Galanthus in February 2018

[Shauney]

Oh yes! 😁 These particular ones were seeds collected from tryms of a natural cross so didn't know what I'd get! But I have my own crosses in the pipe line. Time will tell if they get close to what I'm after.

[Harald-Alex.]

After surprising snowfall during the night, I found some fine Winter - Snowdrop - Motives:

1. - snow covered all flowers
2. - after two hours sunshine the E. elwesiis stands up!
3. - snowdrops from Anglesey Abbey with good conditions to resist the snow
4. - Elwes snowdrops flowers direct out of snow!
5. - colours of comming spring!

[Alan_b]

Another snowdrop from the MacLennan's display at the AGS event.  The leaves look very distinctively furled and upright but do they stay this way or turn normal later?

[Alan_b]

I don't recall ever coming across this one before.  The leaves lie so flat you might imagine it was rizehensis cross, but no mention of that.

[Alan_b]

One for Ingrid:

[Alan_b]

And one for me because I saw it growing in-situ last year:



I think the label went a bit wrong on this one, koenianus isn't it?  I'm reliably informed that it's me that's wrong: "koenenianus" it is.  I did not remember the name being that much of a mouthful.  But look at those groovy leaves.

Edit:  Sorry, shrunken to fit the SRGC image size restriction, you cannot see the grooves on the leaves in the version of the photo above.  here we are:

[Susan W]

I believe the spelling in the pot is correct and is on the label in my pot.

[David Lowndes]

I spotted G.gracilis ‘Andreas Fault’ and was instantly captivated. Couldn’t find one to buy though. Matt Bishop had an ikariae selection called ‘Alexandrite’which was equally captivating but I’d spent my self imposed budget by then. Kept going back - there was only one - but resisted. Not sure if that’s good or bad!

[Blonde Ingrid]

I spotted G.gracilis ‘Andreas Fault’ and was instantly captivated. Couldn’t find one to buy though.

It has only been publicly offered for sale once on Ebay a few years back for £511, it is still the second highest price for a non-yellow drop from memory.

It is lovely though.

[Maggi Young]

I believe the spelling in the pot is correct and is on the label in my pot.

Yes  -  Galanthus koenenianus Lobin, C.D.Brickell & A.P.Davis

[Blonde Ingrid]

Definite green theme to this morning's patrol!

First Pearl Drops from Michael Broadhurst, a lovely drop that has clumped up rapidly and now makes a great display in the garden. Well worth relieving him and Ann of one if they have any available.

Next Verdigris, again a good clump plant with very distinctive markings.

Then Caryl Baron, being menaced by the 'weed' Philippe Andre Meyer in the background.

Selina Cords, diminutive and lovely.

Peardrop, I do like this variety, it has a crispness about the flower and markings.

[Maggi Young]

Peardrop -  I'm undecided about 'drops with long claws - not my favourites, for the most part.
I do like the ( confusingly named !)  Pearl Drops though - a most elegant flower.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Recently acquired, the substantial Galanthus elwesii 'Marjorie Brown'.

[David Lowndes]

Some yellows
First, ‘Carolyn Elwes’. Then’Golden Promise’. Finally, ‘Belvedere Gold’.

Thanks for sorting them Maggi.
The order now is Belvedere Gold, Golden Promise then Carolyn Elwes.

[steve owen]

David, have you got these the right way round?