Galanthus February 2016

[Maggi Young]

I know exactly what you mean Maggi, that's why I always keep mine short, the soils a devil to get out

 Tip from my late Mum - though I seldom  remember to do it myself - take a softish bar of soap - dig all your nails into the soap  to fill them with the  soap before doing any dirty work in the garden -  feels a bit odd, but it works.

[mark smyth]

I do that also

[Brian Ellis]

Tip from my late Mum - though I seldom  remember to do it myself - take a softish bar of soap - dig all your nails into the soap  to fill them with the  soap before doing any dirty work in the garden -  feels a bit odd, but it works.

I bet Christine Mole gets through a few bars of soap then

[David King]

If you don't fancy having the nails then this is Christine yesterday at the Cottage Garden Snowdrop day wearing her necklace of snowdrops.  Is this the next must have accessory?

[johnralphcarpenter]

Can anyone identify this lost label Galanthus? Diminutive, 10cm tall, double, leaves applanate, dark green with a wide silver stripe down the middle. Flowering now. Possibly a Greatorex double?

[johnstephen29]

Cheers Maggi I'll remember that next time we have some decent weather

[David King]

Windy again here today but managed to get a few photos around the garden.

1.  Galanthus 'Grunschnabel' 
2.  Galanthus 'The Bogey Man'  (in spite of what the label says!)
3.  Galanthus 'Bubble'
4.  Galanthus 'Beatrice'

[David King]

Some more:

1.  Galanthus 'Rosie Larkin'
2.  Galanthus 'Kirtling Tower'
3.  Galanthus 'Anne of Geirstein'
4.  Galanthus 'Flocon de Neige'
5.  Galanthus 'Flocon de Neige'

[David King]

And the final five:

1.  Galanthus 'E A Bowles'
2.  Galanthus 'Green Bottle'
3.  Galanthus 'William Louis'
4.  Galanthus 'Walker Canada'
5.  Galanthus 'Caprea 119'

[Alan_b]

2.  Galanthus 'Kirtling Tower'

When I went round the Anglesey Abbey collection this year they has a solitary plicatus labelled 'Kirtling Towers'.  It's really a nivalis isn't it?  And no 's' on the end?  I'm sure it originates from the property Kirtling Tower via Richard Ayres (after he had left Anglesey Abbey).     

[Bernadette]

If you don't fancy having the nails then this is Christine yesterday at the Cottage Garden Snowdrop day wearing her necklace of snowdrops.  Is this the next must have accessory?

Fab, almost beats the nails.   They are becoming legendary, and sadly as she doesn't do
any internet, she doesn't know how much we talk about her!
Missed Christine and you boys this afternoon but Norfolk plant heritage pulled out an inspiring
talk on saving Norfolk Ponds, which was very funny.

[Valentin Wijnen]

Hi all, a brand new selection from the stable. I selected this snowdrop already in 2008. Since than I have been bulking it up to a decent number before naming it. I think that is essential: growing an oustanding selection, getting it up to a good number of petals, trying it in at least three gardens and than if it supposed to be an extra, naming it...

Here is Galanthus nivalis 'Grakes Heredij'. It is a perfect poculiformis, with all crisp white six petals being - approx.- of the same length but every petal is heavily marked at the end with dark green stripes. It flowers at a good height, is a pure nivalis, but the flowers are approx. 3 cm... So, , not one of my findings in 'Scharlockii' but a new bold growing and flowering poculform green marked nivalis.

[Bernadette]

Here is Galanthus nivalis 'Grakes Heredij'. It is a perfect poculiformis, with all crisp white six petals being of the same length but every petal is heavily marked at the end with dark green stripes. It flowers at a good height, is a pure nivalis, but the flowers are approx. 3 cm... So, , not one of my findings in 'Scharlockii' but a new bold growing and flowering poculform green marked nivalis.
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Stunning, really beautiful.

[Valentin Wijnen]

Thank you, Bernadette; I have made quite some selections in past years in different species. The most rewarding situation to me now, is the seedlings that occur in my  garden, 'Grakes Heredij', named after my grandfather Gerard Schoefs. Every new flowering season has something new 'in petto'. The gene-pool in a collection of over 700 snowdrops is of course great. That opens up some possibilities especially when bees 'think' completely different from us, people... 'Wanted, delberate crosses' are often less beautiful than the spontaneous occurring ones.
Another angle for 'Galanthus nivalis 'Grakes Heredij'

[mark smyth]

Here is Galanthus nivalis 'Grakes Heredij'.

That's lovely