Galanthus in april

[Harald-Alex.]

At the end of the saison I could compare the sizes of some snowdrop-flowers:

Foto 1: - the biggest G. elwesii flower in compare with a German G. nivalis flower
Foto 2: - G. nivalis in compare with G woronowii, yellow findling
Foto 3: - German G. nivalis in compare with an English G. nivalis from Anglesay Abbey (the best grower of my garden!)
Foto 4: - G. nivalis in compare with G. nivalis Viridapice
Foto 5: - G. nivalis in compare with lateflowering G. nivalis Atkinsii

[Maggi Young]

Still quite a lot of snowdrops  here- and the rohods are getting into their stride as well .....

Bulb Log Video Diary Supplement from Ian Young -  Rhododendrons, Galanthus, Corydalis and more flowering on 1st April


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[Leena]

Harald-Alex, you had very good pictures to compare snowdrops.
I have G.nivalis from several sources and there seems to be quite a lot of difference in their flower size, though they are smaller than bigger hybrids.

Maggi, your garden is my dream come true!

[Harald-Alex.]

Harald-Alex, you had very good pictures to compare snowdrops.
I have G.nivalis from several sources and there seems to be quite a lot of difference in their flower size, though they are smaller than bigger hybrids.

Maggi, your garden is my dream come true!

Hi Leena, it is interesting, that the common G. nivalis of Anglesey Abbey are stronger, than G. nivalis from here. From Anglesey Abbey I got in february 2015 a bunch of 10 bulbs in the green and they developed in three year to more than 60 flowers 2018, it is the best rate in my snowdropgarden!
During strong frosts and heavy snow they are very hard, see Foto!
Greetings Harald Alex

[Leena]

Slowly our spring is coming.
'Atkinsii'

[Blonde Ingrid]

Last, but by no means least Galanthus Platyphyllus flowering in the garden today!

Delighted with this as I love the various species drops. Interestingly, 6 days ago there was not even a shoot visible, so it has grown like fury!

Been a good year for species, Alpinus, Krasnovii, Fosterii, and others have done very well!

[Harald-Alex.]

Last, but by no means least Galanthus Platyphyllus flowering in the garden today!

Delighted with this as I love the various species drops. Interestingly, 6 days ago there was not even a shoot visible, so it has grown like fury!

Been a good year for species, Alpinus, Krasnovii, Fosterii, and others have done very well!

Hallo Blonde Inge, the G. platyphyllos fotos are very well and this variety seem to be the latest in flowering. I look for them for my snowdropgarden for the next saison! The this-years-saisonstarted in 2.10.2017 and endet with a late big flowering G. elwesii from Turkey, in the foto in comparision with a usual G.nivalis. In the second foto is a late, large flower with long flowerleaves.

[Maggi Young]

Slowly our spring is coming.
'Atkinsii'

 Soon, Leena, it must be soon! It is a pleasure to think of your season which extends our pleasure in the spring.

[Blonde Ingrid]

Hallo Blonde Inge, the G. platyphyllos fotos are very well and this variety seem to be the latest in flowering. I look for them for my snowdropgarden for the next saison! The this-years-saisonstarted in 2.10.2017 and endet with a late big flowering G. elwesii from Turkey, in the foto in comparision with a usual G.nivalis. In the second foto is a late, large flower with long flowerleaves.

Hi Harald-Alex,
Good to hear from you. My season starts about a month earlier than your's with G. Reginae-olgae and Peshmenii. The Platyphyllus marked the end of my season. Your elwesii looks great, very nice size.

The good news is that the prime period for new snowdrop acquisitions has now started, plus seed collection and sowing. Plenty to do! 

[WSGR]

Harald-Alex:

Interesting photos. Today, I sorted out buried a yellowing Wendy's Gold seed pod. Am I doing it wrong? I have no idea. I read that the ants or slugs might lay claim to the seeds before I do. In a panic, I sort of pressed the yellow pod into the soil and put some grit on top!

Please don't laugh and tell me if I should unbury it tomorrow. Totally new here!

[Anthony Hawkins]

WSGR:  Poking the pod under, and leaving it will work ok, but make sure you do not mistake the seedlings for weeds and pull them out! If you haven't already looked at this thread - http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=11117.0 -, it is well worth doing so, and working slowly through as it is a long story.

[Leena]

It is a pleasure to think of your season which extends our pleasure in the spring.

Maggi, weather forecast looks promising now, no more night frosts and day temperatures between 0-10C so snow should melt now. More snowdrops noses have come up in past few days through snow.

[Harald-Alex.]

Harald-Alex:

Interesting photos. Today, I sorted out buried a yellowing Wendy's Gold seed pod. Am I doing it wrong? I have no idea. I read that the ants or slugs might lay claim to the seeds before I do. In a panic, I sort of pressed the yellow pod into the soil and put some grit on top!

Please don't laugh and tell me if I should unbury it tomorrow. Totally new here!

Hallo WSGR, I think You have done well, to collect the yellow seedcapsels, whe You will get snowdropseedlings! But I mean, not wait to long  with sowing in pods with humous-sandy soil! I myself did not ccolleted the seeds till now. I found the growing seedlings some years later nearby in undisturbed places and then I marked and collected the flowers of interrest!
Now I an retired and will also collect the seeds of good varieties for growing! Greetings from Germany Harald Alex

[Harald-Alex.]

Hi Harald-Alex,
Good to hear from you. My season starts about a month earlier than your's with G. Reginae-olgae and Peshmenii. The Platyphyllus marked the end of my season. Your elwesii looks great, very nice size.

The good news is that the prime period for new snowdrop acquisitions has now started, plus seed collection and sowing. Plenty to do! 

Hallo Blonde Ingrid, thank You for Your nice comment. Since yesterday we have warm and sunny weather with 24°C and the common snowdrops ended flowering abrupt!
Only some lateplanted G. elwesii from Turkey are well yet. I found under the latest snowdrops some special flowers:
foto1. - a G. elwesii with four flowerpetals
foto2. - a G. elwesii with deep-yellow markers (looks like the yellow of a bio-egg!)
At last a foto (3) of the small park in front of our farm-house full in blue from thousands of Scilla sibirica.
The collection of new snowdrop-varieties has started already with three pakets of nurseries of Great Britain, Netherland and Belgium with 25 new snowdrops in the green, which came here in good conditions and grow in pots till the end. Greetings from Germany Harald Alex

[johnralphcarpenter]

 That Scilla carpet is magnificent!