Galanthus in April 2013

[Natalia]

Hagen, magnificent form of a snowdrop - it grown up from seeds or selection?

Gerhard, I congratulate on finds!
 Remarkable forms of snowdrops!

[Gerhard Raschun]

Hopefully I `ll get more time, snowdrops are easier to find 

For sure, more finds from Slovenia will follow......

[Brian Ellis]

Wonderful photos from everyone, thank you so much, those greens, sigh.

have had 1 hour to look for Galanthus, near the border to Italy.

Wow, Gerhard, what wonderful finds after only an hours searching.  What a treat!

[Leena]

In Finland we have still a lot of snow (too much  ), and only the first warm places are without it now.
The problem with snowdrops in a year like this is that they start to flower too early and are in bloom inside the snow. My common G.nivalis and G.woronowii wait mostly for the snow to melt before they come up, but S.Arnott flowers a bit too early.
Which good late flowering snowdrops would you recommend?

[Janis Ruksans]

Here the same as in Finland. This Sunday temperature could drop down to minus 18 C and all my fields are covered with 30-40 cm of snow. Fortunately the first good weather forecast I just hear on radio - for next weekend even + 15 proposed + great floods
But in greenhouse blooms Galanthus krasnowii.

[Oakwood]

so pretty G. krasnovii, Janis!  Is it Turkish or Abkhazian collection material?? 

[Janis Ruksans]

so pretty G. krasnovii, Janis!  Is it Turkish or Abkhazian collection material?? 

This one is from Abchasia - old soviet time gathering.

[Gail]

Which good late flowering snowdrops would you recommend?

Leena - Image is one of my latest - unfortunately I'm not sure if this is a 'lost label' or a plicatus seedling here but if you don't mind the lack of a name, PM me your address and I'll send you a bulb as I'm about to split and spread it.

[Hagen Engelmann]

Gail, your plicatus is in good optical conditions. Very late flower - for UKonly .

[Hagen Engelmann]

Snow finds his own end here, finite.
On his melting way he has destroyed the most part of the flowers.
It is a pity.
The flowers had to wait to long in wet conditions and without light under the snow carpet.
Normally this is one of my best greens, the plant was to early in flower.
It was the opener of the march topic. But four weeks under snow......

[Hagen Engelmann]

Another destroyed tuff/clump.
But the color is the thing of interest.
The cream don`t fade away under the snow, so the flowers look very creamy.
I call it WARMES LICHT - "warm light".

[MR GRUMPY]

WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE WEATHER??
Hagen,Such a shame that the snow has ruined your green world
The cream world,will have to do.

[Leena]

Thank you Gail
Your plicatus looks really lovely, and the names are not so important (other than to tell plants apart from each other, and so that you know what you want if you order something), only that the plant grows well.

[ichristie]

Hello Hagen yes all our snowdrops were under snow for so long as well some have rotted but it is amazing to see quite a few holding their heads up with the little sunshine we have, a flutter of snow falling most of the day, cheers Ian the Christie kind

[KentGardener]

Very near the end of the season here with the last half a dozen in flower.

A couple of pics from the weekend.

1 - 'Green Ibis'
2 - My birthday present from Jennie.  Anemone blanda 'Charmer'