Galanthus January 2016

[lettuce begin]

Wonderful display Chas and beautifully grown.

[Maggi Young]

Well a few from the garden today

   More than  a few, I'd say!  Lots of fine 'drops there, Chas.

[steve owen]

The old theme of the i-pocs!
LADY PUTMAN,
VALENTINE'S DAY or
PUMPOT?

This is the first, in floering time but also in enumeration ...

Hagen

Are you perchance able to post pics of Lady Putman/Valentines Day/Pumpot side by side?

[Hagen Engelmann]

Sorry Steve,

LADY PUTMAN is blooming now,
PUMPOT will bloom in 2 weeks I think
and VALENTINE'S DAY isn't in my hand.

[steve owen]

Hagen, so here is Valentines Day. Sorry pic not as good quality as yours.

[Hagen Engelmann]

fine flowers Steve, I like these pure not poor inverse poculiform types.
I'm sure this spring will bring me VD.
In your hands, it looks very healthy! Does it increases (very) well?

[snowdropcollector]

A small flowering ( Nivalis size) Elwesii I named; Snowdropfevers Tiny Grouchy

[Alan_b]

Courtesy of David MacLennan, here's his good version of Emma Thick holding Galanthus 'Emma Thick'.

Edit: Oops, I thought my first attempt to post on the Myddleton House topic failed but now I see I've accidentally posted elsewhere and doubled up.   Please delete this surplus. 

[Blonde Ingrid]

"She left the web, she left the loom,
She made three paces thro' the room,
She saw the water-lilly bloom,
She saw the helmet and the plume,
She looked down to Camelot".

Even better than Camelot, a stunning addition to this mornings walk in the sunshine, one of my Morgana opened fully!

I have included photos of the transition as the flower opens, to demonstrate just how green it is. Even at the bud stage it is clear that this is a very green snowdrop. It is another of the drops that it is difficult to do justice with in a photo. These shots have been taken in a variety of light conditions and the green remains incredible.

Interestingly, the one shown is planted in one of my snowdrops beds and left to the elements. The other, which is about 7-10 days behind, is planted in my bunker, where it receives a more 'protected' environment.

A beautiful addition to the green stable, thanks Andy Byfield!

[Maggi Young]

Courtesy of David MacLennan, here's his good version of Emma Thick holding Galanthus 'Emma Thick'.

Edit: Oops, I thought my first attempt to post on the Myddleton House topic failed but now I see I've accidentally posted elsewhere and doubled up.   Please delete this surplus. 

Heck no -  leaving it to give Emma the glory she deserves!!

[Maggi Young]

I like the foliage on 'Morgana' too.

[Brian Ellis]

Interestingly, the one shown is planted in one of my snowdrops beds and left to the elements. The other, which is about 7-10 days behind, is planted in my bunker, where it receives a more 'protected' environment.

A beautiful addition to the green stable, thanks Andy Byfield!

It certainly is Ingrid but what a conundrum, you would have thought it would be more forward in the bunker, as I always say, they have a mind of their own these fickle beauties.

[Anne Repnow]

Hear, hear, Brian...
Beautiful drop, Ingrid - I can well understand why you are thrilled.

Rather less spectacular:
G. 'Hans Guck-in-die-Luft' and
G. elwesii 'Godfrey Owen'

[annew]

What a great photo of Godfrey Owen! And Morgana is a real beauty..
More down to earth, Wendy's Gold still gives a great display en masse.

[annew]

An unnamed Dryad Gold clone thinks it might take after Magnet. And a new 'ipoc' seedling.