Galanthus January 2009

[Brian Ellis]

Did anyone buy Kath's late elwesii this year? well ... it's not late because it's flowering now and it's lovely. The inner mark is two very small marks like this / \

Is that from Kath Dryden Mark?

[mark smyth]

Yes Brian it was Kath Dryden. I bought them from the bulb sale or her list. I cant remember which

[Brian Ellis]

Will look out for it Mark.

[David Nicholson]

Rob, very well done those are nice pictures. What kind of camera do you have?

[ian mcenery]

Here is a diminutive little plant just acquired Gal gracilis Vic Horton. The whole thing is less than 3 inches high. Placed in a trough so I can see it

Also a late flowering reg olgae perhaps it's because it was only planted out last year

[mark smyth]

I grew 'Vic' when I first got in to snowdrops but it's not in the garden anymore. Hopefully there will be some at the Gala

[ian mcenery]

No Rob it was just bought as a species. I agree it is quite elegant perhaps I should give a name - but are there any names left  

[mark smyth]

Here are some lovlies from my garden today.

elwesii 'Elmley Lovette' - This was the unknown one earlier this week.
elwesii 'Michael Meyer's Green Tipped' - where's the green tip?
'Green Pip'
elwesii 'Heimalis' - the original heimalis
plicatus 'Maidwell C'
rizehensis - not warm enough for them to open today
WP8 - West Porlock No. 8

[mark smyth]

Last one for today and another missing label. This was new to me last year possibly from Colesbourne. Anyone recognise it? The leaves are very glaucous, applanate and almost flat to the ground. It's very short also with big flowers with an obvious tip to the thick petals. Much the same as 'Anne of Geirstein' the petals cant be forced open. The height to the top of the tallest spathe is 4 inches 10cm.

[Martin Baxendale]

Just found a snowdrop in the garden that I didn't know I had.Galanthus 'Robert Berkeley'. Anyone heard of it?

I had an email suggesting this might be from The Snowdrop Company, which it is. Mystery solved. An "Imperati" type.

[johnw]

A spectacular group of photos Mark. All new to me.

johnw

[mark smyth]

Thanks John.

[Roma]

Nice to see all those lovely snowdrops. I am still resisting buying named varieties but yesterday found myself in the garden centre to buy grit and lifting up the skirts of elwessiis to check the green markings.  I did buy 2 pots with three bulbs in each.  They do not look as vigorous as the ones I have already but they may improve once planted out.  The only snowdrops I have in flower just now are the Galanthus reginae-olgae (formerly corcyrensis) which have been flowering since mid November.  Ian says his is late flowering but I don't know how to describe my one.  I think there will still be flowers for two to three weeks yet.

[Anthony Darby]

I wonder if you would get three figures on EBay for Galanthus 'Lost Label' , or perhaps Galanthus 'Ecriteau Perdus'?

[KentGardener]

thanks David, well my camera is a few years old now, nothing special, its not easy to take pictures with it either either
its a fujifilm fine pix, nothing special but gets the job done

rob

Hi Rob

my camera is a fuji finepix too 

John