Galanthus February 2016

[annew]

Some out in the garden yesterday - still frozen this morning!
Erway
Faith Stewart-Liberty
A dwarf elwesii from Mark Smyth
Barbara's Hybrid (who is Barbara?)
Bertram Anderson - an old classic, still a glorious sight in the garden

[annew]

A dryad Gold clone still looking good, and Kite surprising me with 3 flowers on one stem!

[Alan_b]

... Kite surprising me with 3 flowers on one stem!

That's very interesting to me, Anne.  Can you get more photos from different angles to make it easier to see exactly what is going on?  There is a smattering of snowdrops that regularly produce two flowers on two pedicels from a single scape (flower stem).  But nothing yet that manages three flowers except as a one-off freak happenstance. 

[Maggi Young]

Quote from: annew on Today at 09:43:22 AM

    ... Kite surprising me with 3 flowers on one stem!

 Enlarging the photo, I think I see evidence of fasciation in the stem.

[Brian Ellis]

Barbara's Hybrid (who is Barbara?)

She was the daughter of Lady Beatrix Stanley, Barbara (1906-1986) married Sir Charles Buchanan.  The snowdrop is said to have been found by E A Bowles in Lady Beatrix Stanley's garden at Sibbertoft Manor so it has a good pedigree!

[annew]

Thanks, Brian.

[annew]

Enlarging the photo, I think I see evidence of fasciation in the stem.

I think you're right, the bottom flower is a result of fasciation. Fascinating!

[Valentin Wijnen]

Fantastic new yellows indeed. Would love to grow them all . 'Lemongrass' and 'Dryad Gold' are true gems!I am somehow addicted to yellows although they're not always easy to recognize...
Anyway: another inverse poculiform which is for sure not only perfect poc but also differing from the other ones above.
This is my Galanthus nivalis 'Miniskirt'. I particularly love the surprising curling of the outers backwards...Yes, forumnists, 'Miniskirt' is ...sexy!

[emma T]

Fantastic new yellows indeed. Would love to grow them all . 'Lemongrass' and 'Dryad Gold' are true gems!I am somehow addicted to yellows although they're not always easy to recognize...
Anyway: another inverse poculiform which is for sure not only perfect poc but also differing from the other ones above.
This is my Galanthus nivalis 'Miniskirt'. I particularly love the surprising curling of the outers backwards...Yes, forumnists, 'Miniskirt' is ...sexy! (Attachment Link)

I like it 

[Maggi Young]

Galanthus nivalis 'Miniskirt' is very cute.

[Brian Ellis]

Galanthus nivalis 'Miniskirt' is very cute.

It certainly is and do I need new glasses or does it have four outers?

[Valentin Wijnen]

Hi Brian, it maybe looks as if there are four outers, but in fact the flower itself is rather tight and not big flowered (it is pure nivalis) with six petals of the same size and markings. This year there was one flower in the clump with 9 petals, it was just a fasciation. The ovary showed this. Too bad, I don't have a good picture of it..

[Rick Goodenough]

Valentin, love that inverse poc you have named 'Miniskirt'. This form is not so often found in nivalis, so it makes it even more unique. Of course, that was true with plicatus until 'Trym' was discovered and its vast tribe developed.

Congratulations on a great seedling/or find. (?)

Rick

[Alan_b]

Link to the £ version of Monksilver's (Joe Sharman's) availability list http://www.monksilvernursery.co.uk/user/monksilver2016pounds.pdf

[annew]

Link to the £ version of Monksilver's (Joe Sharman's) availability list http://www.monksilvernursery.co.uk/user/monksilver2016pounds.pdf

Can't find an order form online??