Galanthus woronowii variations

[Johan Mens]

Diane,
superb find!!
Reminds me of this 'Trymlike' nivalis selection.

[Anthony Darby]

Could we see bigger versions of these pics Diane? The green tipped ones are most interesting.

Remember I said it first!

[Brian Ellis]

It also looks to have a good mark on the inside of the outers.  Antseye view would be good please Diane?

[mark smyth]

Maybe not ant's eye view but bring them inside to open them and then a good close photo

[Anthony Darby]

Lunch bell has gone and I'm sitting in a darkened room. Not sure if it is to recover from the lively second year class I've just had (the lesson was watching 'Powerful stuff' and 'Electric Graffiti' about electrical safety) or looking at that snowdrop again.

[Diane Whitehead]

Well, I brought the pot inside to my warm living room (23 C) but it hasn't
made much difference.  The flowers look a bit rounder, but the inners
don't show.

I pried a petal back with my fingers to look inside.  The inner petals each have
a sinus, otherwise the inner green marks are the same as the outer ones.

[günter]

The two plants are right next to each other and look identical
so I think I must have a double-nosed bulb.

darf ich dieses Foto für die Seite www.galanthus-online.de benutzen ? Dein Name wird im Foto gezeigt.

Lg
Günter

[Diane Whitehead]

Yes, you are very welcome to use the photo, Günter.

[Diane Whitehead]

I have kept the pot in my warm living room, and every day I have tapped
the flowers over a dark plate so I could see if pollen was shed.  None was
ever visible, and the flowers are dying, so I removed the stamens and
examined them with a magnifying glass.  No sign of pollen.

I am disappointed, as I wanted some seeds.  However, perhaps the bulbs
will multiply faster if there is no seed. 

There are three pairs of leaves, two with a flower, and one without.  Does
that mean that I have three bulbs?

I will twinscale one of them in May.

[Alan_b]

There are three pairs of leaves, two with a flower, and one without.  Does
that mean that I have three bulbs?

Thats a good question.  Daffodils can be two or even three "nosed" meaning there are essentially two or three bulbs but tightly bound together so the shape remains that of a single bulb.  I think some snowdrops can be the same, but I am open to correction or clarification on this.

[Anthony Darby]

It would indicate a good rate of increase if, this seems likely, is in the process of making two daughter bulbs. Happy days Diane.

[günter]

Yes, you are very welcome to use the photo, Günter.

Danke

Günter

[mark smyth]

I think for twin scaling a single nosed bulb is needed

[Alan_b]

I think for twin scaling a single nosed bulb is needed

I cannot see that this makes any botanical sense, but it might make sense mathematically.  If you start with a twin-nosed bulb you are already on the verge of having two bulbs so you may get a faster rate of increase by allowing your bulb to continue dividing naturally than by chopping it up.

[Diane Whitehead]

I did not get around to twinscaling my trym-like woronowii.

I checked the pot today, and both bulbs have rotted. 

This is very disappointing.