Galanthus Autumn 2009

[mark smyth]

I should explain the name I gave it - 'October/November/December Snow'. It was obtained as 'December Snow' but because it opened in November it became 'November Snow'. This flower has been out a while and it is as we know October.

It would be interesting to know when it flowers for you if you have it in the collection.

[johnw]

Cambridges have just stuck their noses up here.

johnw

[michael broadhurst]

Some pictures of more G. elwesii that have just opened in our garden.
The first two pictures are of a 'double marked' flower. I think it is unusual for a plant of this type to be flowering so early. Is this correct?
The plant is about 15cm tall but the leaves are only about 2cm at present. The ovary is very strange. The 'outers' are about 28mm and are very incurved.
The single marked plant has 'outers' of about 25mm but at the moment is only 6.5cm tall!

[johnw]

elwesii Fieldgate Prelude has just stuck its nose up here.

johnw

[Brian Ellis]

elwesii Fieldgate Prelude has just stuck its nose up here.

Whatever next?

[mark smyth]

Modert Art noses are above ground here.

[steve owen]

Richard Ayres and Caroline.

[mark smyth]

I have two more snowdrops above ground except this time they will flowering within days - elwesii Peter Gatehouse and an un-named early elwesii. Their leaves have seperated and the flower is taller than the leaves.

[johnw]

Green Brush's nose is up.

johnw

[Gerard Oud]

i do have several Green Brushes noses up too!
And Spring Pearl!

[Gerdk]

just Galanthus peshmenii

Gerd

[michael broadhurst]

For those that like curiosities here is a picture of what appears to be a virescent form of G. reginae-olgae (judging by the leaves and flowering time etc) that has appeared in our garden. Unfortunately the flower quality is not very good (like the photo - it wouldn't focus very well). The plant also seems a bit feeble. Maybe it's one of those bulbs that produces strange flowers just before it departs to the big snowdrop in the sky!
Does anybody know of a virescent r.o. in cultivation or seen in the wild?

[michael broadhurst]

I've just answered my own question. Have just seen Melvyn's picture of his beautiful plant. Should have looked there sooner!

[Hagen Engelmann]

Michael, if you have galanthus , that not seem to be healthy, than often you can find much more green in the flowers and often the whole plant looks a little bit glassy. I wish, your plant isn`t so. We all would like G r-o virescens.

[mark smyth]

Too many of of season snowdrops here now. elwesii Peter Gatehouse, Barnes and two unnamed selections