Galanthus to mid February 2007

[Paddy Tobin]

Last night was the coldest we have had of the winter, very heavy frost, frozen ponds, dangerous roads etc. Snowdrops are lying flat on the ground and look as though they will never recoved. Of course, this has happened each of the past few mornings and they have recovered perfectly well.

The past weekend had excellent weather and here are some snowdrop photographs taken then. Apologies that they are being posted piecemeal but the connection I am on at the moment will not handle any more.

Paddy

Blaris
Brenda Troyle
Cedric's Prolific

[Paddy Tobin]

Drummond Giant
Ginn's Imperati

Paddy

[Paddy Tobin]

Back at home, tummy filled, coffee quaffed and just before I go out to a  local garden club meeting, hope that I can post the rest of the weekend's snowdrop photographs.

James Backhouse
John Grey
Ketton
Limetree
Lyn
Magnet
Merlin



Paddy

[Paddy Tobin]

Last few.

[Paddy Tobin]

Finally, can anybody hazard a guess at the identity of this snowdrop. I was given it some time ago and have lost/forgotten the name.

Paddy

[mark smyth]

-6C for us this morning. My snowdrops and Narcissus never lifted their stems all day

[David Nicholson]

Nice pictures Paddy. I particularly liked the one of Wendy's Gold against a clear blue sky.

[mark smyth]

whats the leaf type? Great looking patch of Arnotts. You must have divided them in the last year or two

[Paddy Tobin]

Mark,

Yes, all my snowdrops were flat on the ground this morning but these photographs are from last weekend when the weather was delicious.

I divided the S. Arnott two years ago. That clump is from an ititial purchase of three bulbs in 2001, I think. Fabulous increase really.

Paddy

[Paddy Tobin]

Forgot Mark, I will examine the foliage, of the unknown snowdrop, more closely, photographs etc and repost tomorrow, weather permitting. Too late tonight, going out now.

Paddy

[Paddy Tobin]

David,

Wendy's Gold is a beautiful snowdrop. The yellow against the blue sky is good. Paddy

[annew]

Paddy, isn't it the same as all the above except for the yellow ones?

[johngennard]

Mark and John,
I have to disagree with the opinion that snowdrops are adverse to bark.I have a collection of about 150 with large drifts of Magnet,Arnott,Brenda Troyle,Viridipicis,Atkinsii and all of the Greatorex hybs.I started collecting 35yrs.ago before the mania took over and gave up once I realised that all I was collecting were 'NAMES' with a few exceptions.However,back to the bark.I have been using composted wood/bark for many years and in vast quantities.I rotovate it into the soil as well as an annual mulch and I apply a good 2" as a mulch and the snowdrops seem to love it as they increase at a fair rate.I garden on a very heavy neutral clay and bark has been very beneficial to all of my planting.I thoroughly reccomend it but make sure that it is composted.My picture shows my last delivery.

[Alan_b]

This snowdrop is my pride and joy of the moment.  I found it two years ago but it failed to flower last year; it's an elwesii, by the way.

[Anthony Darby]

I think the key word that, if missing, will seal the doom of most snow drops. The word is "composted". Composted bark is an excellent resource. It's the (play)bark mulch that's the killer.

That's a strange pedicel on "John Gray" Paddy, and I have "James Backhouse" but it doesn't seem to have the long petals yours has.

Nice elwesii Alan, if it is constant, and welcome to the forum.