Galanthus winter 2009/2010

[Alan_b]

...Good publicity for the snowdrop visits....
http://www.welfordpark.co.uk/More%20Info.pdf
 I see that Welford Park is near Newbury in Berkshire. Was that film of the snowdrops made "live",so to speak.... I mean this year? 

Although the film said nothing to indicate that it was not made live, it must have been filmed last year.  There was no sign of snow and the snowdrops were too advanced.

{Heard it before, Anthony}

[Warren Desmond]

Hi John

Yes.. I live on the Wirral... sort of half way between Liverpool & Chester
Those pond baskets sound an excellent idea... I have a couple of ponds in my garden where I keep newts...so have baskets for those,,,icristie mentioned those before  !!

Cheers

Warren

You keep newts Warren? I used to have a pet newt. I called him tiny because he was minute.

Yeah Anthony got ten's of them in summer time,,great for keeping slugs down.. tend to see them at night in the grass when I let the dog out last thing.  --not bad--

[Maggi Young]

Although the film said nothing to indicate that it was not made live, it must have been filmed last year.  There was no sign of snow and the snowdrops were too advanced.

 That was what I thought, Alan.... while in that case  the owner may have been frustrated that her "new" 'drop did not get the publicity last year, at least she's got a head start this year.  Surprised the BBC manged to join up the dots on that one!!  

[mark smyth]

It's available on BBC iplayer. Search for The One Show from last night and go in 30 minutes. I have never seen to many nivalis in one place. It beats June Dougherty's garden over here.

The snowdrop looked just like a four petalled nivalis. They did mention a species woronii that I must look for at the Gala.

Very interesting to hear winter flowering snowdrops need 6^oC to begin growth

And what about the Galanthophile breeding snowdrops so he can retire on their sales. Martin it's time to own up and show us what you have.

[mark smyth]

The iplayer link http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00pymhz/The_One_Show_13_01_2010/

[Paddy Tobin]

Mark,

If there were more G. nivalis than in June Docherty's garden it  must have been an amazing sight.

Unfortunately, i-player is unavailable here in the south. Pity!

Paddy

[Maggi Young]

They did mention a species woronii that I must look for at the Gala.

 I think they meant "woronowii"


Paddy, I'll try to get a screen grab from the i-player to show the woods....though I'm not sure that is possible.

[Paddy Tobin]

Very kind of you, Maggi. Don't go to bother.

Paddy

[Martin Baxendale]

And what about the Galanthophile breeding snowdrops so he can retire on their sales. Martin it's time to own up and show us what you have.

 

[mark smyth]

Wishbone v Galadriel - panic over. Galadriel is elwesii monostictus. Wishbone is a hybrid possibly with reginae-olgae vernalis

[Maggi Young]

No bother,Paddy, was interested to see if it could be done!

Here are ten screengrabs from the i-player.... first ones showing the woods..... there were extensive areas of 'drops .... wide panorama shots in the film.... which I couldn't replicate.... but there you get the "drift" !!!      The bulk of the plants are G. nicalis, though there are areas of G.  plicatus.

The last three are of the four-petalled flower that was mentioned as being the discovery.

[Tony Willis]

I have to say that if you ignored the commentary and concentrated on the pictures they looked stunning

[Warren Desmond]

You did well there Maggi didn't know you could grab from i player...very clear for a grab as well

Warren

[Diane Whitehead]

Thanks, Maggi.  The BBC won't allow North American computers
to log on to their shows.

[Alan_b]

Likewise, there is a CBC show I like that cannot be viewed here in the UK.