Galanthus March 2009

[annew]

OOh - Praha is a beauty!

[Hagen Engelmann]

Anne, yes PRAHA is a little gem. Here are some bigger ones, G. plicatus:

GREEN HAYES from Avon
unnamed, but nice to see
GEISTERSCHWINGEN with puckered outer tepales

[Anthony Darby]

Gosh, 'GEISTERSCHWINGEN' is big and blousey. Looks like she might be in need of a bustenhalter!

[Hagen Engelmann]

AAhh?? Anthony, it`s only a snowdrop

[Maggi Young]

 Hagen, as your drops come out, here in Aberdeen they are much the same .....let us hope there is not much bad weather to come.

The "big and white" of your post 140, the un-named one, is very pretty.

[Hagen Engelmann]

Maggi we don`t need more rain.

Here  is a new G elwesii
MADAME M. came from a real good nursery here in Brandenburg

[Alan_b]

Here is a rather un-snowdrop-like snowdrop (one flower of two alike) that I came across growing 'wild' near where I live; it was on the edge of a clump of normal Galanthus plicatus.  It has a short pedicel and short outers so it was facing sideways rather than hanging down.  As you can see, the outers also had green stripes.  I will try to go back next year and see if it is still there.  If anyone thinks it particularly beautiful I will try and seek permission to take a bulb; I find it more of a curiosity than a beauty but it would certainly look different in a display of snowdrops.   

[Brian Ellis]

Some lovely snowdrops Hagen, I particularly like Praha and Geisterschwingen.  You say Praha is a midget, how tall is it please?

[Hagen Engelmann]

12-15cm??? Brian, I have some smaller too.

[Alan_b]

Back on topic (!), for anyone who can read Swedish, snowdrops in the UK make the headlines in the Upsala News.  Here's the link http://www2.unt.se/avd/1,1826,MC=52-AV_ID=876177,00.html

[KentGardener]

If anyone thinks it particularly beautiful I will try and seek permission to take a bulb; I find it more of a curiosity than a beauty but it would certainly look different in a display of snowdrops.   

Hi Alan

I rather like it. 

What I aim for in my collection are plants that are different enough form each other, so that I can tell what they are without the need to read the label or reach for 'the book' to check on the finer details.

If it turns out to be stable in future years then I, for one, would give it garden room.

John

[KentGardener]

Wow Hagan - Madam M = lovely. 

I rather like GEISTERSCHWINGEN also. 

Thank you for extending my enjoyment of the snowdrop season.

Kind regards

John

[Brian Ellis]

12-15cm??? Brian, I have some smaller too.

Small but perfectly formed, Hagen.

[art600]

Hagen

I am sorry you had to have such a lot of snow, but we are now benefitting from seeing some wonderful snowdrops in an extended season.

Madam M and Praha are particularly good 

[Martin Baxendale]

Some lovely snowdrops, Hagen. For anyone who doesn't know, 'Praha' is Czech (and Slovak) for Prague. I assume it was found somewhere in or near Prague, Hagen?