Galanthus in February 2014

[MR GRUMPY]

Can I enlist some expert help? Lost label clump of snowdrops. Any offers as to identity?

It looks like elwesii 'Cedric's Prolific' to me Ralph.The second one is 'Mrs Thompson'.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Thanks!

[MR GRUMPY]

 

[johnw]

Dimitri, here G krasnovii start to flower. One of the finest botanical galanthus.
And you show us more and more specials

Time to hybridize with it Hagen.  Your future Green Krass Series.........

[Thomas Seiler]

Flowering for the first time in my garden: Galanthus elwesii 'Hercule', a snowdrop found by Mark Brown. The name is a pun, referring to Hercule Poirot, whose name is pronounced in the same way as poireau, the french word for leek. Therefore as this snowdrop should grow as tall as leek. It still has to prove that here as it is not established yet, but the flower is big and majestic.

[mark smyth]

Sadly Hercule is not going to be a leek in my garden this year. There is no sign of it 

[Gerard Oud]

From today a twinheaded elwesii. not that spectacluar but nonetheless very nice. I found this little gem when i got of the boat back from Scotland last year and it caught my eye with its perfect shaped petals. Now it keeps surprising me even more   And it got 3 leaves as well!!!!
First one is from last year, second from today.

[Jo]

Its obviously the year for twin flowers Gerard,  both Wind Turbine and Green Light have produced them for me.  And Green Light has managed two scapes as well, is this usual Alan ?

[Jo]

And some more green tips, Amy Doncaster,  Wilhelm Bauer and Alan's Treat in flower in the greenhouse today,  the nicest place to beat the mo.

The lawn was mangled last Sunday, 110 visitors for the NGS but luckily we aren't actually under water here.  And thank goodness for gravel paths 

[Gerard Oud]

Its obviously the year for twin flowers Gerard,  both Wind Turbine and Green Light have produced them for me.  And Green Light has managed two scapes as well, is this usual Alan ?

Do me the twinhead Wind Turbine

[Jo]

 

[emma T]

Just to make sure people see this THE SHAFTESBURY EVENT HAS NOT BEEN CANCELLED   

Every thing is going ahead as it should .

I don't know where this rumour has come from !

[KentGardener]

Hi All

I hope everyone is having a good season.  I am having to leave for work on the 4am train and not getting back home until gone 8 in the evening - just enough time to eat and go to bed to start it all again!       Sitting here waiting for some code to generate and everyone else is either overseas or one home for the day so I am taking a sneaky opportunity to sign in here.

Weekend before last I had a much needed day off and was going to see my garden in daylight for a change!     Jennie (KentishLass) and Arthur (Art600) came to visit for some soup and a look at the drops.

A few pics I took that day.   Sorry if all these have already been posted this season - I've not had a chance to check.

If I don't get to sign on again soon - I hope to see some of you at the RHS halls next Friday.

1 - South Hayes
2 - Shrek
3 - Amy Doncaster
4 - Franz Josef (My favourite flower of the day)

[KentGardener]

And a few more:

1 - Glenchantress (I am sure some will remember the story of how I got this from last years blog!  Thanks Arthur)
2 - Selborne Green Tips
3 - Margaret Biddulph
4 - Rodmarton Sirius

[Anne Repnow]

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! That display of South Hayes is magnificent. But so are the rest.
What a shame only seeing your garden on weekends! You should think about a change in career!