Galanthus - March 2015

[mark smyth]

Maggie you'd love 'Big Eyes' - its short and fat

[mark smyth]

Arthurs snowdrop isn't 'Ding Dong' but could be 'Chequers' but because it looks like it it doesn't mean it is it

[johnw]

Oh yes, loving the short and fat!

Speaking of which my mind has gone blank on the plump orbicular ones.  Ones like Melanie S., Kugelkompakt, Pausbacke, let's call them the Rubenesque ones. They are............ ?

[art600]

Arthurs snowdrop isn't 'Ding Dong' but could be 'Chequers' but because it looks like it it doesn't mean it is it

Definitely not Chequers or Ding Dong

Judy's Snowdrops shows Gerard Parker having a mark that is similar if not identical to mine.

[Brian Ellis]

Will have to get back to this one later Arthur as we are off out (again).  In a mad rush as the postman has just been with my North Green order, I am told they are packing like mad!

[chasw]

A couple from a very chilly garden today,where is the 8 degrees we were promised??

Marjorie Brown deciding to move around a little
Boyd's Double,really pleased with it this year, its been a long wait to get it like this

[mark smyth]

Chas are you sure you didn't chop Marjorie in half while dormant? 

[mark smyth]

Windy and 11c / 52F is bringing my snowdrop season to an end  Not many looking good now. A walk around the garden shows only these looking fresh ... Galadriel, Mini Me, Marjorie Brown, Trymlet, Kildare, Friar Tuck, Timpany Late, Scharlockii, The Linns, Mandarin, Cicely Hall and Gloucester Old Spot.

This weekends temps in the teens / up to 60F will bring snowdrops 2015 to close

Over the last few years my snowdrop season has been getting very short. It suddenly reaches a peak and just as quickly they are gone. Late snowdrops are no longer late

Out of interest what is still in bud in your garden?

[Irm]

The season of G. 'Three Ships' is over now, also for a G.elwesii monostrictus. All the other snowdrops are in flower. But its cold here in Berlin, day 5 or 6°, night - 1 or -2°   


Galanthus 'Modern Art' yesterday 

[Brian Ellis]

Boyd's Double,really pleased with it this year, its been a long wait to get it like this

Well done Chas, and the secret is?

[chasw]

The secret is Brian,7 years of growing to get to this stage,I must admit to disturbing them and moving them slightly last year,but that is all,And only one flowered last year,so am very pleased with the result this year

[Cyril L]

How deep did you plant them Chas?  Margaret Owen once told me the secret for getting them to flower is to plant them deep.

[Brian Ellis]

How deep did you plant them Chas?  Margaret Owen once told me the secret for getting them to flower is to plant them deep.

Thanks for that Cyril, it is little tips like these that are invaluable

[chasw]

I think they are about 4 -5 inches down Cyril

[Leena]

Couple of pictures from yesterday.
'S.Arnott'
'Hill Poe'