Galanthus February 2008

[Martin Baxendale]

Looks like a plicatus X elwesii hybrid, Franz. One leaf is plicate and the other slightly convolute. Very nice. Can you give more info re. its origins?

[hadacekf]

Martin,
Sorry, I do not know, I cultivate this Galanthus already 40 years.

[Paddy Tobin]

Brian, Chris,

'Peardrop' is indeed a beautiful snowdrop. The snugs and snails in my garden certainly think so as I failed to see the flower open this year, just half a flower.

Paddy

[Martin Baxendale]

Martin,
Sorry, I do not know, I cultivate this Galanthus already 40 years.

Was it a seedling in your garden or something you bought 40 years ago? I was just trying to see if there's any way of putting a cultivar name to it. But I guess there isn't.

[Maggi Young]

Franz, your first photo of the clump is exquisite......I do not know how you always have such perfect pictures... this photo shows all the beauty  a snowdrop should have. Even though te single flower is lovely and shows the form well, the clump showing the perfection of all the flowers together, each as perfect as the next, is a joy! Thank you!

[Paddy Tobin]

Maggi,

Why do you never say such nice things about me?

(But, the compliments for your flowers and your snowdrops are well deserved, Franz)

Paddy

[Paul T]

Mark,

'Modern Art' is rather special!!    Nice!!

Franz,

Lovely snowdrop, whatever it is.

Paddy,

Because it will go to your head and you'll expect compliments from her all the time.    She's just saving herself future work!!    

 

[Maggi Young]

Now, Paddy, you know that you and I have a special bond  .....  and besides... your snowies get eaten by slugs!!

[Paddy Tobin]

Paul,

I suppose you are right. She just doesn't understand how vulnerable we males can feel at times, how we long for just a little attention and appreciation of our contribution to the world.

It's a tough furrow to plough...and not an ounce of sympathy.

And now she has to remind me that  my snowdrops got eaten by slugs.

Paddy

[Paul T]

Paddy,

Yeah, she did sort of kick you when you were already down, didn't she!!    Seems like she's showing a side other than her usual sweetness and light!!?? 

[hadacekf]

Maggi,
I am very much pleased over your compliment. Thank you very much.

Martin,
Sorry, I cannot remember! I only know that I did not buy this Galanthus.

[ian mcenery]

Nice suuny morning will say nothing about this afternoon

Primrose Warburg is flowering also Ketton.

[Diane Whitehead]

I've just come back from the wholesalers, where a friend and I
spent two hours scrutinizing elwesii.  We selected for yellows (my,
they are tiny), marked outers, round petals, and weird.  Lots of
weird ones - two petals, four petals, twin flowers, one scrambled,
one that looks like it was in a cyclone.  I've only a picture of that
one so far, so I'll post it.  I need a cup of tea to thaw my fingers -
we've been having strong winds and hail.

[mark smyth]

what a place to be in. Did you find any virescent flowers?

[Diane Whitehead]

No virescent, no poculiform, no Trym types, no Walrus.

Just small green marks, and some more yellowish claws.

The bulbs came from a small supplier in Holland.  The wholesaler
described what it is like in Holland, where he used to work.  Each
person will grow only one thing, and barges go around to collect
ordered plants from the various specialists.

He might have said it was "Gert" or maybe I'm just thinking
that because I got some NARGS seeds today that had been
donated by Gerd Knoche.