Galanthus in January 2014

[RichardW]

GRÜN BIS IN DIE NAGELSPITZEN has a green base on the outer segments.

Really like that with the green inner as well.

[Hans J]

first year with flowers :

Galanthus woronowii "Cider with Rosie"

Hans 

[Gerard Oud]

From today walking in the wild plicatus! Cant wait till they are all open

And yes this is at my nursery!

[Gerard Oud]

and more that had to made smaller in kb!

[Gerard Oud]

last one

[Anne Repnow]

Looks like you had sun today, to highlight your wonderful white crowd.
Sunshine here, too...

[Uwe]

Very nice photos today from all !!!

Here still a find from the netherlands elwesii-mix:

[art600]

Can anyone identify snowdrops that reliably produce twin bells. 

I have a clump where 3 plants have twin bells, but unfortunately the flowers have suffered damage and I cannot identify.

[Hagen Engelmann]

Hello Alan,

a green base on the outers have only a few of the named cultivars.
And it is not the most important attribute.
Also in my cultivar it goes together with a good shape of the flower and with dark green inner segments.
Then and only then it is worth to give a name.
Only a green base on the outers is not enough.

[annew]

Can anyone identify snowdrops that reliably produce twin bells. 

I have a clump where 3 plants have twin bells, but unfortunately the flowers have suffered damage and I cannot identify.

Selborne Greentips does (and doesn't necessarily have green tips). Mrs Thompson does sometimes as well. Isn't Kite another one?

[annew]

Bolinopsis - that's a lovely photo.

[Alan_b]

a green base on the outers have only a few of the named cultivars.

For example, Hagen?

Only a green base on the outers is not enough.

I agree entirely.  The one I have does not have a name and will not get one unless I find more reasons to like it.  I just had the feeling that people tend to pay attention to outer petals with green tips but tend to ignore or not notice green at the base.  That made me speculate that maybe the phenomenon is more common than we realise.  But if you tell me its not common, Hagen, then I'm sure you are correct. 

[Hagen Engelmann]

Alan

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and also Gerard showed us a type two years ago!

[zephirine]

Another strange one, a seedling probably (nivalis?)...
It seems to have lost its "head"! (should I call it Galanthus 'Sleepy Hollow'? )
Does it happen sometimes on yours?

[Alan_b]

Zephirine, that does sometimes happen with double snowdrops.  Yours is a big fat one and I presume it is a double.  Maybe these doubles "know" that they are incapable of being pollinated so do not bother to develop the ovary?