Galanthus in January 2014

[johnralphcarpenter]

To Myddeleton House for my ever visit to the snowdrop sale. Blanket prohibition from my wife on any extravagant purchases, but bought this from Glen Chantry labelled as Galantus byzantinus Ex Warham (but the man said it is probably plicatus).

[ashley]

Ralph, I think it's G. plicatus ssp. byzantinus.
I got a very similar (identical?) 'ex Warham' seedling from Wol Staines about three years ago.  It's a fine plant and multiplies very quickly so you should soon have a nice group. 
Seedlings from it (grown separately) are also coming up to flowering size, so fingers crossed for some variation and perhaps other worthwhile plants.

[uvularia]

Unfortunately I couldn't make Myddelton House, as I had sell plants at the 16th Whitchurch Potato Day. Mainly to pay for my Galanthus habit. A friend very kindly picked up Beth Chatto (the snowdrop!) for me.
Hopefully I will be able to make Myddelton next year if I can get cover for making a living!

I was wondering if anyone could help with this neat little double I found.
Quite tidy and regular with three-middle fangs. I am sure there is correct name.

[Alan_b]

I can't make out the leaves, is it a nivalis type?  And when you say 'found', do you mean that you think it lost its original label?

[uvularia]

I can't make out the leaves, is it a nivalis type?  And when you say 'found', do you mean that you think it lost its original label?

It is a 'nivalis-type' I found 2 weeks ago in a client's garden amongst a population of 'Flora Plena'?. I need to go back because it was the only one out at the time and see if it is a one off.

[mark smyth]

I would wait until next year before getting excited

[uvularia]

I would wait until next year before getting excited

Ok, I will hold my horses! And stick in the one to watch 'bed'!

[Alan_b]

I don't think it is a named variety and if one had such, it would be silly to 'lose' it amongst ordinary flore plena.  As Mark says, more likely to be a one-off for this year than anything else.   

[uvularia]

Thanks Alan. I thought it was interesting because it was much earlier than the surrounding population. But as you say this might not be stable. I will have to go and have another look.

[snowdropcollector]

Just have been in the garden, and some nice snowdrops have started flowering.

Very nice colour of the flower in bud of 'Joy Cozens' 


Jade ( from Avon Bulbs )
Niv LLn 'o' Green
Elw Joy Cozens

[loes]

Hi Richard,

After 2 years my Joy Cozens is in bud again.I hope it will be as orange as yours.The first time it flowered it was so fingers crossed

[Maggi Young]

Is the orange  elwesii  not Galanthus' Joy Cozens'  ? 

http://plants.jstor.org/specimen/wsy0045271?history=true

[snowdropcollector]

Thank you Maggi, just have changed it 

Hi Loes, I am looking forward to see it flower. First year I have it 

[Hagen Engelmann]

JOY COZENS
Same situation like yours Richard, but in the greenhouse.
We have snow now and  -10°C,
but I can walk between the flowers.........

[snowdropcollector]

Hagen, you must be very happy with your greenhouse   . Walking between flowers when you have snow and frost outside.
Heavy rain overhere today. But big difference in weather in The Netherlands. North has frost and snow, from the middle and
down we have about 6/7 degrees and only rain. And this for a small country