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Tim Harberd
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Galanthus Feb 23
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February 06, 2023, 10:04:15 PM »
My best yellow seedling has put up four flowers (following last year’s two), so reasonably vigorous. The yellow is (IMHO) better than either parent (Bill Clark and my favourite un-named sandersii) Sadly its a bit small, only 12cm high. This seedling produces plenty of pollen. It received a good dose of Mrs Macnamara’s in return. (Black plastic spoons work very well for pollen transfer.)
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Re: Galanthus Feb 23
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February 08, 2023, 12:35:19 PM »
Full on snowdrop mode here - most people I've asked have reported an exceptional year for flowers. The yellows are loving the sun.
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Anne Wright, Dryad Nursery, Yorkshire, England
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Re: Galanthus Feb 23
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February 08, 2023, 12:40:01 PM »
While everything is flowering, I'm having a little fun with images.
The first montage is of our Myths and Legends series of ipocs
The second of twin-flowered cultivars performing well this year: left to right Chantry Green Twins, Mrs Thompson, Kite, One Drop or Two.
Finally a surprise twin in the poculiform seedlings!
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Anne Wright, Dryad Nursery, Yorkshire, England
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Re: Galanthus Feb 23
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February 08, 2023, 01:07:33 PM »
Our poculiform Dryad Blizzard is HUGE this year. And KERA is a crinkly delight. Don't try to tell it apart from Diggory at ten paces.
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February 08, 2023, 02:15:43 PM »
Anne & Tim
Lovely show! Mine haven't started yet, but the green shoots have broken ground with a promise.
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Marc Rosenblum
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I am in USDA zone 8b where temperatures almost never fall below 15F -9.4C. Rainfall 50" 110 cm + but none June-September. We seldom get snow; but when it comes we get 30" overnight. Soil is sandy loam with a lot of humus.
Oregon- where Dallas is NNW of Phoenix
Tim Harberd
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Re: Galanthus Feb 23
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February 08, 2023, 03:26:46 PM »
Hi Anne,
I've been trying to get Diggory up a bit. ... No progress so far! How tall is your Kera?
Tim DH
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Re: Galanthus Feb 23
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February 08, 2023, 04:27:41 PM »
It's about 15cm high. I didn't breed it, it is Estonian.
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February 08, 2023, 06:07:55 PM »
Your garden is looking fantastic with the cyclamen and galanthus, Anne!
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Margaret Young in Aberdeen, North East Scotland Zone 7 -ish!
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Re: Galanthus Feb 23
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February 08, 2023, 07:04:59 PM »
Photo taken from my favourite seat
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Re: Galanthus Feb 23
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February 08, 2023, 09:10:36 PM »
Quote from: annew on February 08, 2023, 07:04:59 PM
Photo taken from my favourite seat
....well, that's good news, you got to rest yourself on it for at least as long as it took you to get the photo!!
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Margaret Young in Aberdeen, North East Scotland Zone 7 -ish!
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Re: Galanthus Feb 23
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February 08, 2023, 10:17:53 PM »
Got it in one!
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Anne Wright, Dryad Nursery, Yorkshire, England
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Re: Galanthus Feb 23
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February 10, 2023, 05:45:52 PM »
I see so many beautiful and interesting bells with you. I would like to show a gift from Kai here.
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Greetings Jörg
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February 10, 2023, 08:05:12 PM »
Very nice Jörg!
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Re: Galanthus Feb 23
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February 11, 2023, 09:43:01 AM »
Checking the seedlings this morning, it really struck me how the relative lengths of outer and inner segments vary in the ipocs. I usually tell people that, effectively, poculiforms (pocs) have 6 outer segments and inverse pocs (ipocs) have 6 inners.
The different lengths of the outers and inners on the ipocs can radically change the shape of the flower.
This is demonstrated by the following snapshots taken just now. With a greater difference in length, the flower has much more leeway to flare out.
In the images below, the first of each pair shows the shape of the flower, while the second shows a view from underneath.
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Re: Galanthus Feb 23
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February 11, 2023, 09:44:41 AM »
Last images below. The final 2 photos show the pair of seedlings that started me off on this track. I'm rather partial to the little EYE-POC.
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