Galanthus January 2009

[Tony Willis]

The flipped up ends to 14 are intriguing.  I've never seen that before.
62 seems to have a mild version of the flip as well.  Are they related?

Probably from the same seed pod but my records are not that good that I can be certain

[Hans A.]

@Tony -g14 is also my favourite - is it stable?

[johnw]

Some mixed up seedlings in the greenhouse this morning.  All others under snow.  And some more rhubarb for John

Jo  - An elegant group of seedlings there.

johnw

[johnw]

Tony - I like G14 as well. These upturned inner tips. Can this also be the result of aging? I've noticed on a Trym seedling here but can't recall it on any others as they age.

johnw

[Diane Whitehead]

id still be intrested to know if poculiform pollen is fertile

Rob, I didn't answer earlier since I don't know yet, and was hoping
someone else would answer.

I've been trying unsuccessfully for several years.

When I first noticed that some of my elwesii were pocs, I had great plans
for finding out their breeding behaviour. I was mostly interested in seeing
whether recessive attributes, like yellow marks, would show in the first
generation, so I was not interested in the poc pollen, but poc as seed
producer. 

However, year one - slugs ate the insides of the flowers so
I couldn't even get pollen.  Years two and three: crossed one poc with
another.  No seeds.  Years four and five:  pollinated three poc plants
in the garden with yellow nivalis pollen - no seeds.

Now we are at year six.  A friend who found a lot of pocs at an old garden
she maintains has lent me her mother pot so I will have more possibilities
this year. 

I will bring the pot into the unheated greenhouse, as the slight difference
in temperature might increase the chance of getting seeds.

None is blooming yet.  We are more than a month behind schedule this
year.

[Tony Willis]

@Tony -g14 is also my favourite - is it stable?

I cannot answer this .It is only since I joined the forum that I realised that people were interested in galanthus to such a degree Until this year I have just seen them as nice flowers at this time of year so have not made any observations in previous years.

John it is a quite new flower and so it is not a result of ageing.

[KentGardener]

Good luck Diane - after 6 years of trying you deserve a success.  I shall keep my fingers crossed for you over the next few weeks.   

Tony - G14 does it for me too.   

Does anyone have last years catalogues to hand?  (I can't find mine right now  ).  What was the description of one called 'bloomer'?  I seem to remember reading something about the strange shape of the inners (but I could be wrong).  Could it be similar to G14's nice upturned edges?  I doubt that 'bloomer' had the interesting 4(?) outers and 5(?) inners of G14 though!

Looking forward to seeing a picture of what G14 looks like in 2010.

Cheers

John

[David Quinton]

Does anyone have last years catalogues to hand?  (I can't find mine right now  ).  What was the description of one called 'bloomer'?  I seem to remember reading something about the strange shape of the inners (but I could be wrong).  Could it be similar to G14's nice upturned edges?  I doubt that 'bloomer' had the interesting 4(?) outers and 5(?) inners of G14 though!

From the 2008 North Green Catalogue

Bloomer: a very distinct, double scaped snowdrop (when mature) found growing within a clump of G. 'Tubby Merlin' in the garden at North Green. One or two bulbs were distributed as G. 'Tubby Merlin' until the 'bloomer' was discovered! A very desireable snowdrop with a pale yellowish-green ovary and a large green mark on the inner segment shading to yellowish-green. Affectionately referred to in the garden here as 'Frilly Knickers' due to the distinctly frilly margins of the inner segments. Early flowering. Choice and scarce.

[wolfgang vorig]

Hello friends, I' m the new galanthophile of this evening.

[art600]

Welcome Wolfgang

I hope you have a few hours to spare as there is much to see on Galanthus

[Maggi Young]

Welcome, Wolfgang, you will find many friends here, I hope! Have your snowdrops begun to flower yet?
Here in Aberdeen, in Scotland, they are just beginning.

[Anthony Darby]

Welcome Wolfgang. Glück auf.
You will find plenty to keep you happy on the Forum.

Here is a clump of nivalis poking through the snow.

[Brian Ellis]

Willkommenes Wolfgang.

You will find much to interest you on this site

[Paddy Tobin]

Wolfgang,

You are very welcome to the forum. We already have some active and well-informed members from Germany who post regularly and I look forward to your contributions and especially to seeing more of the interesting snowdrops which are grown in Germany.

Paddy

[KentGardener]

Dear Wolfgang

Welcome! 

I am glad you have found this friendly forum.  I have learnt so much about Galanthus in the 3 years since I joined up.  I look forward to seeing some photographs of your garden.

Kind regards

John