Mediterranean galanthus

[Paddy Tobin]

Hagen,

These are wonderful plants, great variations which is confusing, as you say, but interesting nonetheless. The Irish G. peshmenii is, of course, particularly beautiful.

Are these all in the wild? If so, did you manage to get back to collect seed later?


If you have more photographs please do post them.

Paddy

[günter]

Some more Leprechnauns.

schöne Galanthus

aicha

[Maggi Young]

These wild forms are truly enchanting.... so they MUST really be Leprechauns, I guess??!!

I find these flowers so appealing.... much more so than the many others we see only in pots.... is it because these are nature's changes while the ones in pots seem often to be more "man-made" varieties.... or, shall we say "man-named" varieties... these wildlings show a charming diversity.... I suppose  if they came to cultivation there would be a rash of new names and a stampede to acquire them... 

[Hagen Engelmann]

Paddy, I had a good time in the realm of the Leprechnauns. They were friendly to me, so I hope,  I can come back if I want. But the date is open.

Maggi, not only the drops have a magic, the realm has it too.

[Maggi Young]

Why, yes, Hagen, you are quite right.... a fine place 

I see the cyclamen leaves.... what flowers will there be in this place in spring and summer?

[Paddy Tobin]

Hagen,

Fabulous!

Paddy

[Hagen Engelmann]

Chris, here are two good and bigger groups. Have also a look to the leaves. They bloom with leaves.
Galanthus peshmenii

[Hagen Engelmann]

Normal in colors but very big for a G. peshmenii. The outer petals were 3,5cm long.

[snowdropman]

Chris, here are two good and bigger groups. Have also a look to the leaves. They bloom with leaves.

Hagen - these photo's, and the other photo's that you have been posting over the last few days, have made me revise my opinion of this species - I had no idea of the diversity of form - many thanks for posting

[Paddy Tobin]

Amazing how that clump above is growing out from under the rock, presumably the cooler conditions under the rock better suit the bulbs.

Wonderful series of photographs, Hagen, and it certainly shows the range of variation which arises in a wild population.

Paddy

[Hagen Engelmann]

Please Paddy, tell us a little bit about Leprechnauns. They only live in Ireland (and Turkey too). Here in Germany nobody knows something about these creatures.

[KentGardener]

Thanks Hagen

what a wondeful series of photographs you have posted of some lovely looking snowdrops.  Did you make all these exciting discoveries on one day or did you end up with an aching back from searching for days.

Thank you for showing the pictures to us.

kind regards

John

[ranunculus]

Please Paddy, tell us a little bit about Leprechnauns. They only live in Ireland (and Turkey too). Here in Germany nobody knows something about these creatures.

Hi Hagen,
Please imagine Mick Hucknall with the voice of Sigur Ros and the dress sense of our Bulb Despot!  Only joking Ian!! 

[Brian Ellis]

I suppose  if they came to cultivation there would be a rash of new names and a stampede to acquire them...

and how Maggi!

They only live in Ireland (and Turkey too).

Hagen have you thought that the Turkish leprechauns might be the Irish on holiday? 

[Hagen Engelmann]

utterly butterly, Sigur Ros is good, but Capercaillie is better.
Brian, do you know, how a Turkish dwarf looks like???
Leppercorns is my collective term for very small Galanthus peshmenii.
Hope our galanthophile world is full of fantasies with a dash of botanic.