Galanthus March 2009

[Brian Ellis]

...but aren't the mini ones sweet Maggi!

[johanneshoeller]

Some in Austria wild growing Galanthus (except the 3rd G.) and Leucojum wagneri (plants always with 2 flowers)

[johnw]

I just received a 2g packet of Galanthus nivalis seed from Jelitto. They recommend mixing the seed with moistened sand and holding them from 2-4 weeks at 20c then sowing at -4- +4c for a month or more.

The seeds looked dry so I soaked them overnight and they plumped up nicely. Then I mixed them with the sand and I will keep them warm for a week or so.  I will sow in pots and keep around 4c, then place outside in mid April and let nature take over.

Does this sound like a reasonable approach for such a late start?

johnw

[Jo]

Sounds reasonable John, I've only done fresh seed so can't be very helpful

Here are some  snowdrops out today, enjoying the spring sunshine.

G ikariae again showing its March flowering credentials, Greenish and Virescens, Ransomes Late, Hippolyta still at it and G elwesii from a garden centre potful ( which I'm usually rude about ! )

The late ones are specially nice cos they flower with the other spring bulbs.

[Jo]

Ooops, here's Virescens 

[johnw]

Great shots. All that work paid off Jo!

At Cerney....one never knows who is watching.

johnw

[Kristl Walek]

It's the earliest emergence ever (a good month before the norm)...and I cherish every moment of it's unfurling...out of mostly frozen soil.

Most of my world is still cold and white.

[KentGardener]

Hi Kristl

the first flower of spring is always nice - and for it to be a yellow Galanthus so much the better.   

I am almost at the last of my snowdrops - just 3 more to flower and that will be the finish until October. 

Please keep the pictures coming to keep my white fever burning for a few weeks longer.

Regards

John

[Jo]

Great shots. All that work paid off Jo!

At Cerney....one never knows who is watching.

johnw

That was a great day wasn't it John, and now the season is nearly over    Ah well, lots more stuff going on in the garden. The great thing about snowdrops is that they keep you in the garden for the full 13 months a year 

[Thomas Seiler]

The yellow ones are still at their best here:

G. 'Primrose Warburg'
G. 'Bill Clarke' (or is the correct spelling Clark?)
G. plicatus 'Sarah Dumont'

[Maggi Young]

Bill Clarke with the "e", Thomas, according to the Snowdrop Book (Bishop, Davis and Grimshaw)

[KentGardener]

Hi Thomas

many thanks for posting the pictures - I have only seen 'Sarah Dumont' once before and that was last year on SRGC - I hadn't realised that it was a yellow as last years picture showed it as green.

Now that I have seen 'Sarah Dumont' in her full glory I have really fallen for her - one to add to my search list.

This was last years picture - looks the same flower from the shape - but I guess a much older flower as I have noticed some of the yellows can change to a green colour as they mature.

Cheers

John

[Hristo]

Hi there, Galanthus elwesii ssp minor in the wild - Bulgaria, Black sea coastal sand dunes, 10m above sea level in the shelter of bushes

[Hans J]

Hi Hristo ,

This is a very unusual habitat for Galanthus - could you please write which vernation have this plants ( from your pic it is not possibly to see )

Thanks for your intresting report
Hans

[Paddy Tobin]

Thomas,

A trio of beauties. Lovely snowdrops. Many thanks for posting.

Paddy