Galanthus winter 2009/2010

[johnw]

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

Mark - Both are the same  - #1 from today, #2 from last year.

johnw

[mark smyth]

Maggi, White Fever is really kicking in. My ranking is now 5,565,564 

[Maggi Young]

Mark, I blame the failure of the National Health System to get everyone properly vaccinated against the evil of the 'dropsy 

I guess the coming turn of the year is getting everyone thinking about Spring 'drops......really good news for your viewing figures, congratulations!

[michael broadhurst]

For the early snowdrop fans.
Here is another picture of Green Smudge taken yesterday and an elwesii seedling that has been in flower about 2 weeks.
My label says from Comet but it seems very early. The flower is quite large and with thick texture. If it flowers early next year it may be of interest.

[mark smyth]

Michael the inner mark isnt as Comet should be

[Paddy Tobin]

Mark,

I think Michael meant that it was a seedling from Comet.

Paddy

[Pauli]

Hello,

here again a picture of my Galanthus reginae-olgae!
I showed a picture on Nov. 2009, when
it was just about to start to flower.
Now it is not very cold here, but two weeks ago we had -16 nights and -8 days!
The plants are protected by a frame!

All the best from Austria!

Herbert

[Maggi Young]

Don't they look good... and over a long period 
Illustrates the benefit of a frame as protection: I know some people think that a frame is not worth having, believing it will give too little protection but photos like this show better.

[Anthony Darby]

Was it -16^oC in the frame?

[Paddy Tobin]

Herbert,

What a wonderful clump of G. reg. olg. something so seldom seen. Your growing method, with the protection of a frame, certainly has worked for you and might well be worth imitating here where, although we are much milder, this snowdrop is still very shy of flowering in the open garden. It is also an absolute favourite of our garden slugs.

Great shot, many thanks, Paddy

[Pauli]

Hello Anthony,

Sure not -16 in the frame, but something close to -10. The Galanthus looked like some Corydalis - lying on the ground - and recovered quickly by the advance of warmer weather.
The key for flowering it in my conditions is to give it a severe summer drought!

All the best from Linz!

Herbert

[Maggi Young]

The key for flowering it in my conditions is to give it a severe summer drought!

Another thing for which the frame is useful. A good tip, Herbert. 

[johnw]

I see there will be an article on yellow snowdrops in The Plantsman next year.

johnw

[snowdropman]

John - can you tell me who the author is?

Many thanks

Chris

[johnw]

John - can you tell me who the author is?

Many thanks

Chris

Chris - It didn't mention the author.  My renewal notice letter that came today had a list of about 4 future articles for 2010 and it listed amongst others: the origins of the yellow snowdrops.  No authors were given for any of the articles and the notice was on the reverse of the returnable portion which, rats, I just posted.  Maybe someone else could double-check.

johnw