Galanthus February 2008

[art600]

Rob

The seller was a man.

[johanneshoeller]

Martin, my Galanthus with 5 petals has 5 inner petals.

[KentGardener]

Hans

very pretty 5 petal flower - does it do that every year or is it a new aquisition?  (sorry - I have been on a course all this week so have not kept up with all the postings that have happened).

I look forward to seeing a picture of it in 2009.

best wishes 

John

[johanneshoeller]

John,

this Galanthus always has 5 petals, only the younger plants have 3 or 4 petals.

[Martin Baxendale]

John, this is a 5-petal elwesii that Hans showed about 4 pages back in this thread. I asked him  to check on the number of inner petals out of curiosity.

Hans, it's very nice indeed. And being semi-double, it has all its sexual bits, so can be used in breeding - hopefully to produce more multi-petal snowdrops. I can see its stamen in the photo, and I can feel my pollinating hand twitching! If it was within my reach and not just on the screen, it would have pollen on it by now! 

Having  that very regular arrangement of 5 outers and inners, it is likely to remain stable. The younger bulbs will tend to come 3-petalled until they get full-size.

Look after it. I'm sure it'll become very desirable and you'll have lots of snowdrop lovers wanting it when you have enough to share.

[mark smyth]

on Saturday Jimi Blake and Stephen from Crug were in my garden. Both suffering from white fever went home totally hooked and happy after their 3 grden visit. Stephen has found a stable 5 outer 4 inner Galanthus in a Welsh wood. I dont know the species

[Viola]

What is this for Galanthus, please?
Flourish in my garden.

[ArneM]

What is this for Galanthus, please?
Flourish in my garden.

It looks like a nivalis.

[John Forrest]

Thanks for your comments about Lady Elph. When I first got them they were green then the second year a very good yellow (in fact a lady asked if she could use my Forum pic for advertising her bulbs). I think the next year was also yellow, then since then stubbornly green. I shall try threats on her

[annew]

Doesn't work on more than 25% at a time!

[Maggi Young]

So:     threats.... success rate 25 %
chocolate.....success rate 99%   
I think I have an answer here!

It quite often happens in our garden that yellow (tips and ovary)Leucojums will spend a year being green.... maybe just one or two in a clump, but can't see any real reason for it... noting we can pin down or change, anyhow

[mark smyth]

Mine are always greenish yellow but never the rich almost free range colour I see in some gardens

[Maggi Young]

Mine are always greenish yellow but never the rich almost free range colour I see in some gardens

Your Leucojums?

[mark smyth]

actually both. My L. v. 'Podoloje' however it's spelt have never been yellow

[johngennard]

I have several patches comprising hundreds of Lady Elphinstone and they have never reverted even when divided nor have those that I have given to other people.I believe that there are several clones around.My original bulb came from Lady Buchanan who was descended from Lady Beatrix Stanley.