Galanthus March 2011

[Hagen Engelmann]

Brian, this is a pic of TILL SONNENSCHEIN from the last year.

[Hagen Engelmann]

JohnW, so DAS GELBE VOM EI start to flower.

[Brian Ellis]

Wonderful snowdrops Hagen.  What a joy!

[steve owen]

Hello Steve, good late collection. Can you tell something about MOTHERING MORN and LITTLE DRIP please (niv elw plic)

Hagen
Mothering Sunday was named by me but originated from the orchard at Avon Bulbs four years ago. The name is intended to perpetuate the lovely old English name instead of the awful American "Mothers Day".   I wonder how the Americans would feel if we renamed their very nicxe "Thanksgiving" as "Thanks Day"?

Little Drip was named by Michael Baron of Brandymount and is chronicled on p.245 of Snowdrops.

Jennie, Jennie Owen is one of my seedlings; its my last elwesii to flower and is named for my eldest daughter. And The Whopper always does that!
Steve

[steve owen]

Mark Smyth has the sharpest eyesight in the business - official. Mark kindly PM-d me to ask whether I was aware I was using a pic of Galadriel that wasn't mine. I wasn't. Below are two pics; the second is the one I took yesterday. Mark, do you eat lots of carrots?

[ChrisD]

Just caught up with all the recent posts after a few days away and a weekend in the garden. Nearly all my drops are over so it is nice to see all these fabulous pictures. Steve I cant believe you have so many still in flower, presumably yours isn't a particularly cold garden? Needless to say I am rather envious.

Chris

[Hagen Engelmann]

Steve, thank you so much for your information. I like your biggies.

Here is WELLENSPIEL, typically with the waves on the edges.

[Paddy Tobin]

Wonderfully beautiful, Hagen.

Paddy

[Alan_b]

Hagen, I'm continually knocked out by your fantastic pictures of snowdrops I have never heard of before.  Do these snowdrops typically exist in large numbers or are these mostly ones you have found yourself and, as yet, have only a few of?

[mark smyth]

I love carrots!

[KentGardener]

...And The Whopper always does that!
Steve

Hi Steve

Here is a 'the Whopper' that I took a picture of on my travels this year.  Mine in the garden here looked like this too.

[KentGardener]

Hagen - fantastic flowers as always.  I'm almost speechless.  (but not quite!)

Your 'DAS GELBE VOM EI' (the eggs?) reminds me of the colouring of 'Chadwicks Cream' - lovely.

And wow! - the greens on 'TILL SONNENSCHEIN' are wonderful   Is the photograph enhanced at all?

[KentGardener]

Dear John,

Sorry for the delay, was at work the whole weekend, but here comes a pic of the clump. You are right, I think it is some gracilis, but do you know the name?



well... as well I can remember I got it 2 years ago via the internet as wandlebury ring. This year it is the first time to flower, there hasn't been soil or compost or anything on it, bit funny- it shows a yellow ovary.
I can't remember buying some gracilis two years ago...
But stupid me- I didn't keep any records that time.

Martina

Dear Martina

When I saw your picture it reminded me of Galanthus 'Ronald Mackenzie' - this bulb has only been available to buy from 'the Snowdrop Company' and was first listed in their 2009 catalogue - do you remember parting with £50 for a bulb?  Here is a picture I took when it was shown at the RHS halls in February 2009.

[Hagen Engelmann]

Sorry Alan, only in very few numbers. But these 3 types were twinscaled. Crossed fingers

[Maren]

Hagen,

I love your Snowdrop 'Das Gelbe vom Ei' (literally translated Egg Yolk, which is so fitting for the lovely colour).

Do you have any spares? I'd love to try one in this country. How about a pleione swap?