Galanthus March 2009

[Martin Baxendale]

a green flowered G. nivalis I found in our garden two years ago. One flower then, nine now...

Amazing, Robin! Absolutely superb. Do you know how to chip bulbs yourself to get even faster increase? If not, I and others on the forum can advise you.

[annew]

That's a real beauty, and vigorous too - well spotted (you could hardly miss it could you!).

[maggiepie]

Exquisite!!

[Alan_b]

Absolutely beautiful.  I particularly like the fact that it looks like a "negative" of a typical green-tipped snowdrop with white tips on the otherwise green outers.  I recommend you split the clump and move some of it to a safe distance away just as a precaution against disease or other disaster.  And if, in the process you should end up with a spare one you would like to swap then send me a personal message (but I might well find myself in competition with the rest of the forum).

[art600]

I would willingly pay for Colin Mason to chip/twinscale for a share in the proceeds 

[Anthony Darby]

Hi Rob

When you use the word "allways" in your posts.  Can I ask how long your plants have always displayed these characteristics.  I just worry about this information being written here 'forever more on the world wide web' - as I know that some plants take a few years to settle down to their proper behaviour.

I wonder, have you have been growing these plants for more than 2 years? 

Hope this isn't too nosey of me.    

Many thanks

John

well john i say 'allways' when talking about forge double as the monograph states this! forge double never produces mature phase flowers, allways immature phase, or in the words of the monograph 'mature phase flowers have never been seen'
as for straffan its 'allways' a good doer, becuase it allways produces at least one scape, but usualy 2, a hardy allround good snowdrop.

all pictures i show are of plants i have been growing for at least 2 seasons, alot of my stuff that i obtain 'in the green' is too poor to take photos of, i wait until they are settled with me, then take photos.
no pont in showing something thats not been growing with me is there?

does that explain it for you john?

rob

All ways means everywhich way, whereas always means every time. There is no such word as 'allways'.

[loes]

I put Green Mile on my wish list!

[Anthony Darby]

Oops! Didn't see the name , but I guess it'll be on my wish list too?

[ichristie]

Hi Robin, like everyone else your snowdrop is sensational and i know you have the skills to chip this yourself but many people would advise you if you need help,  cheers Ian the Christie kind.

[Hans A.]

Robin - this is a superb green snowdrop and I was very surprised when I saw it the first time on the AGS Onlineshow -( and even more when I saw it was not first rated snowdrop )

[RichardW]

that really is stunning! what a lovely find.

[Hagen Engelmann]

The End of February was phenomenal. GREEN MILE, what a fine green snowdrop. Time goes on. The continental season is on the way. Here you can see WARM LIGHT. It`s good enough that you will find it every year out of all cultivares.

[mark smyth]

Thats a lovely cream flushed snowdrop. Did you find it? Are the inners cream also?

[Hagen Engelmann]

Mark, we can wait and look later. For you only. The creamy light will go to white ( a week later)

[Paddy Tobin]

Hagen,

The snowdrop on the right seems to have a particularly large ovary. Nice snowdrop. Paddy