also fertile?

'Priscilla Bacon' looks very nice and plump.

[Maggi Young]

The green markings are far from stable in such 'drops as Green Light, aren't they?  What a nuisance that is - and must make the stability via micropropping even more unsure, if  they were  ever to be subjected to such treatment.

[Leena]

Many years ago I bought some nameless G.elwesii from the supermarket. Each one of the bulbs was different, and after some years they have started to like it here, and now have also produced seedlings.
These pictures are from last spring, the different kinds.

[Leena]

Last spring first of the seedlings flowered for the first time, it was very short, almost white. I wonder if it will be taller this spring?
The other picture is how there are seeds germinating around the bigger clump.

[Tim Ingram]

Alan - I've come across this very good book, known as the 'snowdrop bible', which relates stories about so many of the snowdrops we grow and gives them a unique degree of interest and historical association - 'Diggory' is but one amongst many, but still very special. I'm looking forward to see how 'Green Light' develops and will watch out for the green markings, but it is just nice to exchange plants with others. This one, G. Percy Picton' was a kind gift from David and Anke Way, after seeing a super clump growing outside their house in Kent, and being fascinated by those very long flower pedicels.

[johnw]

Many years ago I bought some nameless G.elwesii from the supermarket. Each one of the bulbs was different, and after some years they have started to like it here, and now have also produced seedlings. These pictures are from last spring, the different kinds.

Leena  - You certainly hit the jackpot at that supermarket.  They're all quite lovely.

johnw 

[Leena]

Thanks John, I like them, too. 

Very nice to see 'Percy Picton' clump, it is always very informative to see the whole clumps.

[Alan_b]

The green markings are far from stable in such 'drops as Green Light, aren't they? 

I'm quite insulted, Maggi  .  'Green Light' rarely fails to produce green mark on the outer petals.  Although the size of the mark can be variable it is very rarely absent.  All but one of the flowers in my photo have a green mark on the outers, although in some  cases it is tiny and right at the tip so not readily visible in the picture.  The exception is the flower that has struggled to produce the requisite number of petals; presumably an immature bulb.

What you say about the instability of green marks is true of some other inferior brands.

   

[RichardW]

My Green Brush is true to its name, if the name means the green bits have been brushed off, is a lovely shade of white 

A taster for CGS, moat is still looking great.

Another find from the wildflower lawn, long pedicel & gracilis leaf, really like the mark on this one.

[art600]

Art's original query is here :
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=11363.msg294920#msg294920

'John Long', Arthur

Thanks Mark

[Alan_b]

Galanthus 'Oil Lamp', Richard?

[RichardW]

Very good, I can see that.

It was growing amongst some Viridapice that have escaped into the lawn, gracilis Highdown was planted under a tree 10+ years ago and all sorts of nice things are appearing now.

[Maggi Young]

Art's original query is here :
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=11363.msg294920#msg294920

'John Long', Arthur

Thanks Mark

So, to clarify this - G. 'John Long ' smells of Germolene, is that right?

[Alan_b]

My understanding is that Arthur raised his snowdrops from seed, so they cannot actually be any named cultivar - although they could be the progeny of one.   

[RichardW]

it's "Germolene" on my plan