Galanthus Autumn 2009

[art600]

Mark
I did not notice such variability of marks on transcaucasicus in the field - see the mark on Hans' plant.

Let me know when you have successfully twin scaled transcaucasicus and I might then pluck up the courage to try.

[art600]

Hans

I did see some large peshmenii on my holiday - they look like reginae-olgae at a distance.  They are certainly in the minority.

I have not heard of 'Kastellorizon' - is this a German selection?

[Hans J]

Artur ,

I grow both ( G.ger. olgae + G.peshmenii) side by side .....if I take away the labels nobody can say what is what.

No - G.peshmenii was also found long time ago ( look in the Phillips & Rix book) there is it listet as G.niv. cilicicus

There are some sellers in Englang who sell this plants !

[mark smyth]

Arthur I dont know if these can be any other autumn flowering species

[art600]

Arthur I dont know if these can be any other autumn flowering species

Was the seller reliable?

[mark smyth]

I just went out to take a couple of measurements - the leaves are 9cm long and no more than 1cm wide with 1x13cm and 2x9cm scapes.

A. Davis says when flowering the leaves are 7-20cm long x 1-1.5cm with 2-4 furrows and a 4-12cm scape. The inner mark is a V or inverted U.

There must be more forum members growing this snowdrop.

[mark smyth]

Was the seller reliable?

Up to now yes.

[mark smyth]

Hans are the leaves of your transcaucasicus furrowed?

Arthur my plants match Davis descrition except for the furrows on the leaves.

[Tony Willis]

Hans

I did see some large peshmenii on my holiday - they look like reginae-olgae at a distance.  They are certainly in the minority.

The peshmenii I found growing on the 'large rock' were quite short with smaller flowers than those at Gedelme which were in much moister ground and were taller with much larger flowers.

[Hans J]

Hans are the leaves of your transcaucasicus furrowed?

Arthur my plants match Davis descrition except for the furrows on the leaves.

Mark - I have just looked ....my plants are also not furrow ....but with a very nice fragrance !
Please look here :
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=2879.0
thats my pics from spring

[snowdropman]

I have not heard of 'Kastellorizon' - is this a German selection?

Arthur - the Joint Rock Garden Plant Committee awarded an AM to Bob & Rannveig Wallis for a pan of G. peshmenii 'Kastellorhizo' which they exhibited at Loughborough on 13th October 2007 (see show report, including photo, on page 99 of RHS Daffodils, Snowdrops & Tulips 2008-2009 edition). Their stock originated from the 1974 Graham Rix introduction from the Greek Island of Kastellorhizo.

For many years now, plants from Kastellorhizo have been circulating as G. peshmenii Kastellorhizo Form - rather confusingly, the show report says "This does not necessarily mean that any plant from this island race will fall within this cultivar" 

[Anthony Darby]

Here's transcaucasicus again in the trough it grows in.

Has anyone tried twin scaling transcaucasicus?

Looks quite vigorous Mark? I have still to find an autumn snowdrop that will grow well for me outside. I have some new r-os to try next season.  G. transcaucasicus might fit the bill, if I can get some?

[mark smyth]

Time will tell how vigerous it is. The first to flower has a nice swollen ovary already.

All my trancaucasicus, peshmenii and reginae-olgaes are now grown in the ground or in troughs

[snowdropman]

G. transcaucasicus might fit the bill, if I can get some?

Anthony - I have made a note to send you up a bulb next year, probably when I do my repotting.

[mark smyth]

Plates 15 and 47 of Aaron Davis' book show transcaucasicus as a painting and photo. None show furrows