Galanthus winter 2009/2010

[mark smyth]

OK. I search the word and found nothing. You mentioned it was shown last year but I dont remember it.

[Alan_b]

Many thanks, Brian.

I am especially interested in this snowdrop as it is an Irish foundling (by Alan B) and this is its first time flowering here in the garden. Alan showed several photographs of it last season .............

Paddy

I'm sure I have shown photographs of this snowdrop in the past but I cannot remember exactly when, or find an example.  Sorry.  I have only adopted the name 'ex Longraigue' recently as an identifier, so a search on the name will yield no results. 

[KentGardener]

Is this the one?

http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=2931.msg71548#msg71548

[Paddy Tobin]

That's it, John.

It's a good-looking flower.

Paddy

[mark smyth]

well done John.

It's also the same or similar to Ian Christie's Galanthus Yvonne. I havent seen it and just going by his description comparing it to the one that grows in a friends garden

[mark smyth]

here they are together for this discussion. Sorry Ian I took your photo of Yvonne from your web site

Alan's find
The snowdrop photographed in N Ireland
Yvonne
Rita Rutherfoord

[johnw]

Looking back at John's photographs above, G. 'Cicely Hall' and others previously it has struck me that there is a great advantage in growing snowdrops under cover and that is that the flowers remain clean while mine, grown outdoors, are so often spotted with soil splashed up by the rain.

Paddy

Paddy

Ah yes but they can't match the excitement of snowdrops emerging from beautiful soil, top-dressed with the best, as in your photo.

johnw

[Martin Baxendale]

here they are together for this discussion. Sorry Ian I took your photo of Yvonne from your web site

All three look quite different to me.

[mark smyth]

But are they different enough? Could they lead to confusion once people have all three and start passing them around?

[Melvyn Jope]

Some Galanthus species in flower today.

Galanthus transcaucasicus, from Olang Pass Iran, a gift from a member.
Galanthus gracilis, a selection from Mt Vermion, plants from this location are usually described as G. elwesii, I think that there is probably a mix of the two species at this location.
Galanthus ikariae from Christos Raches Ikaria Greece
Galanthus Katsoris, I have named this selection of Galanthus reginae-olgae ssp vernalis as it is very robust, increases well and is very fragrant.

[Martin Baxendale]

But are they different enough? Could they lead to confusion once people have all three and start passing them around?

I just meant they don't look similar enough to be the same clone. I wasn't commenting on whether they deserved to be named or not. I'm staying out of that minefield.

[mark smyth]

I think they are very similar

I have gracilis that look more like elwesii with wide grey leaves with little or no twist

[mark smyth]

I've added another photo above to show how similar 4 snowdrops are

[mark smyth]

This my gracilis obtained as "good Form"

[Martin Baxendale]

That's a very nicely marked gracilis, Mark. I agree those four snowdrops are similar enough to be easily confused if all were named. I just meant that they're not the same clone, because I can see various small differences between them. That type of marking is indeed very common amongst both pure plicatus byzantinus and hybrids between plicatus and elwesii.