Galanthus February 2009

[Anthony Darby]

Mark, what is the difference between 'Warei' and 'Viridapice'? Is it just the length of the spathe, as these look just like my 'Viridapice'?

[mark smyth]

I have no other method for checking for virus other than broken green marks which I suppose this plant seem to have. I dont mind virused snowdrop in the garden provided they aren't close enough to rub leaves in case they swap sap.

I only have the following visibly virused snowdrops Clare Blakeway-Phillips, Augustus, Faringdon Double and ?

[mark smyth]

Well spotted Anthony!! 10 brownie points to you.

[Anthony Darby]

I will take a pic of my 'Viridapice' tomorrow. Must split them up as they seem to be taking over. I have several clumps and two large potfuls. Wonder if anyone would buy them at the EBD? £1.50 each?

[Maggi Young]

I don't have any Viridipice 

[mark smyth]

well you do now. Well ... if you can wait until April

[KentGardener]

The leaves are OK.

Mark

Is this the main/only feature by which you judge if a plant has virus?

My garden is tiny.

I look for signs on leaves and inner markings - anything that is more than 5% abnormal on the leaves gets moved 50 miles to mothers house.

I saw the inner marks on that photo and sensed the hairs on the back of my neck raising - that inner mark shows signs of virus (in my paranoid mind) - for me the leaves and inner marks together get my digging trowel out!

I used to grow Augustus - but I dug it up 2 year ago as it was fine for a while and then looked really virused - and i mean really virused, so had to go.

J 

[Diane Whitehead]

Here is a clump of poculiform elwesii that a friend found in a
garden that she maintains. 

She has lent me the potful so I can get some seeds from them.

[Alan_b]

Here is a clump of poculiform elwesii that a friend found in a
garden that she maintains. 

She has lent me the potful so I can get some seeds from them.

Diane, have you ever thought of starting a snowdrop nursery?  You seem to have easily accumulated enough treasures; you just need to bulk them up and start selling!

[Paddy Tobin]

Diane,

That is an extraordinary snowdrop.

Paddy

[Anthony Darby]

I'm going to cry. Diane, I think you have added more new unusual snowdrops to the Forum than I have seen in many a year. That potful must take this year's snowdrop prize for beauty?

[mark smyth]

They are very beautiful. I hope they are being twin scaled and passed around. You dont want all your eggs/snowdrops in one basket

[KentGardener]

Anthony - I think I am going to join you in that darkened room, I feel the tears welling up already.  What a beautiful snowdrop.    Diane - you and your friends definitely have 'the eye' for finding nice Galanthus.

Hmmmm,    Do I go to Budapest or Canada for a holiday next year....

John  

[David Shaw]

Galanthus 'Wheretheellarewe' (aka G.'Atkinsii)

[loes]

Diane,

that poc elwesii is sooooo pretty,love it