Galanthus - January 2015

[mark smyth]

Alan I'm wondering why yours aren't twin scaped? All of mine including daughter bulbs are

Kentish, Ronald isn't doing snowdrops anymore 

[Alan_b]

The three 'White Turbine' that are flowering this year were two rootless offset bulbs removed at the end of the 2013 season.  I'm impressed that one of them has managed to grow to become two flowering bulbs in two seasons so I'm not really worried about the second scape (so far).  The main bulb was looking a tad sickly when last seen in 2013 so it has been on its own since.

[David King]

Had a wander round the garden the other day with the camera in case the weather gets bad.

1.  Galanthus 'Saraband' now further open than previous picture and showing its twin headed stems with one flower above the other.
2.  Galanthus 'Snoopy'
3.  Galanthus 'Castle Plum'
4.  Galanthus 'Ewe'
5.  Galanthus 'Rosemary Burnham'

[David King]

A few more.

1.  Galanthus 'Pat Mason'
2.  Galanthus 'Trimmer'
3.  Galanthus 'Trumps'
4.  Galanthhus 'Wasp'
5.  Galanthus 'Lapwing'

[David King]

Another few.

1.  Galanthus 'Wind Turbine'
2.  Galanthus 'Wind Turbine'
3.  Galanthus 'Fair Maid'
4.  Galanthus 'Glenchantress'
5.  Galanthus 'Glenorma'

[David King]

As you can tell from the video of The Ultimate Snowdrop Sale on the other thread, neither of us was in the queue so didn’t get a chance to buy either ‘Castle Green Dragon’ or ‘Bumble Green’, however there were other lovely snowdrops to be had and there is always another year.  Luckily we saw this example of Galanthus 'Castle Green Dragon' in a snowdrop collectors garden recently.

[Maggi Young]

2.  Galanthus 'Trimmer'

  Why do I see this and hear "three little maids from school are we..... " in my head? 

[Brian Ellis]

  Why do I see this and hear "three little maids from school are we..... " in my head? 

Yes they do look a bit like prim little things.  To my mind this is the best 'Trym' derivative we grow so far, but it may yet be surpassed!

[RichardW]

Great photos as always.

Re CGD, as with most very green drops I just don't get the appeal    a clump of Lapwing is far more appealing 

[Jane]

A few photos from around the garden.
Galanthus 'Margaret Owen' the flowers have gotten bigger this year.
Galanthus 'Comet' showing good green markings this year.
Galanthus 'Diggory' my best photo yet.
Galanthus 'Pat Mason' one of my favourites.

[Jane]

A few more.
Galanthus plicatus 'Wendy's Gold' enjoying some sun the other day.
Galanthus 'Margaret Biddulph' seems to be a good doer.
Galanthus 'Wasp' a big swarm in the garden.
Galanthus 'Rosemary Burnham' really likes our soil 

[Maggi Young]

You've got 'em  growing like weeds, Jane!

[carolesmith]

Some photos taken this morning while the sun was shining!
Modern Art
Courteen Hall

I think the difference does  become apparent in a photograph.

[carolesmith]

Mandarin seems to be having fun this year
Very large pale ovary
One circular mark on base of inner, appears the same on all three petals, it most probably won't do it next year!

[Carolyn Walker]

So many gorgeous photos of flowering snowdrops being shown, especially 'Ronald Mackenzie', thank you everyone. 

For contrast, here is a shot of my snowdrops today.  We are supposed to go down to 1 to 5 degrees F (-17 to -15 C) three times in the coming week here in the mid-Atlantic where it is milder than many parts of the US.  The boxes cover plants planted this fall as dormant bulbs, which are much more tender than the plants planted in the spring in the green.  I learned my lesson last year when I lost so many.  Hopefully this will work.