Galanthus March - April2007

[Maggi Young]

Having a look at some snowies in the garden today, we noticed that one had a different marking on each of its inner petals.   Two  were quite similar and one quite other! How erratic is  that?

[mark smyth]

Can you explain a bit more? A photo or two would be good too

[Maggi Young]

Mark, I wanted to take the flower apart to photograph the three pieces together. BD wouldn't let me and getting the shots in situ would be tricky. I will try tomorrow if weather okay. Good day here, apart from hail shower in afternoon when we were out with the dog! Strangely mild tonight but very starry sky.

[mark smyth]

sometimes a few flowers in a group can be slightly different eg 'Atkinsii' where an inner petal can become deformed. Others may have a slight hiccup during flower forming and then be normal the following year

[Anthony Darby]

Here's a few thant opened in yesterday's sunshine: Galanthus plicatus 'Trym'; G. nivalis 'Brian Spence' a dwarf form originally nicknamed "Jill Stott"; G. krasnovii close up; G. lagodechianus and pollinator and G. ikariae of that ilk.

[Hans J]

Anthony ,

It is nice to see my writing !

Hans

[Paddy Tobin]

Anthony,

You should buff that bug immediately!

Love the photographs of G. krasnovii and G. lagodechianus. I particularly like the long claws to the petals, gives a lovely shape to the flowers.

Also, deduct that Han's handwriting is on the G. ikariae, have heard of his interest in this species.

Paddy

[Maggi Young]

Here are the three inner "bits" of my snowie, see post March 07, 2007, 08:49:31pm
You will see that two are similar, not exactly the same, and the third is different.These flowers really do not know what they are doing, they are worse than me!

[Martin Baxendale]

Maggi, that sort of slight variation in marking is not uncommon between the inner segments of some (many) Gal. elwesii flowers (I assume it's an elwesii).  It tends to be more pronounced when bulbs have been recently disturbed, dried out, potted up, planted out, etc. The markings tend to become more uniform when bulbs are settled - or sometimes not! You lot north of the border seem to be getting your snowdrops a lot later than us sasenachs. The season is virtually over for me down in tropical Gloucestershire.

[Brian Ellis]

Great photos Anthony
I too am impressed by G. krasnovii, I shall seek it out!  I'm looking forward to my G.lagodechianus bulking up a bit too.

[mark smyth]

that fly has really been busy.

Have you read in The Plantsman about why snowdrops have green bits on the inners? Have you seen the Leucojum double yellow? I want it bad!!

[Brian Ellis]

Hat's off to those scientists.  As you say Leucojum 'Gertrude Wister' is a stunner, I also like L.vernum var.carpathicum and will have to seek them out when the wallet has recovered from the galanthus shock!

[mark smyth]

I'll see if I can beg the photos for posting here

[mark smyth]

looking at my few surviving Galanthus chips this morning they were heavy with green flies and under stress. Where the um-um did they come from!?

[vanhouttewim]

Anthony , the photo of your Galanthus ikariae is one of the best i have ever seen , with the great looking leaves..... your lagodechianus and krasnovii are very nice too.

Wim.....