Galanthus February 2008

[Anthony Darby]

very tired but have time to edit a couple of photos for you all to see

G. gracilis x?
G. Trymlet with twin flowers. Three bulbs in the clump doing this

From the looks of those two you have seen some lovely snowies Mark.

[mark smyth]

John you should have driven up. Sunday ended up quite cold with a brief period of rain but there was much to see

I'll try and edit some photos tonight but I'm still lagging behind from our snowdrop day on the 16th and trying to update my web site to include all of my Crocus photos

[KentGardener]

Hi Mark

the driver said enough was enough.  I didn't do too bad on garden visits (and graveyard visits) this year - and I want to save something to look forward to for next year and beyond.

regards

John

[johanneshoeller]

Last year I was asked because the Galanthus with 5 petals. This year they have 5 petals again, only the younger plants have 3 or 4.

[Martin Baxendale]

Hans, did you check how many inner petals the flowers have? Looks like it is stable - it's normal for younger flowers of such snowdrops to have the normal number of petals; you should find that they have more petals when they grow larger.

[KentGardener]

Hans

picture 1437 looks great.  A very nice snowdrop indeed.  I do not know the story of last year - could you please give me some more information.  Is it a snowdrop you have found yourself?

best wishes

John

[johanneshoeller]

John, last year I was asked if this strong Galanthus have always 5 petals. This year I can show that it is so. I have not found the Galanthus myself.
At the weekend I will check the inner petals.

[Gerdk]

Here is a late flowering Galanthus ex Montenegro


Gerd

[ichristie]

Hi to all, here we have evidence that Ian the Young kind has got the White fever, you can see him on his hands and knees worshiping (studying) the wee white flowers with green bits, little wonder its effect is so strong with snowdrops which we have seen today, cheers Ian the Christie kind. P/S Maggie didnt lean on the Giant Redwood for long she said the worry that it might fall over

[ichristie]

The final straw?? Christie

[annew]

Maggi, were you there to rescue Ian if he showed signs of going over to the dark (or should that be white) side?
Here are two of my 'drops, which are allowed a little attention after I've fawned over the daffs. Squire Burroughs looks to have gracilis in it, with its flaired inner segments and twisted leaves, while the byzantinus, which no doubt has another name now, has a nice face which I like.

[KentGardener]

Maggi,

nice wellies - can we have a close up?...

Johh   

[ichristie]

Hi again, I knew you would spot the wellies but did you see the bright orange fork which was worked hard by Maggie and Ian, we re-planted most after splitting the bulbs but a few escaped to sunny (ha ha )Aberdeen.  Ian the Christie kind.

[hadacekf]

Here are few flowering Galanthus from my meadow and bulb bed.
All Snowdrops grow in full sun.
Galanthus-bed
Galanthus-plicatus  self seedling
Galanthus-elwesii.
Galanthus-gracilis
Galanthus-hololeucus
Galanthus-nivalis
Galanthus-elwesii-tw. with twisted leaves

[Martin Baxendale]

You have some very good-looking snowdrops there, Franz.

Anne, Squire Burroughs is a beauty - definitely some gracilis blood there, I'd agree.