Galanthus August 2015

[annew]

Great photo, Dave!

[t00lie]

Great photo, Dave!

Thanks Anne --it's been a very good snowdrop season the only 'downer' being G.'Wendy's Gold showing good colour only a day away from being photographed having it's head chopped off by a native parrot .It's a long story --our dog loose ,owners go away, hole in aviary ......dog shot...lol no just kidding.

Anyway here's a few photos from around the garden .Sorry I don't know the names .   The bamboo stakes identify where there are one or two Trilliums .

[t00lie]

Last few .

[Brian Ellis]

Very nice Dave, you have got us geared up for the autumn snowdrops in the northern hemisphere

[t00lie]

Very nice Dave, you have got us geared up for the autumn snowdrops in the northern hemisphere

Thanks Brian
Most of the names are unknown to me because I have been so lax with labels when splitting and placing heaps around the garden and so it's all a mess nomenclature wise, not helped further when last week I was given 9 clumps of different Galanthus from a friend who's garden I have been working in and I declined her offer of IDs .......        

[Lesley Cox]

the only 'downer' being G.'Wendy's Gold showing good colour only a day away from being photographed having it's head chopped off by a native parrot .

Isn't it always the very best or rarest they go for. How do they KNOW?

[Lesley Cox]

The charming - and generous - Anne W sent me seed a couple of years ago of Galanthus 'Primrose Warburg.' A very few germinated last year in the winter and I was thrilled with that because three possibles have much hope attached. However, this winter, even though the seeds were the same age and sown on the same day in the same pot, all the rest (17) are up over this last week. Most are bright green but some have pale green almost yellowish foliage (just the first leaves of course). I hope this may suggest that those ones may have yellow markings.

[Maggi Young]

From a Facebook post by Mick Martin

"FOR INFORMATION.

A new disease affecting snowdrops is being studied by teams from the RHS and the Warwick Crop Centre according to the RHS September edition of The Garden magazine.

It was thought that it could be a species of 'Ilyonectria' fungus which presents as a distortion on tulip foliage. However scientists now believe it to be a new species; more work is being carried out. A paper will be published next year re further information and advice for gardeners."

[Alan_b]

Galanthophile David Way brought this to the attention of the RHS because, unfortunately, his snowdrops suffered from an unidentified disease when he moved them to the garden of his new house. 

[t00lie]

Came across this beauty in the garden yesterday .Not sure where it came from .

[Brian Ellis]

Came across this beauty in the garden yesterday .Not sure where it came from .

...but does it matter Dave?  The point is that it is a beauty and you enjoy it, so do we (just in case you hadn't noticed ).

[t00lie]

...but does it matter Dave?  The point is that it is a beauty and you enjoy it, so do we (just in case you hadn't noticed ).

[Anthony Darby]

Makes me think of Hercule Poirot! 

[Maggi Young]

Came across this beauty in the garden yesterday .Not sure where it came from .

Came across it quite suddenly, I reckon - it looks well surprised! 

[annew]

Makes me think of Hercule Poirot! 

Me too!