Galanthus March 2009

[Anthony Darby]

As I said, very interesting. Are there any other nivalis 'Trym-forms'?

[KentGardener]

Hi Wolfgang

I too, like Anthony, find this very interesting - do you know if it is perhaps a seedling from G. P. Trym?  Or do you think it has arisen (grammar: arised, arosed, arrrrr....whatevered?) spontaneously with no Trym involvement at all?

Best wishes

John

[wolfgang vorig]

Hello Kent, this nivalis "Trym??" has spontaneously originated without effect plicatus Trym. Unfortunately, Plicatus Trym does not exist in my garden. I have would pass away forms from nivalis green tipped, these vary very strongly. Regard Wolfgang

[Alan_b]

It's a very nice snowdrop Wolfgang, nivalis or otherwise.  I am trying to remember if "Kirtling Tower", a recent Trym-like find by Richard Ayres, is a nivalis (but I can't).  And I found a similar nivalis last year (perhaps not as good?) which failed to flower this year (it only appeared at all late in the season).  John (KentGardener) was taken with this one when he visited me and I am hoping mine will pull through and return to full strength next year.  The best picture of mine I could find is in situ before I abstracted it.     

[Anthony Darby]

Now that's how to show off a lovely plant Wolfgang. Sehr schöne.

[wolfgang vorig]

Galanthus nivalis with two outer petals

[KentGardener]

Hi Wolfgang

I do not think that 2 petal snowdrop will do that again next year - it has the look of a malformed flower to it for 2009.

Nice green outers though. 

Cheers

John

[wolfgang vorig]

Hi Wolfgang

I do not think that 2 petal snowdrop will do that again next year - it has the look of a malformed flower to it for 2009.

Nice green outers though. 

Cheers

John

Hi John,
I do not think this 2010 will bloom again. Looks interesting but

Wolfgang

[Olga Bondareva]

Oh!  It was not April, 1st? Robin, it's great! May I take place in a queue for a bulb?

[Robin Callens]

Oh!  It was not April, 1st? Robin, it's great! May I take place in a queue for a bulb?

Olga,

I will wait 2 more years before distributing G. "Green Mile".
I'm a bit surprised that a modest little Galanthus excites more enthousiasm than more spectacular plants such as Arisaema and Trillium.
Sorry galanthophiles 

Robin

[Alan_b]

......I'm a bit surprised that a modest little Galanthus excites more enthousiasm than more spectacular plants such as Arisaema and Trillium.
Sorry galanthophiles 

Robin

I've been thinking about this and I have come to the conclusion that if snowdrops flowered in March or April then they would not excite nearly so much enthusiasm.  But they flower at a time when there is very little else to look at in the way of small perennials.

And even if you don't think much of snowdrops individually, they really do look spectacular when viewed en-masse.

[Paul T]

Robin,

That green is absolutely stunning!!  I have to ask..... does it ever set seed?  I've never seen anything even remotely like that here in Australia!!!!!    Given our quarantine setup it will take many years before anything like that ever appears, if ever, so seed would be the best option to have a chance of ever owning something like that. 

[Robin Callens]

That green is absolutely stunning!!  I have to ask..... does it ever set seed?

Paul,

It hasn't set seed so far. Maybe this year?

Robin.

[Olga Bondareva]

Robin
I will wait with you and others.  Thanks for sharing your discovery!

[Paul T]

Robin,

If you do ever get seed from it and can spare some please keep me in mind.  I would so love to grow something like that, and I'm willing to wait and find out what seedlings of that might end up looking like.    part of the fun of growing from seed, as I am sure you're familiar with.