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johnw - summer here, sunny & 25c. Bracing for a brush with Hurricane Gonzalo, we may just get some much-needed rain.
Is "Kinn Macintosh" your earliest elwesii, Gerard?
I would have thought that the vast majority of 'food gathering' is done in the warmer longer days of late spring, irrespective of whether a bulb flowers in autumn, winter or early spring. Leaves could be damaged by the rigours of winter so it might be better if they came later rather than sooner.
Looks like the festival calendar is out of kilter in snowdrop world!G. 'Santa Claus is in flower while G.e. 'Remember Remember' is lagging behind.Both were resting bulbs purchased this year.Amazing to see 'Santa Claus' out before the Sainsbury Christmas brochure but a few days behind M&S
I agree that reginae-olgae are very pretty and being early they stir the soul a bit BUT having looked at Paddy's excellent images if you took away the file names and jumbled them up and then re-posted them how on earth could you tell which was which?
One thing I can do very easy: I can arrange different groups