Galanthus February 2016

[johnstephen29]

Yes I bet there will.

[Blonde Ingrid]

Further to my original post on 'Northern Lights', I have now got some of my comparison shots together to show its uniqueness.

The International Shades of Green in Nature definitions are not definitive but enable comparison to try and determine what is unique about each variety.

Morgana derives the 'power' of its greenness significantly because of the shape of the outers which ensure that an element of the Avocado inner is nearly always visible from bud to full flower. In addition, the green on the outer fuses to a solid green tip.

Simply Glowing derives its 'glow' from a strong yellow/green wash over and around the lines on the outers. Rosemary Burnham's outers have no wash/bleed and are Celedon Green.

Northern Lights has an Asparagus inner with the outers having Mantis washed with Laurel Green. It stands apart as it is the only one of these virescents which has a grey green on the outers and a different green (Asparagus as opposed to Avocado) on the inners.

I will extend the analysis to include my Castle Green Dragon and Green Mile when I can get the photos.

[Josh Nelson]

Further to my original post on 'Northern Lights', I have now got some of my comparison shots together to show its uniqueness.

Great comparison shots Ingrid

[johnralphcarpenter]

I haven't taken any pictures in the garden, very remiss of me and sheer laziness. Here are a couple of Garden Centre snowdrops - G. elwesii I think?

P.S The italicize button doesn't seem to work any more.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Lots of snowdrops have gone over without my taking a picture - must try harder next year. Here is the diminutive Galanthus artjuschenkoae and Galanthus 'Ophelia', a Greatorex double.

[Maggi Young]

P.S The italicize button doesn't seem to work any more.

Galanthus artjuschenkoae   - yes it does 

[johnralphcarpenter]

Not for me it doesn't! Not since I upgraded to Windows 10 and Microsoft Edge.

[Maggi Young]

Not for me it doesn't! Not since I upgraded to Windows 10 and Microsoft Edge.

 Ah well there you go - there is probably some "fix" you can do for that - but  such things are beyond  our ken!

[Alan_b]

there is probably some "fix" you can do for that

The 'fix' is to use another web browser.  I raised this particular issue as soon as Windows 10 was released at the end of July but it still has not been resolved.  I suspect that either SimpleMachines or Microsoft could do something about it is they chose to but neither wishes to budge, it seems. 

[johnralphcarpenter]

I'll try Chrome...

[Maggi Young]

Sorry, but I think that  if the problem arises with Microsoft  I think it's a bit tough to expect a  set-up like Simple Machines which provides  its services  for free to fix the issue.

[johnralphcarpenter]

It works with Chrome.

[Graeme]

Galanthus 'Ophelia'

not 100% sure but I think that one was named after one of my friends mother

[Graeme]

this is a cultivation question - we have a stone bridge at the top of the land we have - its about 20-25 foot high running west to east - so the ground below it is in complete shade from about 10:30 in the morning - earlier in winter
I am supposed to be building a growing bed in that area which will be about 15 foot in depth from the bridge and about 40 foot length (I marked the shadow at 12 noon on the 21st June)

I will be moving all the woodland plants we have up there from another area which has a south facing tree screen (so I can remove the trees)

Will the snowdrops be fine round the edge of will they need more light?

[johnralphcarpenter]

not 100% sure but I think that one was named after one of my friends mother

I think H. A. Greatorex named his doubles after Shakespearian characters, so it would be Ophelia from "Hamlet".