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Paul T

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Galanthus season 2009 in the Southern Hemisphere commences!!
« on: March 29, 2009, 06:24:12 AM »
Howdy All,

Despite not having caught up with a single topic in the Galanthus section as yet (I am slowly working my way through things, section by section, after my absence for a couple of months)... I have to start up the 2009 Southern Hemisphere topic as the white fever has struck.... well sort of......

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The first buds have started appearing above the surface, on both Galanthus peshmenii and G. reginae-olgae in my garden.  This pic was taken yesterday (March 28th)!!  Yeah!!!!!!!!!  8)
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Re: Galanthus season 2009 in the Southern Hemisphere commences!!
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2009, 06:38:42 AM »
Welcome back Paul - I have missed you during this snowdrop season. 

Best wishes

John  ;D
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Re: Galanthus season 2009 in the Southern Hemisphere commences!!
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2009, 10:13:43 AM »
Yes indeed, welcome back Paul, I look forward to your pictures of the new season to extend my mania ;D
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Re: Galanthus season 2009 in the Southern Hemisphere commences!!
« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2009, 10:51:40 AM »
Nice - I am looking forward to seeing more of your Galanthus once they start coming up!

Nothing above the soil yet down here in my garden.

However, we have had an unusually warm March with high 20's during the day and balmy nights, so that may have slowed things a bit. After looking at Northern Hemisphere Galanthus pics for some months (both online and in magazines), I am impatient for the Southern season to kick off in my backyard!  :)

Keep the photo's coming, Paul.

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Re: Galanthus season 2009 in the Southern Hemisphere commences!!
« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2009, 11:08:58 AM »
Paul ,

really funny : here is the end of season and in your hemisphere start a new one  ;D
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Re: Galanthus season 2009 in the Southern Hemisphere commences!!
« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2009, 11:13:29 AM »
Hans,

Yeah.  And who says you can't get snowies to flower all year around?  ;D ;)
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Re: Galanthus season 2009 in the Southern Hemisphere commences!!
« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2009, 11:26:49 AM »
Paul ,

...and this forum is the real place for all addictet  ;)

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Re: Galanthus season 2009 in the Southern Hemisphere commences!!
« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2009, 04:01:08 AM »
A couple more pics of my autumn species in flower at the moment.....

Galanthus peshmenii
G. reginae-olgae
« Last Edit: April 11, 2009, 11:10:37 AM by Maggi Young »
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Re: Galanthus season 2009 in the Southern Hemisphere commences!!
« Reply #8 on: June 10, 2009, 06:47:02 AM »
Galanthus update.....

The very last of the older reginae-olgae have flowers just dying off, plus buds still emerging on my seed grown ones that are flowering for the first time this year.  The first of the elwesii types are in flower at the moment, including 'Eric's Choice' which is a lovely green tipped locally (well Australia, anyway) selected one.  Plenty more are above ground now and some with buds showing.  Yeah!!!!!!
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Re: Galanthus season 2009 in the Southern Hemisphere commences!!
« Reply #9 on: June 10, 2009, 08:51:22 AM »
...and here are we, at the other end of the season, twin-scaling!  Lucky you, don't forget some pics for us poor, deprived, northern galanthophiles :'(
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Re: Galanthus season 2009 in the Southern Hemisphere commences!!
« Reply #10 on: June 14, 2009, 07:50:14 AM »
Brian,

Ask and you shall receive......

A couple of elwesii types that are flowering at the moment.  One is the earliest I had flowering this year, but unsure of the name (I've included two pics of it, just to show it from the side and below to see the markings).  The other is Galanthus 'Eric's Choice'.
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Paul T.
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Re: Galanthus season 2009 in the Southern Hemisphere commences!!
« Reply #11 on: June 14, 2009, 09:46:55 AM »
Blessing upon you Paul, I feel better already ;D

G.'Eric's Choice' is a very nice green tipped, I have admired it before and this just confirms it.  Thanks
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Re: Galanthus season 2009 in the Southern Hemisphere commences!!
« Reply #12 on: June 14, 2009, 09:47:57 AM »
Careful Paul, you'll have them all trembling, they've been having withdrawal symptoms for months ;D
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Re: Galanthus season 2009 in the Southern Hemisphere commences!!
« Reply #13 on: June 14, 2009, 09:50:53 AM »
David,

You're talking to another addict.  They help me through my summer here, so the least I can do is help them through your summer there.  ;D
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Paul T.
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Re: Galanthus season 2009 in the Southern Hemisphere commences!!
« Reply #14 on: June 14, 2009, 10:56:48 AM »

Paul I do like "Eric"s Choice" ,not one I have come across before. :P
It certainly would be one of this Eric"s choices. ;)


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