December 2014 snowdrops

[Leena]

Hi leena is it frost free in your cellar? From my own experience with the Transcaucasia seeds it seems not to need a cold period to germinate, they just start when the adults start growing.

Mostly it is frost free, only when it is -25- -30°C outside, then it may be below zero also in the cellar.
I think I will keep these seeds inside longer now. If they don't germinate in the warm, then I can always put the pots outside next autumn.

[Maggi Young]

Those nice McNaughton's at MacPlants are adding snowdrops to their listing regularly.... sold in pots - http://macplants.co.uk/viewItem.php?id=8887&searchText=galanthus&plantTypeId=0&aspectId=0&soilTypeId

[emma T]

I just wanted to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a snowdrop fillies new year . Best wishes to all especially Maggi who keeps us all in check     

[Anne Repnow]

Yes, Emma!
Merry Christmas Maggie and everyboddy at SRGC!

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[alant]

Mrs McNamara on Christmas day outdoors.  The sharp eyed will have noticed that our local robin is a bit of a galanthophile!

[Anne Repnow]

A lovely photo, Alant!

[johnralphcarpenter]

Galanthus plicatus 'Colossus'. I don't recall having this out on Christmas Day before.

[Tim Ingram]

This is flowering with us too only a few miles away. Interestingly last winter was also very mild (and wet!) but the big flush of snowdrops in the garden - which were as good or better than I ever remember them - was still in February. It will be interesting to see what happens next year - shoots of ordinary G. nivalis are only just appearing now.

[johnw]

shoots of ordinary G. nivalis are only just appearing now.

They're up an inch or more here Tim.

johnw - +15c and rain at times very heavy.

[Blonde Ingrid]

Wonderful addition this morning as 'David Baker' has emerged and is looking lovely!

[Anne Repnow]

We are snowed in...

[Hagen Engelmann]

We also, but only outside of the greenhouse.....

MRS MCNAMARA in best condition

[mark smyth]

Nice potful Hagen

[Tim Harberd]

Here is some 'outside' Mrs Macnamara.... I wasn't sure if today's sun would succeed in persuading her to open, before it melted all the snow. In the end it achieved neither thing!

Tim DH

[RichardW]

It is odd how some things flowering at Xmas last year are weeks behind this year while others are ahead...

I have nice clumps of Three Ships, Mrs Mcnamara & Colossus out. The big drifts of nivalis around the castle and moat are barely visible, I'm usually worried about getting leaves cleared before Xmas so we aren't walking on them.