Galanthus in February 2014

[Thomas Seiler]

Unfortunately I was not successful with it and I think it is dead ... 

[Maggi Young]

From the 'twitter' page  of David Knott  (Curator of Living Collections at the the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh)  -
ITV news filming  about  the  Scottish Snowdrop Festival at Logan BG

[Gerdk]

Thanks for kind remarks about Galanthus koenenianus !

Gerd

[RichardW]

and I thought it couldn't get any worse... 

[Hagen Engelmann]

RichardW, only this pulk/tuff or the whole colony?

[RichardW]

Some quite big areas of nivalis are sitting in water after very heavy rain last night, moat had water in it which is a first!

specials are all ok although one frame was completely flooded despite the covers and had to be cleared this morning, after unblocking drains and shovelling mud, never seen anything like it.

[mark smyth]

Just now I found a green tipped seedling in the garden. Nothing exciting 

Yes Steve though I've never seen Moses Basket

[Gerard Oud]

Some quite big areas of nivalis are sitting in water after very heavy rain last night, moat had water in it which is a first!

specials are all ok although one frame was completely flooded despite the covers and had to be cleared this morning, after unblocking drains and shovelling mud, never seen anything like it.

At first sight i thought you had problems with insects, now i realise they didn't want to get drowned! I do hope this did not last longer then 24 houres Richard. Otherwise they get oxygenproblems, but snowdrops are tough anyway.

[Brian Ellis]

Some quite big areas of nivalis are sitting in water after very heavy rain last night, moat had water in it which is a first!

specials are all ok although one frame was completely flooded despite the covers and had to be cleared this morning, after unblocking drains and shovelling mud, never seen anything like it.

I'm amazed if it doesn't drain down to the lake Richard, hope that frame's contents are ok.

[Michael J Campbell]

Just now I found a green tipped seedling in the garden. Nothing exciting

Mark,I found this green tipped elwesii in the garden last year and it has repeated the trick this year again, but like yours nothing to get excited about.

[Jo]

Since the sun was shining I thought I'd have a play with cross pollinating green tips,  the plicatus ones.  I'm not sure what the aim is, maybe a flower as reflexed as Wind Turbine and with as much green as Southayes the stature of Trumps and as vigorous as Trymposter.  Too much to ask   

[Maggi Young]

Mark,I found this green tipped elwesii in the garden last year and it has repeated the trick this year again, but like yours nothing to get excited about.

I'd have thought it was a bit different- with what appears to be very long "claws"  as well as the green tips ?? 
( I can't believe how I get sucked into this snowdrop nonsense- it really must be catching!)

[RichardW]

I'm amazed if it doesn't drain down to the lake Richard, hope that frame's contents are ok.

Lake burst its bank as well, which ended up flooding the road  the ground is so saturated don't think the water can drain away, frame contents should be ok but will probably re pot next week.

Has been quite a nice day and the roads aren't blocked now but more is due tonight/tomorrow.

All the paths in the garden are a mess, I have tonnes of sand to put down but can't run machines around the grounds without making the paths worse, so depressing. Closed tomorrow & hope to open Sunday but I'm dreading the damage, not to mention the annual car parking problem.....

[mark smyth]

Michael can you show a side view? I quite like yours

I'll have to get a better photo of mine

[mark smyth]

better but still a rubbish photo and I forgot to look at the leaves - doh!