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Hagen Engelmann

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Re: Galanthus March 2009
« Reply #165 on: March 08, 2009, 08:27:44 PM »
Hans, ergab sich zu Form und Struktur der äT so günstig, ansonsten stimmt`s trotzdem ;D
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Re: Galanthus March 2009
« Reply #166 on: March 08, 2009, 08:48:14 PM »
Hailstones are a definite dis-incentive to gardening, that's for sure. :'(


Unless they're Reverend Hailstones.  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Galanthus March 2009
« Reply #167 on: March 08, 2009, 09:57:09 PM »
Hagen, your 'Kerbholzkelle' looks great. I am watching a puckered G. elwesii for some years in my garden, but I think, yours is better.
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Re: Galanthus March 2009
« Reply #168 on: March 08, 2009, 10:04:43 PM »
Hagen I add my admiration of  'Kerbholzkelle' I do like the snowdrops that are well puckered.
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Martin Baxendale

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Re: Galanthus March 2009
« Reply #169 on: March 08, 2009, 11:36:01 PM »
Here's a nice tiny plicatus cross seedling that I found in a seed bed this evening. It's truly tiny with slightly plicate leaves and a really small flower with slightly puckered outers. I like the tall scape holding the little flower well above the leaves.

The second pic shows my thumbnail alongside for size comparison. Not great pics because the light was bad.

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Re: Galanthus March 2009
« Reply #170 on: March 08, 2009, 11:37:23 PM »
Definitely not alone, Hagen. This is certainly a distinctive snowdrop. I would think not beautiful but distinctive!

Paddy

Maybe not beautiful, but attractive nonetheless? 8)

Those large petals could be used as measuring spoons? ;)
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Re: Galanthus March 2009
« Reply #171 on: March 09, 2009, 12:50:57 AM »
Hailstones are a definite dis-incentive to gardening, that's for sure. :'(


Unless they're Reverend Hailstones.  ;D ;D ;D

The Reverend himself at Covertside last month, somehow he looks more like a nun.

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Re: Galanthus March 2009
« Reply #172 on: March 09, 2009, 06:09:16 AM »
AUGUSTUS every season a fine puckered galanthus. It`s unique and beautiful distinctive ;D
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Re: Galanthus March 2009
« Reply #173 on: March 09, 2009, 09:34:24 AM »
Martin your nice tiny plicatus cross seedling would look sweet in a clump.

The Snowdrop Company order has arrived this morning.
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Re: Galanthus March 2009
« Reply #174 on: March 09, 2009, 05:39:49 PM »
A few more end-of-season pics:

A slightly better one of the tiny plicatus-cross seedling. For scale, it's in a 3 inch (7.5 cm)pot and is about 5 inches tall (13 cm).

A very large and tall ikariae seedling. Nearly 12 inches tall (30 cm).

Sophie North with leaves looking a bit virusy.

Mighty Atom
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Re: Galanthus March 2009
« Reply #175 on: March 09, 2009, 05:45:32 PM »
A pot of Icicle.

Elwesii Tuesday's Child.

Elwesii David Shackleton, which has taken years to settle down here.

A large woronowii.

A pot of a mad seedling with very curly leaves. It has blood from the Mighty Atom group, which often have turned-over leaf tips, but this had taken that to an extreme. It was one bulb last year, so a strong increaser.
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Re: Galanthus March 2009
« Reply #176 on: March 09, 2009, 06:16:52 PM »
Martin - elwesii Tuesday's Child has quite the Kaiser Wilhelm moustache.

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Re: Galanthus March 2009
« Reply #177 on: March 09, 2009, 07:01:46 PM »
Hi to all some great pictures and I think we will have snowdrops flowering till April it has been Baltic today with more snow showers. I post a picture of the smallest Galanthus plicatus we have it is only 4 inches high and the name is Little Emma ( our granddaughter) she (the snowdrop) was awarded a P.C at Dunblane show.  cheers ian the Christie kind.
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Re: Galanthus March 2009
« Reply #178 on: March 09, 2009, 07:18:02 PM »
Martin, I enjoy your pics. MIGHTY ATOM looks very green. This color could not be real??!

Ian, midget`s are nice too. You have a fine example. ;)
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Re: Galanthus March 2009
« Reply #179 on: March 09, 2009, 07:53:01 PM »
the winter is finally over


regards, Wolfgang
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