Galanthus in March 2014

[mark smyth]

Richards garden looks great.

[Carolyn Walker]

I guess we know it is near the end of the season (in England) when we start seeing pictures of 'Baxendale's Late'.  I'm starting to get withdrawal symptoms already.

You can all come over to the mid-Atlantic U.S. where the snowdrop season hasn't started yet.  My drops that usually open in early January are not extended.  It was 5 degrees F (-15 C) the night before last at least 25 degrees below normal.  Snowdrops in May?

Love the photos and comments about 'Cowhouse Green' which is going to bloom in my garden for the first time this spring.

[ian mcenery]

That a fantastic shot of 'Cowhouse Green', Ian.  I really wonder if that snowdrop doesn't look better in photographs than it does in life.  I've certainly come across some pallid unattractive examples when looking round gardens. 

A great photo Ian..............hopefully my clump will soon have as many flowers

I really like 'Cowhouse Green'. It has a good sized flower it's green colouring is a little softer then the more recent virescent introductions.

Yes it is worthy a close look when open in the sunshine. The more I look at the more I'm taken with it

Here is another photographed today Spindlestone Surprise.

[Uwe]

The following Galanthus are very similar, but the leaves are different.
1. Federgrüner
2. Hugh Mackenzie
3 .Fiona Mackenzie

[Anne Repnow]

Lovely 'Spindlestone Surprise' clump, Ian!
And those green stripes are very fetching, Uwe!

Here is an aptly named G. nivalis 'Poculiperfect'

[mark smyth]

Can anyone tell me how to tell the difference between Fieldgate Forte and Fieldgate Fortissimo?

well, well ... I now have an answer. Names have been changed to protect the innocent

Person A supplied a bulb of Greenfinch to person B.
It was twinned and twinned again before flowering. When it flowered it wasn't Greenfinch 
When person C saw the flowers s/he said that's Fieldgate Fortissimio!
Person B sold the wrongly supplied bulbs as Fieldgate Fortissimo
Person D was selling plants at an event. Person C said those aren't Fieldgate Forte they're Fieldgate Fortissimo!
After seeing the plants in flower this year with person B person C agreed its Fieldgate Forte

Even the best get it wrong

[Alan_b]

Sorry, you lost me there Mark.  Are you saying that 'Greenfinch', 'Fieldgate Forte' and 'Fieldgate Fortissimo' are all one and the same?

[emma T]

My greenfinch doesn't look like fieldgate forte

[mark smyth]

I've reworded the above - sorry for the confusion.

[ian mcenery]

Super snowdrop though.

Yes I think so  Maggi I am trying to grow as many of the species as I can

[mark smyth]

Here is an aptly named G. nivalis 'Poculiperfect'

Is it always neat?

[mark smyth]

Sorry, you lost me there Mark.  Are you saying that 'Greenfinch', 'Fieldgate Forte' and 'Fieldgate Fortissimo' are all one and the same?

If you bought Fieldgate Fortissimo from Avon its actually Fieldgate Forte. Looks like only I bought some

[Rudi B.]

Does the world green snowdrops  ?

Galanthus 'Oh je'



Rudi

[Brian Ellis]

Good gracious me Ru, how wonderful

[mark smyth]

Wow fantastic