Galanthus in February 2014

[TC]

That time of year again.  First sunshine for weeks so took ourselves off the Fullarton woods for our annual snowdrop fest.
Despite continuous rain, they had grown well with open flowers.
We felt rather cheery at the sight of tens of thousands of these charmers growing undisturbed under the trees.
Not a confirmed Galanthophile as yet !!!

[TC]

A couple more ........all Nivalis as far as I could see.

[Jo]

By the way, looked at 'Wind Turbine' today with Janet Benjafield and we both agreed that the inside of the inner segments are distinctly PALE pink as are the outers!


I forgot to say Matt that Turbine does the twin head thing too so a pink twin   


( edit by maggi to sort "quote" hitch )

[emma T]

Oooo pink twins !

[Jo]

Ha ha,   more twins   

And some more snowdrops round the garden

[Alan_b]

Especially for Hagen, my unnamed elwesii with green marks at the base of the outer petals.  It does at least do this reliably.  But this is year 3 and I barely have two bulbs yet.   

[Hagen Engelmann]

I hope, I'm not the only one, which likes this basal outer green.
And inside there is also a lot of green.

[Hagen Engelmann]

JOY COZENS in best color (but not for the camera) meets KILDARE.

[Maggi Young]

I think I prefer the basal outer green to green tips........

[Lina Hesseling]

What a nice composition. Lovely picture.

I prefer Kildare too.

Lina.

[pehe]

1-3. Galanthus snogerupii has been in bud since December. After bringing the pot in the green house it opened at last.
2-5. I bought some pots of Galanthus elwesii (labeled nivalis) in the garden center. Great variation in flower form and the inner marking. Some have even green marks on the outer petals. Is such variation normal?
I am in fear of catching the white fewer

Poul

[pehe]

Some more Galanthus elwesii from the garden center

Poul

[mark smyth]

I bought some pots of Galanthus elwesii (labeled nivalis) in the garden center. Great variation in flower form and the inner marking. Some have even green marks on the outer petals. Is such variation normal?

Yes the variation is normal. Single mark elwesii is e. monostictus and the flowers with a basal mark also are e. elwesii

[Hagen Engelmann]

I agree with Mark, sometimes you only get Gee sometimes you get mixed Gem and Gee.
But nice flowers, Poul
White fever do not hurts!

[pehe]

Thank you Mark and Hagen.
But white fewer could be expensive

Poul