Galanthus February 2009

[RichardW]

do agree it's wise to be careful, but best not too paranoid either....

have seen very badly virus affected plants inc some today in a garden I visited this am, large clumps of plicatus that appeared to be seriously infected (probably the worst I've seen) but thriving, as were their non infected neighbours, the owner still enjoyed them & never crossed their mind to move/remove them.

not sure many would be happy to live with these 

[KentGardener]

Diane

loving that green tipped poc'.  - very nice indeed.  I may have to move to Canada to live with Anne and Brian.

As to the strange spikey - a friend and I collected 3 different ones like that last year, from a monastery near his home (with permission from the monks of course and a donation to their funds).  This year they are all just normal bog standard flowers with no extra spikey bits. 

Where as the 4 petal one we collected is 4 petal again this year. 

Regards

John

[RichardW]

had a perfect day today & gardens have been heaving with visitors, a few more pics from today....

a nice little nivalis that grows in one part of the moat and flowers slightly later



Diggory



Curly



Little John



Imbolc



a nice little clump found growing in a mass of elwesii



flower of above



taken on way home, always looks lovely late afternoon in the sun!

[Gerard Oud]

I have some good news about the greentipped elwesii Green Brush, it could be for sale for the very first time after registration next year but only for collectors. And it will only be possible to grow in your garden but not for selling it again to others ( swapping no problem). The rights to sell will also be registrated.

[galanthophile]

My snowdrops are coming to their peak now. Is this Lady Elphinstone please? I moved this clump last year but have lost the label..! Lady E has been yellow for me in the past.

[galanthophile]

A few more
Ray Cobb
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Lavinia

[Hagen Engelmann]

Hi Ann

I`m not sure, that your drop is really LADY ELPHINSTONE, because it has outer tipps. I haven`t seen it on mine. LE often is not yellow, that is OK. Please look here:
http://www.engelmannii.de/bilder/galanthus/gefuellte/gefuellte.htm

Hagen

[RichardW]

my Lady Elphinstone doesn't have marks on outer tips either.

[Brian Ellis]

Hello Ann,
I agree with Hagen on that, if it were Lady Elphinstone moving it may cause it to revert to green for a year before it beds in again.

[KentGardener]

I have some good news about the greentipped elwesii Green Brush, it could be for sale for the very first time after registration next year but only for collectors. And it will only be possible to grow in your garden but not for selling it again to others ( swapping no problem). The rights to sell will also be registrated.

Hi Gerard

do you have a picture to remind us (and show any new members) all what it looks like?

Regards

John

[Gerard Oud]

Forgot to tell that you can order the elwesii Green brush right now and it will be NOT "one" only
per client. I will put it all in a backorderlist and nobody will be dissapointed

regards and a nice weekend, 

John i would like to use Luit's photo's but they are his, on page  23 of this topic                               

[Maggi Young]

John, Luit posted the photos of 'GreenBrush ' in the galanthus pages somewhere and in the Weekly Lisse Flower Show thread.... but here they are again......
click to enlarge the pix, of course.....

[Maggi Young]

Gerard, I will contact you, I would like to be able to buy this pretty snowdrop! (Don't tell anyone! )

[Gerard Oud]

I won't

[Maggi Young]

Excellent, you look like a man of discretion.