Galanthus March 2018

[Maggi Young]

I don't know how many of you read the Turkish press?

Here is a link to 16 in habitat Turkish snowdrop pictures.

Chad.

Thanks for that link!

[Blonde Ingrid]

One of the enduring memories of this season will be how much I have come to love the really dark green drops. Andy Byfield has a number of these and they are all stunning.

First Andrea's Fault, which is gorgeous. It is closing in on Morgana which is the top virescent in my view, not only beautiful but also a great garden plant that increases well. My clumps of Andrea's are also increasing and I will see how close it has got to Morgana in terms of increasing when I de-pot in the dormant period.

Whiter Than White is a cracking drop, with the most shining white outers of any drop I have seen. This makes a delightful contrast with the deep green of the inners. Another drop that increases rapidly and is a good do'er in pots and the ground.

Tall Dark & Handsome is a recent introduction. I first saw this when I visited Andy and it went directly onto my target list. The bleeding towards the ovary adds a lovely feature.

Goatee Green Tip, a delicious addition to the green tipped specials! Another variety that is increasing well.

Andy has recently added a staff member to Flete and this should hopefully increase the availability of these wonderful drops.

[Maggi Young]

Oh my word,  you must stop showing pix of Whiter than White - my blood pressure can't take it!  What a gorgeous snowdrop. It is the  depth of the green that so highlights the pristine nature of the white that does it - just lovely. 

Good to hear that Mr Byfield  has  got some help - I too hope this will work out to benefit his collection.

[David Lowndes]

Love Andrea’s Fault. A small clump in a pot looked amazing at the AGS Snowdrop day this year.

[Harald-Alex.]

I found in a group of late planted native G.elwesii some plants with two flowerstems from one sprout (Foto 1) and some plants, which develope two sproutes from one bulb and every sprout with one flowerstem, so that there also two flowers per bulb (Foto 2 ).






From one bulb I saw already three flowerstems (foto 3)!

[Harald-Alex.]

more fotos of the great variability of G. elwesii. All flowers survives heavy nightfrosts till -18°C and some snowfalls, now the opened their flowers!

[Shauney]

Found these wild nivalis flowering on the roadside today. They were spread about over a distance of about 150 yards, with some clumps over 1 foot in diameter. I noticed no diversity in the markings. There was 1 single clump that was clearly different as it was the only one that had finished flowering. Really nice to see these when most others have gone over. 😁
Sorry I couldn't show more or better photos but i had to really crop them to get them to post.

[Rick Goodenough]

Finally getting snow melt and able to see Snowdrops again after nearly a month of snow! this is Gert Geensen's G. nivalis 'Lucas William', a garden favorite here.

Rick

[Rick Goodenough]

Also coming out of the melt is G. 'Cedric's Prolific'. So glad to see these little beauties.

Rick

[Maggi Young]

We must be so grateful that these flowers are so forgiving of the weather. Plenty still doing well here - but  we've just been discussing  the state of a Crinodendron hookerianum that is looking awful.  Can't win them all I suppose 

[Harald-Alex.]

After strong frosts till -18°C, snow and here in my snowdropgarden most of the snowdrops arised and flowered as bevore!
I found some interesting flowers:

Foto 1: - Polar Baer opens full in warm sunshine
Foto 2: - An open snowdropflower like a White Pagode with white ovarium
Foto 3: - A big flower of an wild G.elwesii
Foto 4: - Yellow ovarium and markers in G. woronowii
Foto 5: - a group of late small G. nivalis with many flowers and yellowish markers. Two flowers of the right side are the common nivalis

[Mariette]

@ Rick: here are only masses of leaves and very few flowers of snowdrops left over - it´s very refreshing to see Yours in pristine condition!

Harald-Alex: that yellow G. woronowii looks very promising, I hope You it will be the same next year!

[Rick Goodenough]

Thanks Mariette!

[Leena]

Finally getting snow melt and able to see Snowdrops again after nearly a month of snow! this is Gert Geensen's G. nivalis 'Lucas William', a garden favorite here.

It became also my favourite when I saw your picture.
I'm still waiting for snow to melt over here.

[Rick Goodenough]

So kind Leena! Thank you, and I hope your snow melts soon. And until then, here is another that was under the cover of snow for nearly a month. G. elwesii 'Plymouth Rock'.

Cheers! Rick