Galanthus in February 2014

[art600]

John

The only one that looks really different is Lydiard Diana - I would rate it as inferior to the other four - not a true poculiform.

The Phil Cornish selection all those years ago is a stunner.

[KentGardener]

Next some of the 'MARMITE' flowers of the snowdrop world (for members abroad who don't know the Marmite food adverts - "you either love it or you hate it").

1 - 'Samantha'.  One of SRGC member DaveyP's first ever finds.
2 - 'Fuzz'.
3 - 'The Bogeyman'.  One from Mike Myers.

[KentGardener]

1 - 'Mrs Tiggywinkle'.  Another kind gift from a much loved lurker.
2 - 'Narwhal'.  Always a bit messy for me.
3 - 'The Alburgh Claw'.   In my mind this is the king of spikies.

[KentGardener]

A few with some extra green.   

1 - 'Walter Fish'
2 - 'Angelina'
3 - 'Wilhem Bauer'

[KentGardener]

And the the final few.

1 - 'Baytop Rizenhensis'
2 - 'Lady Elphinstone'
3 - 'Das Gelbe Vom El'.  (Thanks Hagen )  As I have found with cream coloured drops it is incredibly difficult to capture the colour.  Hopefully with the white flowers behind the subtle difference might be noticed? 
4 - and a hellebore just for a change.   

[chasw]

Great pictures and great drops as usual John..

[RichardW]

Two groups today, this mornings coach had hot & sunny, afternoon lot cold & wet, managed to get a few photos at lunchtime.

elwesii Brian Mathew
Cowhouse Green
Blewbury Tart
Marjorie Brown
Twinkletoes

[RichardW]

and some more finds from the very productive wildflower lawn.

[Mavers]

Here's my Big Boy.

The smaller immature flowers are without the green tips & the main much larger flowers have them.

[mark smyth]

and some more finds from the very productive wildflower lawn.

The first one looks great

[mark smyth]

Does anyone know anything about the snowdrop ex Whitton/Witton via Margaret Owen?

[RichardW]

The first one looks great

It reminded me of lapwing when I lifted it.

The second I really like, the first to come out the lawn & was given to my part time assistant when her mother died to plant on her grave a few years ago, so it's known here as Yvonne Oakley, has a nice gracilis leaf and the marks joined by faint lines are quite stable.

[Alan_b]

I would be interested in opinions on the snowdrop on the right.  My good authority assures me it is yellow and I think it may have a fuller mark than 'Wendy's Gold'.

 

[mark smyth]

It does have a fuller mark. My Wendys Gold have a white base to the inners

[annew]

Wendy's mark does vary in length, but that one could be longer.