Snowdrops in March 2012

[Anthony Darby]

A lovely selection Thomas.

[Maggi Young]

I think they have finally made St. Andrew's day a public holiday in Scotland?

In 2007 ...... http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/standrewsdaybill

[Anthony Darby]

I wasn't sure because it's not a holiday for schools in Falkirk, yet it was Dennis Canavan, Falkirk West MSP, who proposed the idea in 2003!

[KentGardener]

Hi Razvan - good to see you in the Galanthus area, as I don't get to the other parts of the forum very often.    It certainly could be an elwesii or gracilis

Valentin - fingers crossed that is stable - a lovely looking thing indeed.  

Thomas - another good display for us in the UK now in a snowdrop desert!  Please keep the pictures coming.  

[Lesley Cox]

St. Patrick would turn in his grave. St. Patrick's day is an American institution that seems to have spread like a plague across the world. The Irish (or the Scots, for that matter) don't need an excuse for a booze up.

I think that's the answer Anthony and John. We here have taken on the AMERICAN St Pat's Day celebrations as we have Halloween, Mothers'/Father' Day and the like, when they have nothing to do with our original cultures. Here in Dunedin we have half a dozen "Irish" pubs and bars but none with a Scottish theme at all. I suppose one can get away with a pint of Guiness around the Octagon on a Friday night while a bottle of whisky might be frowned upon.

[Sinchets]

Galanthus elwesii- the first a 'standard' garden form in most gardens around here.
Next some forms, which produce much larger leaves after flowering form an old dump site.

[steve owen]

Steve, is G. 'Steve's Yellow' your finding?
Do you still have many snowdrops in flower?
They look great.


Lina.

Hi Lina
Sorry to delay replying - busy busy. Whisked round the garden this morning to get you an answer to your question. There are quite a lot still in flower here;

Ransome's Late, Ruth Birchall, Cicely Hall, Pom-pom, Marlie Raphael, E A Bowles, Francesca de Grammont, Luke, Warham Rectory, Baxendale's Late, Rushmere Green, Galadriel, Beatrice, Sutton Court, Cornwood Gem, Doncasters Double Charmer, an un-named late double nivalis, Springwood Park, Fiona Mackenzie, Jennie Owen, Martha Maclaren, Green Man, and Creme Anglaise. Tatiana, Virescens and Mothering Sunday are about to flower.

Thomas, Steve's Yellow is a nivalis.

The alpine bed is a blaze of miniature narcissi and primulas; the sunshine and cold wind should keep them in peak condition for a while.

Visited my fellow National Collection-holder yesterday. Margaret has lots of snowdrops looking in impressively rude health. I find that visiting other gardens always provides ideas on how one might grow things better in one's own garden.

Steve

[Oakwood]

And this tuff is happy like NEVER BEFORE

Bravo, Hagen! A nice one - like it! 

[Oakwood]

Some my snowies flowered at the moment in really spring Kiev-city  

Galanthus angustifolius ex locus classicus - C. Caucasus, Russia
Galanthus lagodechianus ex N. Armenia (= syn. G. artjuschenkoae)
Galanthus elwesii aff. ex Transcaucasus, Russia
Galanthus plicatus ex Crimea - my two selections by huge flowers (4.5 cm)
Galanthus plicatus ex Transcaucasus, Russia - new wild locus for this species

[Oakwood]

Galanthus rizehensis ex W Transcaucasus, Russia
Galanthus woronowii - different selections from the wild, W Transcaucasus, Russia

[Brian Ellis]

Galanthus plicatus ex Crimea - my two selections by huge flowers (4.5 cm)

Some lovely selections, I particularly like that one.

[Lina Hesseling]

Steve, that is a lot to enjoy still. Here I only have a few doubles in flower. Cordelia, Nerissa and Ophelia. The rest is over now.


Dimitri, what a great collection!
I like woronowii mini best of all.
 

Lina.

[Sinchets]

Galanthus woronowii - different selections from the wild, W Transcaucasus, Russia

Any chance of a leaf close-up or cross section picture for comparison with G.ikariae?

[wolfgang vorig]

Galanthus nivalis with 2 Petalen, now for 3 Year

[Maggi Young]

Galanthus woronowii - different selections from the wild, W Transcaucasus, Russia

Any chance of a leaf close-up or cross section picture for comparison with G.ikariae?

Dima told me he has not yet got the ikariae sections prepared.