Galanthus February 2009

[Alan_b]

A fine snowdrop, and the lack of notch is unusual. What species Alan?

Good question.  I think it must have been plicatus, or seemingly so.  The majority of the snowdrops there are plicatus and I presume I would remember if this one was obviously different.

[ian mcenery]

At last a little raise in the temperature and something moving here. Here are a few of mine

[mark smyth]

Really good groups, Ian.

[Alan_b]

I see son of Wendy looks like Wendy but lacks her Gold.  Has anybody grown a seedling from Wendy that retains the yellow colour?

[art600]

Ian

Beautiful snowdrops - the yellows are particularly fine 

[ian mcenery]

Alan I was told that if the green one was pollinated with pollen from Wendy's Gold there was a possibility of yellow children. If this is correct I am sure that someone who understands these things in detail can explain this

[Anthony Darby]

Is son of a Wendy a cross with a green parent?

[Brian Ellis]

Lovely clumps Ian, a treat to see them.

[Lvandelft]

This message is part of today’s report in the Thread Weekly Lisse
Flower Show:
There was a Dutch raised Galanthus which until now I did
not spot before (But I have not seen so many!)
I would like to know what specialists mean about it, so I  place
the pictures in the Galanthus February Thread too.
Are there any look alikes??

Galanthus Green Brush 1                 
Galanthus Green Brush 2     

BTW there are some other snowdrops in todays report too.         

[Michael J Campbell]

Luit, I am not really a galanthopile yet but I like that drop,very nice

[mark smyth]

yes it's a very nice green tipped elwesii

[Hagen Engelmann]

Like Mark already told: very good. who is the exhibitor?

[Maggi Young]

wheres my post gone???

rob

Which post?     Did you make it in "Galanthus Events", by mistake??

[Paddy Tobin]

Three Irish snowdrops in flower here at the moment.

G. 'Lady Moore'
G. Captain Dunstan's Snowdrop (not an official name)
G. 'Woodtown'

Paddy

[Martin Baxendale]

I see son of Wendy looks like Wendy but lacks her Gold.  Has anybody grown a seedling from Wendy that retains the yellow colour?

I have a few hybrid seedlings from Wendy's Gold growing on which will very obviously be yellow flowered as the leaves are distinctly yellowish and the leaf bases are bright yellow, but they have yet to flower. Another couple of years I think.