Galanthus March 2018

[Jacek]

Leena, about the same in Poland, despite we are a bigger market. Potted tulips, hyacinths, grape hyacinths or narcissi (not only Tete-a-Tete) - yes, not only in garden centres, also florists shops (today I have seen hyacinths in my local florist). But snowdrops or leucojum - never seen. I asked dr Google if "galanthus Polar Bear" can be found in Poland and answer is "no".

I know the price is low, but for Polish market it is too high.

[Leena]

I know the price is low, but for Polish market it is too high.

It could be too high also for Finland, but also I think the problem is that buyers for markets and florists are not interested in snowdrops and don't know them. Everyone knows a tulip or narcissus, but what is snowdrop.. a small white flower.
We come ten years behind Europe in gardening trends.

[Harald-Alex.]

We had here in East Germany two weeks snowfree weather with hard nightfrosts from -9 till -18 °C and sunny dry weather daysover, that mean extremly conditions for the snowdrops! After this time the damages was lighter than I thought:
The common G. nivalis had no damages.
The flowerstems of G. plicatus Wendys Gold was frostdamaged (Foto 1) and the green leaves of G. woronowii had serios damages (Foto 2). All the snowdrops, but also the lawn and the fieldcrops need WATER!
I was surprised, that all the snowdrop varieties survived this bad weather well (only some white flowerleaves are sometimes dry!)

[Leena]

I was surprised, that all the snowdrop varieties survived this bad weather well (only some white flowerleaves are sometimes dry!)

Most snowdrops are surprisingly hardy, here they have to stand freezing night temperatures every year when they flower, and in the morning when the temperature rises they just  stand up again and continue flowering. I agree with your observation that G.woronowii gets frost damage easier than others.

[Harald-Alex.]

Thank You, Leena, You have visited the same frost damages as I.
I am surprised, that also all springflowering Crocus varieties are undamaged and they didn`t stop flowering during the frosts.
Only the autumflowering G. speciosus leaves have light damages.
In Narcissus great and Tete a Tete the tops of the leaves died (Foto 1) and the leaves of Bluebells too (Foto 2). But I think, they will flowering yet!
Iris reticulata Beatrix Stanley is nearly undaamaged (Foto 3) and the sproutes of the black Fritillaria are OK too (Foto 4)

[Rick Goodenough]

Alan, here is an updated shot of your G.nivalis 'Green Light'. Still looking fine! Rick

[Rick Goodenough]

Here is G. elwesii 'Green Brush' in the garden this week. Rick

 

[Hannelore]

We had here in East Germany two weeks snowfree weather with hard nightfrosts from -9 till -18 °C and sunny dry weather daysover, that mean extremly conditions for the snowdrops!

Here in the middle of Germany it was not colder than -15° but at the end of the cold weather period a layer of heavy snow followed for two days. The "Cordelia" flower was mud afterwards whereas the "Hippolytha" stands as if nothing had happened.

Hannelore

[Rick Goodenough]

Here in the middle of Germany it was not colder than -15° but at the end of the cold weather period a layer of heavy snow followed for two days. The "Cordelia" flower was mud afterwards whereas the "Hippolytha" stands as if nothing had happened.

Hannelore

Quite an interesting observation on the two doubles.

[Leena]

Rick, how lovely green tipped snowdrops!

[Rick Goodenough]

Thank you, Leena.

Our winter started early and was very cold. It is still underway, but we have had a break from the bitter cold...lots of rain and snow now. But the snowdrops seem to love this more mild end to winter.

Rick

[Jacek]

Just a little from my garden today.

G. nivalis Flore Pleno. Just nothing, but I like it, the fat bud.


No name, but I doubt it is plain nivalis - too big. But very elegant and slender looking.


Just nivalis. Do I need more beauty?


Observing how leaves develop.

[ielaba2011]

Last photos of my first Galanthus nivalis, growing in Central Portugal and now already gone.
I've noticed how the outer tepals grow more pointed as the flower age.

[Gerdk]

Jaime, it's interesting to see Galanthus growing in Portugal!

Do you know if there are any wild poplations exist in your country?

Gerd

[Alan_b]

Do you know if there are any wild poplations exist in your country?

I have been studying the Wikipedia map recently https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galanthus#/media/File:Distribution_of_the_galanthus_species.png .  According to this, snowdrops (nivalis) just cross the border between France and Spain but have not got near to Portugal.  But perhaps there are naturalised populations as here in the UK?