Galanthus in February 2013

[KentGardener]

All look very healthy.

Thanks Hagen

I just hope I can keep them healthy!

[Mavers]

Lovely snowdrops John.

Some photos taken of snowdrops in the sunshine last Saturday.

[KentGardener]

Mike - I love it when snowdrops do something a little odd - there was a thread on 'anomalies' a year or three back - your 4 petal Wendys is just the sort of thing I get excited to spot.

'Big Boy' - wow.     I was given a very kind gift of a 'Big Boy' by a very kind 'lurker' a few years back and it went and got bloody munched by a Narcisus Fly in its first season!   

Great to see it looking so happy with you.

[RichardW]

cold wind keeping everything closed  so took a few of clumps instead, which always look nice anyway.

gracilis Highdown
Lady Beatrix Stanley
Headbourne

[Tim Ingram]

Jennie - I don't know if it will console you, but when I started growing snowdrops I was given 3 or 4 popular varieties. 'S. Arnott' grew very well and I decided to split it after flowering and replant to get a really good drift - 80 plus nice bulbs, next year not a single one appeared! When you see gardens full of snowdrops I think there must be many tales of woe behind them. That's a great reason for having snowdrop parties and exchanging plants, and seeing how others grow them too.

[RichardW]

John, wow! 

really don't know where I would grow most of those, would need an armed guard.

[Mavers]

Thanks for your comments John.

The Wendy's Gold flower in the background that's a bit out of focus is now showing 4 petals as well.

[Maggi Young]

Things looking good with you, Mike- smart Leucojum and that pinky hellebore is a  good foil for the 'drops. 

Tell the truth, now- you stuck every one of those perfect spotty petals onto that double by superglue, didn't you?

[bulborum]

Not sure if it works
but a friend posted this one
maybe better you close your eyes Maggie
And yes Autumn and winter snowdrops grow perfect with Helleborus

Roland

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[annew]

It is lovely isn't it? And Big Boy is a beauty.
Here's an assortment of the seedlings from Wendy's Gold x Lutescens, with Wendy in there to compare. I don't know why more people don't try some simple crosses, it's very rewarding. I'm working on the video of pollination etc but when we'd nearly finished editing it, it vanished off the computer  so having to start again.

[Mavers]

There's no pulling the tartan over your eyes is there Maggi??

Every single petal placed by my own fare hand 


Interesting project Anne, I'll be looking more closely at your pics now I've responded to Maggi.

[Mavers]

Hi Roland, our beautiful plants continue to amaze us don't they?

Mike

[KentGardener]

Mike - I love it when snowdrops do something a little odd - there was a thread on 'anomalies' a year or three back - your 4 petal Wendys is just the sort of thing I get excited to spot.

I've just noticed that she has 5 inners as well as 4 outers.

I know it is just a one off for this year only - but still great to see. 

[steve owen]

Well in fact I was talking about Trymming, bought one bulb, which has now got a new one, both are white.

Jan
Trymming should look like the pic below.Might be worth going back to the person who supplied you, especially if you paid good money for it.
Also, pics of Gracilis ex-Curtis for people who asked.  Tried including a ruler but not terribly clear - it's about ten inches tall.

[bulborum]

Yes Mike

I love them
In a few years I will have loads of them with Galanthus
When the first drops arrive I cut the leaves from The Helleborus
It will be a fantastic view the two together
a small test last year showed that it worked well
when the drops go dormant the new leaves from the Helleborus develop

Roland