Galanthus March 2009

[Gerard Oud]

Very nice snowdrops Hagen, that poesie der provinz looks a lot the same like mine Altheia very dark green mark with sometimes a little yellow stripe above it.
I have been snowdrophunting again this morning and found several nice nivalis, some Diggorylook and some with extra long petals, some lemon ones and midgets.

[Paddy Tobin]

Hagen, Alan and Gerard,

Some lovely snowdrops, Many thanks. Paddy

[Anthony Darby]

Interesting finds Hagen.

My Galanthus krasnovii is not open yet, but as it is a snow melt species I thought I'd take a pic of it in today's snow.

[vivienr]

Gerard, what a lovely snowdrop wood - what species are there - is it a mixture?
Looking at the moss at the bottom of the trees, is it a very wet site?

[Gerard Oud]

It is not that very wet but there are so many trees that it remains a bit dampy. The snowdrops are all nivalis and are growing there for over 50 years, and i do find every year different forms.

[KentGardener]

Well! Today started with wonderful weather so I decided to tackle 'that extended raised bed' I have been meaning to do since Winter 2007.    I have needed somewhere to plant some of my Galanthus that are still in pots - but I am trying to avoid using my large right hand bed that was the home of virused plants during early 2007

So here is how far I got with my new raised bed (before the hail stones called an end to the day!  )

John

[Maggi Young]

Hailstones are a definite dis-incentive to gardening, that's for sure.

[Paddy Tobin]

John,

A drenching with 'Armillitox' might be worth trying to clean up the bed. It is very similar to 'Jeyes Fluid', smells the same and has similar disinfecting properties. It is recommended for the treatment of bootlace fungus and the like.

Paddy

[KentGardener]

Hi Paddy

thanks for the suggestion - but I am a real fan of worms - and I would worry that chemicals could harm them.  I shall continue with moving things around from here to there for a few years and hope the virus will lose it's tenuous hold.

Best wishes

John

[hadacekf]

Snowdrops in my meadow.

Galanthus-elwesii + gracilis
Galanthus-gracilis
Galanthus-nivalis-green veining
Galanthus-nivalis-Viridapici
Galanthus-plicatus
Galanthus-self seedlings

[Hagen Engelmann]

Hi all,
here is PRAHA again. You can see his height. I`m sure, it`s a Bohemia snowdrop, but to me it came from West Europe. May be it was a Czech discovery, because of his name. I like these midgets.
Franz, your meadow is full of specials. I will visit you, but when? Spring or Autumn??
Here is a G. elwesii, that I observe the third year. It looks fine and has puckered outer tepales. Only for my trial I named it KERBHOLZKELLE. Is there anyone, who means it too, that this drop looks good

[Anthony Darby]

'KERBHOLZKELLE' looks fantastic Hagen. Very distinctive, and as John says, it could easily be spotted in a crowd, so it passes all the tests for a good snowdrop.

[Hagen Engelmann]

Thank you Anthony, I`m not alone

[Paddy Tobin]

Definitely not alone, Hagen. This is certainly a distinctive snowdrop. I would think not beautiful but distinctive!


Franz, please, please, more photographs of your meadow. I have enjoyed them so much in the past and look forward to seeing many more. It seems, from the photographs, that the grass is very poor at this time of year, nearly dead by the looks of it.

Paddy

[Hans J]

Hallo Hagen ,

na - Du mußt ja schon so einiges auf dem Kerbholz haben ......