Re: Winter snowdrops

[Brian Ellis]

And of course Ron hasn't seen the flower on Brian's bulb, I assume.

Martin I sent him a letter with a copy of these photo's and the one I expected it to be, so although he hadn't seen it in the flesh, he knew what I had.  Does this mean that it is going to look exactly the same next year   If so I will have to look out for one for sale in flower at the Gala or Glen Chantry.  It is most helpful to know that one of your clumps has the same characterstics.

[Anthony Darby]

I lifted various clumps of 'Hyde Lodge' this year......

Heigh ho. I'll try to bulk mine (not HL) up in the greenhouse. I think we are too damp for reginae-olgae?

[johnw]

The first time Cambridge has ever set a seed pods here and this looks like a good one.

Buds close on Rosemary Burnham.

Diggory, Desdemona, Lady Beatrix Stanley, Maidwell L, Upcher, Gerard Parker, plicatus and a green-tipped elwesii are soon to flower. I would appear that Rosemary will be first and I will try to self it. Then she goes under the knife.

johnw

[Anthony Darby]

'Rosemary Burnham' looks to be in rude health.

[maggiepie]

They are all absolutely beautiful, no wonder you all love them so much.

[mark smyth]

Helen I would say these white flowers are as addictive as awell known white powder. Both cost about the same but the snowdrop should last longer 

[Brian Ellis]

Welcome to snowdrop corner Helen

[Martin Baxendale]

Don't get too jealous Anthony - when I say clumps of 'Hyde Lodge' I don't mean huge clumps, just smallish ones consisting of the mature bulbs from a chipped bulb, sometimes just half a dozen. And not that many 'clumps' either.

I could be wrong about the 'wrong' Hyde Lodge flowers. If it was just the mark that was wrong, I could agree that it might change as the bulbs mature, since small bulbs will often not produce quite the right mature mark. But I'm concerned about the change in the shape of the outer segments and the change in the ovary shape. All these combined together worry me. It may be that Ron has not noted  the different ovary shape.

We'll just have to wait and see. Let's all compare notes again next year. If all these bulbs have not changed back to proper H.L. then we can let Ron know. 

[Paddy Tobin]

While the cold weather has meant that flowers last longer on snowdrops, the lack of sunshine here has meant that they were reluctant to open in the garden. Today I took a few indoors so that they would open in the heat and that I might photograph them.

Here are G. 'Castlegar', G. plicatus 'Colossus' and G. elwesii 'Paradise Giant'

Paddy

[maggiepie]

Thanks Brian, but I think I am going to ask maggi if I can be barred from this forum until after February.
Have just spent hours reading threads, following links and looking at gorgeous pics and I am getting the impression it will get worse next month.

[johnw]

'Rosemary Burnham' looks to be in rude health.

Anthony - Yes this is a new one. The sole survivor from the original clump is barely poking through, tiny, weak and quite miserable looking. One wonders what its problem is.

johnw

[maggiepie]

Mark, I have an addictive personality, I really, Really shouldn't be encouraged .

[johnw]

Rob - The Cambridge pod was a sloppy self and unprotected afterwards, the only other Galanthus in bloom was corcyrensis so it could be the father.

Good question re: plicatus Gerard Parker.  I received this as Warham from Potterton & Martin in 1996 but it doesn't match the Warham(s).  It is tentatively labelled Gerard Parker until it blooms again and I will post a shot. I can't recall if I posted a shot of it last year.

johnw

[Brian Ellis]

I am getting the impression it will get worse next month.

 

[Anthony Darby]

I am getting the impression it will get worse next month.

You said it Brian.