Galanthus February 2016

[Hagen Engelmann]

Now GRUIN is ringing

[Alan_b]

Virescents are a rare form of snowdrop and that's a rare form of virescent.
Rare x Rare = Extraordinarily Rare ?!?

[Hagen Engelmann]

Virescents are a rare form of snowdrop and that's a rare form of virescent.
Rare x Rare = Extraordinarily Rare ?!?

the "green" can go on different genetic ways into the flower:
1. the way of the virescent
2. the way from the inner apical mark
3. the scharlockii way

GRUIN is the actual best example for the third way, I think ...

[Rick Goodenough]

Gruin is quite an impressive addition to the world of viridescent Galanthus. Congratulations yet again, Hagen for your exemplary work. A fine way to start February 2016! Rick

[Philip Walker]

G. 'Bill Bishop'
G. 'Galatea'

[snowdropcollector]

Wonderful Scharlockii selection, Hagen. Congratulations !

[ian mcenery]

A couple from me - there is quite a lot of white in the garden at present

[Matt T]

Possibly the best clump of Rosemary Burnham I've seen lately, Ian. She's clearly doing well for you.

[SusanH]

What lovely Rosemary Burnhams - I have 2 flowers on mine and was so proud until I seen yours!!!!
Hopefully will have a few more next year if the wind and rain doesn't blow them away!!!

[johnstephen29]

Irish beauty Brenda Troyle is flowering here, great honey scent.

[ian mcenery]

What lovely Rosemary Burnhams - I have 2 flowers on mine and was so proud until I seen yours!!!!
Hopefully will have a few more next year if the wind and rain doesn't blow them away!!!

Thanks Matt

Possibly the best clump of Rosemary Burnham I've seen lately, Ian. She's clearly doing well for you.

If it's happy yours will do this in time- I started with half a bulb or an unflowered bit -  a few years on  it seems quite happy where it is

[Alan_b]

the "green" can go on different genetic ways into the flower:
1. the way of the virescent
2. the way from the inner apical mark
3. the scharlockii way

I have been thinking recently that we don't have the terminology to give a proper description of the green marks on snowdrops, particularly those on the outer petals.  Hagen, you clearly have a better understanding than I do because I don't fully understand your distinctions.  Perhaps I have never really looked hard enough at Scharlockii; are their green marks really unique?  I would be very interested if you could say more about what you mean.  Or perhaps write this up in more detail for a journal?   

[annew]

Hagen's green is a beauty, whichever way!

[Hagen Engelmann]

Hi Alan, one of the much moments I would like to speak a good English.

In my eyes there was a big genetical break in the G nivalis to create the scharlockii. All these "normal" Gns have green outers. But in the time this green was/is not constant. So we can find plants with more or less green. And somewhere there are areas with  Gns and Gs.There you should find a lot of different types.

[Hagen Engelmann]

Hagen's green is a beauty, whichever way!

Thank you Anne. In my brain I think so too.
But this year GRUIN has to go into the pipeline. For his own security!