Galanthus March - April2007

[Anthony Darby]

Just a snowdrop!!!!  Some of us would walk barefoot over hot coals for a snowdrop like that.

[KentGardener]

thanks Johan - wonderful flowers.  Are they named?  In circulation?  Available?

with kind regards

John

[Thomas Huber]

Johan, can you please post a photo of "Belles Etoiles"?
Seems like mine will not open this year!

[Lesley Cox]

Not `Walrus' Ann, but a walrus!

[Johan Mens]

You are right Lesley.
Thomas a picture below.
They are currently still unnamed and should be propagated.
Let's hope they'll do well and find their way around in time.
I suppose they may be useful as well for some handpollination with the modern snowdrophybrids to produce a whole range of 'just snowdrops    '.

[Thomas Huber]

Thanks Johan!

[Anthony Darby]

I'm feeling faint!

[KentGardener]

Hi Johan

thank you once again for another stunning flower picture.  I can't decide which is my favourite between this last one (multi petal with green tips) or the one with the mostly green petals you showed previously. 

Are these bulbs in your collection or in collections that you have visited?  Do please keep us informed as to their progress over the coming years.

Once again - many thanks for taking the time to share these new finds with us.

kind regards

John

[Paddy Tobin]

Johan,

I have been visiting and admiring your postings of snowdrops over the past few days and must thank you for the wonderful photographs. Such an interesting selection and all seemingly very healthy and thriving with you.

Unlike Anthony Darby I wouldn't walk on hot coals but I would take a piggy back from Anthony and would arrive at the same destination - excellent snowdrops.

Paddy

[Anthony Darby]

I'm in training Paddy and have bought a Voodoo Lily tuber (Amorphophallous bulbifer) so I can draw strength from the spirit world, or perhaps a half bottle of whisky might have the same effect? I know we shouldn't covet thy neighbour's ass (no offence Johan, but I don't think your ass - should you have one - would be something I would covet), but snowdrops, yes? I think Paddy and I will be at the head of a very long queue for the results of any chipping of these delightful plants.

[Joakim B]

Paddy, Adarby as long as the coal are warm enought it is no problem walking. The problem is if there are colder and or wood amongst the coal.
I too see the interest in these very different snowdrops even if they might have less of a classic drop shape with 3 outer petals.
I wonder what the dogmatic ladies think.

In Sweden we are later even if this pictures are 2 weeks old they have not come more than into bloom now. That is in Southern Sweden up north they are still waiting.

I can show what I do to take pics of snowdrops. I enter "boar land" as shown in the picture. The snowies are close to bushes so there were clear and present danger as they say.
The doubles are from our garden.
Even if these plants are a bit common compare with the exclusive plants we have seen earlier they still manage to make me happy.


Kind regards
Joakim

[Maggi Young]

I wonder what the dogmatic ladies think.

This one is saying nothing, on the grounds she might incriminate herself!

[Brian Ellis]

Johan what a super snowdrop Belle Etoiles is, is it possible to have a photograph of the inside please. Cheers

[Lesley Cox]

And this dogmatic lady now realizes that she can't beat `em so she may have to join `em, but not yet!

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Johan,
Somehow I think I detect some genuine interest among forumists for what you're showing here  (is this an understatement).
Beware, or you'll make Belgium for Snowdrops what Holland is for tulips