Galanthus in January 2017

[johnw]

Perhaps I should have said "feeding on Galanthus".  I assume a puncture would be required for viral transmission.


john

[Ru]

G. plicatus (№ PP-S-14-8507) Unnamed, as yet.

[Rick Goodenough]

Ru,

This is terrific. You have outdone yourself! Thank you for posting it and I  hope it might one day be in gardens!

Nice work,

Rick

[Alan_b]

The Monksilver Nursery (Joe Sharman) Availability List arrived in the post yesterday.  'Augustus' (virus free) is included on the list so it seems there is a source of this snowdrop that is not infected.

[Brian Ellis]

I'm glad I didn't start a thread on Virescent snowdrops Ru as we would be spoilt for choice!  Have you anything to add to the Yellow snowdrops thread by any chance?  Someone asked if there was a yellow lagodechianus.

[François]

Hello,
After 15 days of very cold weather it has warmed a lot since last Friday. Snowdrops are finally growing. As I was counting the buds I found that my little clump of 'Diggory' is showing special signs on the leaves. Would that be a virus ? The same lines appear on 'Wendy's Gold' in a yellowish way. They're the only two showing those signs. Other cultivars seem fine so far I've been looking for the same signs on Judy's Snowdrop webpage but it shows adult leaves not growing ones. Thank you in advance for your wise answers.

[Brian Ellis]

Hello,
After 15 days of very cold weather it has warmed a lot since last Friday. Snowdrops are finally growing. As I was counting the buds I found that my little clump of 'Diggory' is showing special signs on the leaves. Would that be a virus ? The same lines appear on 'Wendy's Gold' in a yellowish way. They're the only two showing those signs. Other cultivars seem fine so far I've been looking for the same signs on Judy's Snowdrop webpage but it shows adult leaves not growing ones. Thank you in advance for your wise answers.

They both have plicatus in their genes so you would see lines down each side, it's difficult to tell from the photo, virus is normally shown by patchy streaks.

[Brian Ellis]

It has been cold here and it was suggested at Myddelton during a conversation that the fact that flowers were very near the ground on some varieties was due to the cold.  I have had a wander round the garden checking up on truants that are not yet through and so I took my iPad and here are a few from today.  I will take my camera next time as the quality isn't the best - but perhaps that is down to shaky hands rather than the iPad.

'Wind Turbine' was flowering virtually on the soil to begin with, last year there were no green marks on the outers but this year it has settled down, or the bulbs are more mature, or the weather is right!  'Sutton Courtenay is always a joy to see. 'Seraph' is a beautiful poc and is increasing in its first year in the garden.

[Brian Ellis]

'Miss Wilmott' is an amazing addition, many scapes from few bulbs give a marvellous floriferous effect - grab it if you see it for sale!  From the same sellers 'Glenorma' which is quite vigorous as well as being huge. 'Fly Fishing' is beginning to extend its pedicel and 'Dryad Gold Sovereign' is clumping up nicely too.

[Maggi Young]

G. plicatus (№ PP-S-14-8507) Unnamed, as yet.

 My word - that is greener than a green thing!

[Tim Harberd]

Hi Folks,
   Thanks for the advice…. Diggory has been removed… It wasn’t too hard to do… Once I’d ‘milked’ a particularly fine flower for pollen.

   Would you recommend the same treatment for Bill Clark?? That would be altogether harder to do!

Tim DH

[François]

They both have plicatus in their genes so you would see lines down each side, it's difficult to tell from the photo, virus is normally shown by patchy streaks.

Thank you Brian, I'll keep a close eye on them and if I can see those patchy streaks, I'll post another photo to make sure before destroying them.
Nice clumps by the way

[Maggi Young]

Hagen Engelmann wants people to know that despite trying hard he can't currently put anything on uk eBay , so if you want to bid and try and own one of his lovely plants your best bet is to look on http://ebay.de . He will be putting up some greens soon .

 For instance :Galanthus-nivalis-GRUNE-WALDFEE 

So nice that  many of these 'drops were shown several years ago in this forum.  Almost seven years ago for Schorbuser Irrlicht.
 Many of Hagen's 'drops featured in the IRG  e-magazine of February 2015 -   'GRÜNER FAUN' was on the cover....
 read it here   http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2015Feb261424987169IRG62.pdf

[Ru]

I'm glad I didn't start a thread on Virescent snowdrops Ru as we would be spoilt for choice!  Have you anything to add to the Yellow snowdrops thread by any chance?  Someone asked if there was a yellow lagodechianus.

I test my yellow snowdrops, now. Plicatus, alpinis, woronowii.
Olive lagodechianus, yes, alas,  no yellow.

[annew]

G. plicatus (№ PP-S-14-8507) Unnamed, as yet.

WOW - Ru we are getting close the completely green flower