Galanthus winter 2009/2010

[mark smyth]

Me too.

[mark smyth]

As interest in snowdrops begins to surge my snowdrop site is up a million to number 6,034,639

You might be interested in the following
Avon Bulbs 1,659,106
Broadleight Bulbs 2,343,573
Judy's Snowdrops 6,882,222
Pitcairn Bulbs 7,341,343
Colesbourne 12,387,714
Dryad 17,126,384

[KentGardener]

...and I'd certainly get Mary Hely-Hutchinson if I could find her!

Me too.

Me three 

She would be a very nice addition to the early few that are drawing me outside and cheering my winter blues. 

[annew]

That's not my Dryad is it???

[Maggi Young]

That's not my Dryad is it???

 yup! Not bad, eh??!! 

[Paddy Tobin]

Galanthus 'Mary Hely-Hutchinson' is certainly a beautiful snowdrop.

Paddy

[annew]

How do you know?

[Paddy Tobin]

How do you know?

Hi Anne,

On the presumption that your question follows on my comment that "G. 'Mary Hely-Hutchinson' is a certainly a beautiful snowdrop", I am basing my comments on Mark's photograph above and on comments of friends who have this plant. I don't, unfortunately, have any bulb myself - I live in hope. I particularly the length of the outer petals, very elegant in my opinion. I also have an interest in the snowdrop as it is of Irish origin, from the garden of Robin Hall, Primrose Hill, Lucan, Co. Dublin.

Paddy

[annew]

Actually my question was to Mark or Maggi, but I agree with you about the snowdrop. Also any that flower this early are welcome, more so than late flowerers, I think, by which time white fever can be waning.

[mark smyth]

It's a good placing Anne.

If I'm bored some day I'll look up more web sites. I guess as interest is plants grows because of the season and like Anne told me catalogues come out web sites will have a surge of interest

[loes]

never knew about the Dryad website so I took a look

nice bulbs,nice pictures,nice ferns so I have to look again in ordering time

[mark smyth]

Loes, here you can see all forum members who have a web site
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=mlist;sort=websiteUrl;start=0

[mark smyth]

I just created a new page for my web site to let you see when people use it. These stats are based on the 12 months of 2009. Pale blue is the number of hits
http://www.snowdropinfo.com/webstats2.htm

[johnw]

This snowdrop was shown last year. It is labelled 'Lola' for Lost Label.

The only two I cannot account for are Robin Hood and elwesii 'Alanja'.  Lola doesn't match Robin hood and Alanja is reported to be big and vigorous which Lola certainly is.  In the meantime has anyone come across a true Alanja?  I will post a shot when it opens this year, maybe more fully.

johnw
 

[mark smyth]

which is which in the photos? The lower one looks to me as being just elwesii elwesii