Galanthus July 2016

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The G. elwesii types do well in our garden ("well", not "prodigiously", but "well").
This one I got from Otto or Marcus many years ago as "Green Outer Tips" but Otto thinks might be 'Comet'
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This little clump of Galanthus elwesii are seedlings from a few planted higher up in this rock garden,
there is also a second clump (top red circle in pic 2)further up in the garden so seed must have been carried up by ants,
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We had a Rock Garden Group meeting at  Ferny Creek Hort Society on Saturday and I took a pic of a clump of Glanthus rizehensis in the garden (from Otto, of course)
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This Galanthus was the cause of some discussion last year as I'd received it as G. plicatus but it's most likely a hybrid of G. elwesii, possibly with G. plicatus,
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1) This the main planting of Galanthus 'Comet';
2) Nearby are a few seedlings from a G. elwesii;
3) This one has green marks on the outer petals!
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This Galanthus was the cause of some discussion last year as I'd received it as G. plicatus but it's most likely a hybrid of G. elwesii, possibly with G. plicatus,
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This is another snowdrop which I received as Galanthus plicatus; what do others think? Another G.elwesii?
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[Maggi Young]

This blog by Vivienne Condon's  for the Victoria (Australia) Alpine Garden Society  has lots of 'drops in it  :
http://agsvicgroup.blogspot.co.uk/

[Jupiter]

My snowdrop collection is very new so I don't have such impressive clumps as other members yet, but I'm happy that I've shown that they grow happily here and I don't lose them over summer.

I'm being charmed by G. woronowii at the moment. The flowers are so tiny and so perfect! I have some from Otto and one from Lynn, and interestingly they are flowering at very different times. Perhaps that will settle down by next season?

[Anthony Darby]

First flower on my pot of Galanthus elwesii 'Emerald Hughes', which I purchased from Blue Mountain Nurseries, Tapanui, last August.

[Arum]

Nice one Anthony mine are just showing through. Markings look a pretty shade of green - I am looking forward to being able to see inside the drop.
Regards Edna

[Anthony Darby]

The ones you sent are just a wee bit behind these, and I have a plicatus byzantinus, grown from seed kindly sent by Martin Baxendale, a week or so off opening. Snowdrops looking good. 

[Anthony Darby]

Here is my Galanthus plicatus. It has a long Magnet-like pedicel. Seed sown 2012 and my first flower from seed.

[Alan_b]

'Percy Picton' is a 'Magnet'-like plicatus.  As usual, Judy's Snowdrops has an excellent picture: http://www.judyssnowdrops.co.uk/Plant_Profiles/plicatus/percy_picton/percy_picton.htm .  You might want to compare and contrast with yours, Anthony.

[Anthony Darby]

Thanks Alan. This one has a uniform green, slightly waisted, inner mark, and a third leaf, but that may just be an anomaly.

[Blonde Ingrid]

Happy morning inspecting Galanthus krasnovii bulbs for the creation of a new Turkey themed pot with some other Galanthus.

Carefully extracted as the root system for this variety does not seem to die down and indeed is thriving (25cm). I keep watering krasnovii, at a slightly reduced rate, right through the 'dormant' period.

It is a beautiful variety and flowered for the first time in this last flowering season.