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Anne Repnow

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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #75 on: February 05, 2014, 02:06:39 PM »
@ TC: Beautiful photos to warm the heart! Thank you!!! Now we can be sure that spring is on the way...

Here a milky sun came out for an hour today, so I caught 'Godfrey Owen' with partly open petals.
Anne Repnow gardening near Heidelberg in Germany
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johnw

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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #76 on: February 05, 2014, 02:22:49 PM »
I think I prefer the basal outer green to green tips........

Maggi - I was thinking exactly the same thing when AlanB posted that shot.

johnw - yet another storm due in an hour - +25-30cm.
John in coastal Nova Scotia

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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #77 on: February 06, 2014, 09:17:15 AM »
Galanthus koenenianus - first time a whole pot simultaneous flowering - brought inside for half an hour before taken
a pic with open blossoms.

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Anne Repnow

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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #78 on: February 06, 2014, 09:43:12 AM »
Very beautiful! I like the stripes on the leaves and the delicate markings.
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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #79 on: February 06, 2014, 09:45:46 AM »
Gerd, ein Ei wie das andere, sehr schön!!!
Looks very fine.
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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #80 on: February 06, 2014, 10:00:05 AM »
Super pot Gerd, and a lovely photo too.
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mark smyth

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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #81 on: February 06, 2014, 10:06:04 AM »
Galanthus koenenianus - first time a whole pot simultaneous flowering - brought inside for half an hour before taken
a pic with open blossoms.

Lovely snowdrop!
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When the swifts arrive empty the green house

All photos taken with a Canon 900T and 230

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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #82 on: February 06, 2014, 04:03:24 PM »
All my Green Mans/Men have deformed flowers  :( I have no idea why  ???
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When the swifts arrive empty the green house

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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #83 on: February 06, 2014, 04:38:07 PM »
Galanthus koenenianus - first time a whole pot simultaneous flowering - brought inside for half an hour before taken
a pic with open blossoms. Gerd

Up to your usual standards Gerd.  That is - sensational.

johnw
« Last Edit: February 06, 2014, 04:46:19 PM by johnw »
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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #84 on: February 06, 2014, 05:08:05 PM »
Absolutely perfect, Gerd.
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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #85 on: February 06, 2014, 07:58:01 PM »
All my Green Mans/Men have deformed flowers  :( I have no idea why  ???
Perhaps they were left in 'Moses Basket' overnight?... ;D
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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #86 on: February 06, 2014, 08:34:36 PM »
We had such a lovely day with sunshine. Here are some pics, nothing special ...

Jaquenetta, Godfrey Owen, Cedric's Prolific, Lodestar, Lapwing
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Anne Repnow

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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #87 on: February 06, 2014, 08:45:35 PM »
Lovely!
A spot of sunshine works miracles, doesn't it?
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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #88 on: February 06, 2014, 08:58:50 PM »
A spot of sunshine works miracles, doesn't it?

Just remind me, what does that look like?
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Re: Galanthus in February 2014
« Reply #89 on: February 06, 2014, 09:00:48 PM »
We had such a lovely day with sunshine. Here are some pics, nothing special ...
;D ;D And I don't see 'Nothing Special'...
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