Galanthus - January 2015

[Brian Ellis]

G. elwesii 'Glenchantress' (a seedling of 'Comet') in flower today.  Is this early?  There are actually 2 flowers on different scapes from the one bulb (second picture).

No Cyril, mine is out too, but it is an early season!

[Blonde Ingrid]

Some great new appearances this morning, 'Rosie' and 'Deer Slot'.

There are a large number of the other less common types getting ready to flower, much earlier  than usual, in line with other posters.

[Brian Ellis]

Thought I better nip out and see what I could take, crumby photos because it is windy (nothing to do with the crumby photographer of course ).

A few starting to get going.  Firstly the first flowers on the very floriferous 'Miss Willmott', a lovely snowdrop and, although not cheap, well worth the money.  Nearby is 'Llo'n Green', nicely marked and beginning to bulk up.  Then I went up the garden to look at Glenorma, the photo was rubbish so apologies, but the diminutive 'Hobbgoblin' is nearby - you can tell the size from the 10cm lattice pot rim! 

[Brian Ellis]

I am beginning to take over the vegetable patch  by the side of the path is the delightful little 'Trym Baby' and 'Sprite'.  I love the shape of 'Castle Plum' in bud and just to add to the colour the first eranthis hyemalis - 'Winterzauber'

[Maggi Young]

The Hobbgoblins are sweet.
I too, like the "lightbulb" shape of Castle Plum and its ilk - a very pleasing form.

Am slightly worried about your  attempted takeover of the veggie garden - sounds like this may be a risky move...

[mark smyth]

Castle Plum has great leaves also

[RichardW]

I am beginning to take over the vegetable patch 

All the best gardeners do 

Just finishing double digging the veg beds at work, can't do the last one due to some bulbs which have somehow got in, in neat rows....

Hoping no one will notice.

[mark smyth]

I have a snowdrop that I photographed in 2002 and 2007. I must have bought it in 2001. I photograph all snowdrops every year whether I have a photo or not from previous years. This snowdrop disappears for years at a time. Out taking photos the other day I spotted it again. In the last 14 years it has remained a single bulb - elwesii 'Deerslot'

[Maggi Young]

All the best gardeners do 

Just finishing double digging the veg beds at work, can't do the last one due to some bulbs which have somehow got in, in neat rows....

Hoping no one will notice.

If someone does spot  them - you could try to  say they're "an experimental crop" ...  that would give them an air of legitimacy ..... then, of course, there is the danger of them being harvested and eaten one day when you're busy elsewhere..... 

Dear me, so many difficulties........ 

How liberating it is not to have either a fruit or vegetable garden anymore!

[Maggi Young]

I have a snowdrop that I photographed in 2002 and 2007. I must have bought it in 2001. I photograph all snowdrops every year whether I have a photo or not from previous years. This snowdrop disappears for years at a time. Out taking photos the other day I spotted it again. In the last 14 years it has remained a single bulb - elwesii 'Deerslot'

   

Any idea why it is so determinedly "single", Mark?  You would remember if you had been digging bulbs up to give away, wouldn't you?

[mark smyth]

Wish I had enough to give away 

I have no idea why this bulb fails to perform every year. It possibly does produce leaves but they just get lost among all the other bulb leaves

My 'Three Ships' tend to disappear also as do my 'Phantomas'. 'Greenfinch' was gone for years and reappeared last year. I see a little nose poking through now but I don't think it will flower

[jamouatt]

The first Sandersii of the season for me. One I found by a stream near Old Bewick Northumberland.

John(M)

[RichardW]

If someone does spot  them - you could try to  say they're "an experimental crop" ...  that would give them an air of legitimacy ..... then, of course, there is the danger of them being harvested and eaten one day when you're busy elsewhere..... 

Dear me, so many difficulties........ 

How liberating it is not to have either a fruit or vegetable garden anymore!

Just imagine the headlines, gardener kills employers with rare bulbs.

I would gladly get rid of the vegetables, and have tried! but the owners wouldn't budge on that one. The other veg beds will be converted to more useful snowdrop related production one day, I haven't told them I've started raising more from seed yet

[Maggi Young]

Just imagine the headlines, gardener kills employers with rare bulbs.

I would gladly get rid of the vegetables, and have tried! but the owners wouldn't budge on that one. The other veg beds will be converted to more useful snowdrop related production one day, I haven't told them I've started raising more from seed yet

Hmmm, I suppose there IS such a thing as bad publicity !

Just been admiring the Benington 'drops on your Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Benington-Lordship-Snowdrops/328509510599600  how nice it  is that one can see those without being a member, logged in etc.

[Cyril L]

No Cyril, mine is out too, but it is an early season!

You are right Brian, it is an early season, even earlier than last year.  It's the first time flowering of G. 'Glenchantress' and did not know it flowered so early.