Galanthus in February 2014

[johnralphcarpenter]

What I need to do, and maybe everyone else can do the same, is photograph all my doubles and compare them

A lot has happened on the Forum since this post, but here goes: 1,2: Galanthus nivalis 'Flore Pleno'; 3: Galanthus nivalis 'Blewbury Tart'; 4,5: Galanthus nivalis 'Lady Elphinstone' - please excuse the mud!

[johnralphcarpenter]

More. 1,2: Galanthus nivalis 'Pusey Green Tips'; 3,4: Unknown double - any suggestions?

[andré B]

Since the start of the Belgian/Dutch 'branch' of the forum I switched to that forum but thought it would be interesting to show you here what my Green Tear does this year: have a flower with five inner and outer petals so a semi double. Guess it will not be stable.

[RichardW]

I managed to have a look round Bill Baker's old garden last week, but couldn't post anything as we have had the power off since friday.
The garden lies in the Pang Valley and is currently mostly under water. I manged to splash my way round in Thursday's sunshine. The predominant stands are Magnet and Greatorex doubles (Joan Baker's favorites). But also large clumps of G. plicatus, elwesii & nivalis. There is a large clump of Diggory that has to be over 15 years old at least.

Great to see the pics, if you still want the Bill Baker drops I have let me know, can be posted once we have closed and I start lifting clumps, it would be nice to have a small collection of his plants somewhere.

[Gerard Oud]

Since the start of the Belgian/Dutch 'branch' of the forum I switched to that forum but thought it would be interesting to show you here what my Green Tear does this year: have a flower with five inner and outer petals so a semi double. Guess it will not be stable.

Very nice Andre!! If its stable its a winner! But is it the light or does youre Green Tear look a bit paler then mine? It looks more like Cowhouse Green.

[Maggi Young]

Nice to see you here again André - I enjoy the Flemish Forum too 

[andré B]

No Gerard its a case of less photoshop time (and less under-exposure) I guess and the inners are completely green with the typical narrow white margin so not a Cowhouse Green that is flowering as well for me at the moment.

[mark smyth]

This the other pot of snowdrops that apparently smell of Germolene - I distributed the other pot at Shaftesbury.  The label says 'gracilis' - it clearly isn't and I would like your best guesses

'John Long', Arthur

[uvularia]

Great to see the pics, if you still want the Bill Baker drops I have let me know, can be posted once we have closed and I start lifting clumps, it would be nice to have a small collection of his plants somewhere.

Thanks Richard. Yes would still love to compare them with what is left in the garden. I hope to get in there this week to sort out what is left. I was hoping to get to see you but people keep ordering plants!

More. 1,2: Galanthus nivalis 'Pusey Green Tips'; 3,4: Unknown double - any suggestions?

John ..Could it be Desdemona? I had a look at mine yesterday and that looks similar?

[johnralphcarpenter]

Could be,Richard!

[uvularia]

Some of photos from Saturday

Beth Chatto

Green Hayes...does she get greener than this?

'Faint Heart' ??- hints of Green Necklace but much more ridged puckered concaved outers and a pronounced apical V mark

[johnralphcarpenter]

John ..Could it be Desdemona? I had a look at mine yesterday and that looks similar?

Have taken another look; it has three leaves per stem. Indicative of 'Desdemona'? My other thought was 'Hill Poe'.

[uvularia]

Have taken another look; it has three leaves per stem. Indicative of 'Desdemona'? My other thought was 'Hill Poe'.

How tall are the stems?

[johnralphcarpenter]

Around 15cms.

[chasw]

A few more in between the showers
Ailwyn
Chequers,.....tunnel pic
Dod Norton
Godfrey Owen