Galanthus in January 2019

[Josh Nelson]

A couple of plants with nice foliage:
1 a byzantinus with good glaucous foliage
2  a woronowii with nice light green foliage, a colour later reflected in the flower (a standard darker leaved plant is behind)

[Mariette]

Here is my Kentish yellow earlier this afternoon.  Inner mark starts as a chartreuse type green with a golden glow above, which fades away as the inner gradually turns to golden yellow to match the receptacle. The foliage is particularly notable, with the shoots coming out golden before swiftly changing to a lovely blue green before maturing to a fresh light green colour. It was found in an old garden being batterred by the blustery winds as the tail end of Storm Imogen was going through in February 2016. It has proved quite vigorous. Photographed yesterday (Sunday), two different bulbs showing development.

That´s the one You presented already last season , I suppose? I remember admiring pics You showed. Let´s hope it increases soon, really a worthwhile find!

[Anne Repnow]

A very pretty and distinctive yellow drop, Josh! I'm glad it is prolific - that way it will hopefully spread to many gardens and in time maybe even across the channel.

[annew]

Here is my Kentish yellow earlier this afternoon.  Inner mark starts as a chartreuse type green with a golden glow above, which fades away as the inner gradually turns to golden yellow to match the receptacle. The foliage is particularly notable, with the shoots coming out golden before swiftly changing to a lovely blue green before maturing to a fresh light green colour. It was found in an old garden being batterred by the blustery winds as the tail end of Storm Imogen was going through in February 2016. It has proved quite vigorous. Photographed yesterday (Sunday), two different bulbs showing development.

Nice one , Josh!

[Mariette]

- that way it will hopefully spread to many gardens and in time maybe even across the channel.

Indeed! There is only one G. nivalis with green leaves and yellow marks I know of - ´Ruby´s Gold´. But I don´t know of anybody who owns it and is willing or able to sell or swap.

[annew]

As a little change from YELLOWS    here are some beautiful new GREENS!

Bearing in mind our theme of MYTHS AND LEGENDS for our ipoc seedlings, some just name themselves, acquiring pet names as soon as they flower (though not registered yet).
First let me reacquaint you with stunning DRYAD DEMETER, not satisfied with a green ‘watercolour wash’ on her outers, she has gone for a bold stroke of deep emerald oil paint! This particular one will belong to a new owner soon, as it is part of our next ebay listings.


HERA took her name as Demeter’s sister, as this seedling has similar bold markings, but a feminine outward flick to the outers. Hera was known for being GREEN with jealousy of her husband/father Zeus’s philandering with other women.


ECHO was another instant naming from the faint repeat of green above the apical mark on the outers. Charmingly, she does it again on her inners! Echo was one of the nymphs with whom Zeus was cheating on Hera!



Finally, as soon as I saw the triple flower on CERBERUS (after I stopped laughing), he was immediately named after the triple-headed guard dog of the underworld.

[annew]

Interestingly, Cerberus demonstrates the commonly seen phenomenon of secondary flowers from the same bulb having reduced markings.

[Alan_b]

'Cerberus' is amazing, Anne.  How often does it manage to do that? 

[Hagen Engelmann]

breath taking i-pocs, Anne.
Absolute fine flowers ...
Congratulations

[annew]

'Cerberus' is amazing, Anne.  How often does it manage to do that?

UM,,,, once so far! We can hope 

[Alan_b]

UM,,,, once so far! We can hope 

In 2013 John Finch and I found two different clumps of twin-flowered G. nivalis.  I took specimens which have not manged to produce twins again until this year.  Once every six years isn't as good as I had hoped! 

[Harald-Alex.]

in the greenhouse opened some snowdrop-varieties:
- a G. elwesii seedling is nearly 30 cm long
- the yellow Spindlestone Surprise
- G. alenii

[annew]

x allenii is a favourite of mine. 

[Blonde Ingrid]

Sunshine, but very cold on this morning's patrol.

First up, two Scottish drops from Ian Christie:

Castle Green Dragon, a lovely snowdrop and in my 'Great 8' of virescent drops.


Next Eyebright Early, clumping well.

Next Phil Cornish, another that increases well for me, this one in my swaps & spares bunker.

Modern Art, always a favourite

Simply Glowing catching the sunlight well.

[Mariette]

x allenii is a favourite of mine. 

I love the bold contrast between green leaves and white flowers, too! Similar qualities shows this hybrid G. nivalis x ikariae by Nicolas Top.