Galanthus - February 2015

[uvularia]

PS Does anyone know anything about G.  'Martin' ?

[emma T]

No , never heard of it sorry

[Brian Ellis]

PS Does anyone know anything about G.  'Martin' ?

Obtainable from the Thorps, I'm waiting for it to open and will post a picture when it does if you like Paul.

[mark smyth]

You put a big smile on my face Brian. I'm going to Avon on Thursday - so excited!

[Hagen Engelmann]

Very fine pictures David and Paul.
P. A. MEYER is a real gem. Here too.

I found this green flower in my very small PUMPOT tuff. The tuff stands side by side with good green Galanthus. No bee ever noticed the difference between the plants. My hope is saying it is a seedling. My knowledge is answering, it is a dead flower with fungi inside the bulb.

[snowdropcollector]

Let's go for your first opinion Hagen, always keep hope 

[snowdropcollector]

Some nice finds


First two pictures are of a double green tipped, just near two clumps of Flore Pleno
Third picture is a Nivalis with quite long pedicel, and a little green markings on the outers 

[snowdropcollector]

Lovely Plicatus from Ruslan is struggling with the cold to come in flower

[SnowClock]

Beautiful Ukrainian plicatus again, Richard!

And, Hagen, hopefully your snowdrop will turn out to be a perfectely healthy seedling. To me, it really does look like an intermediate between an iPoc and a virescent.     

Despite the dull wheather here this afternoon, a few snowdrops were willing to flower for me:
Picture 1: Galanthus elwesii "[not] Smaragdsplitter", Matt Bishop offered this snowdrop at the event at Myddelton House two weeks ago. If I have understood correctly, it was found in the same clump as "Smaragdsplitter" was selected from;
Picture 2: Galanthus "Ailwyn";
Picture 3: Galanthus nivalis "Verdigris"';
Picture 4: Galanthus "Trymming".

S.   

[Mariette]

"not" Smaragdsplitter is a beautifully lively one - deserving a better name than just a "not"!

[MR GRUMPY]

I thought i would see if i could still remember what to do.

Only one picture today.

Galanthus Hoverfly

[MR GRUMPY]

Lovely Plicatus from Ruslan is struggling with the cold to come in flower

Looks stunning Richard.

[Leena]

Hoverfly looks so nice!!

[Brian Ellis]

I thought i would see if i could still remember what to do.

The memories alright then Steve, I think 'Hoverfly' is almost as nice as 'Lapwing', a lovely snowdrop

[Graham Catlow]

Some images from this mornings walk on Cammo Estate on the outskirts of Edinburgh.
The first four are in the old walled garden and the last is a group in the woodland walks.

Graham