Galanthus winter 2009/2010

[Maggi Young]

Steady, Martin!! 

[galanthusboy]

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Firstly many thanks to everybody for the welcome comments. David i don't know about Moses but on the basis that Sheffield experienced a flood of almost biblical proportions a couple of years ago even if he was here he isn't any more. His tabernacles are probably floating somewhere in the North Sea accompanied by a load of my snowdrops torn out when the stream that runs through our garden burst it's banks in the neighbours garden above us on the other side of the road, came down his drive and straight across our land. I came home to a scene of absolute devastation which was made even worse when i realised a prize clump of Spindlestone Surprise were no longer. I don't know who was more surprised Spindlestone or me.

[johnw]

Post 1

A quick posting while I am home for lunch. -8c outside.

A few parties may need a lift today.

johnw

Galanthus Ding Dong
Galanthus Dionysius
Galanthus elwesii Alanaja
Galanthus elwesii Alanja
Galanthus forgot to write the name down!
Galanthus gracilis
Galanthus Headbourne

[Brian Ellis]

Thanks for the lift John, good to see your pots are fulfilling their promise

[johnw]

Post #2

The first sunny day in weeks.

johnw

Galanthus Lavinia DSCN0036
Galanthus Lavinia DSCN0037
Galanthus Magnet
Galanthus plicatus Wendy's Gold (1st flowering)
Galanthus rizehensis
Galanthus Three Ships
Galanthus elwesii green tip (1st flower) barely showing green tips

[johnw]

Thanks for the lift John, good to see your pots are fulfilling their promise

Brian - Good to see you back. Now you have to guess the one I forgot to record - #33!

johnw

[Paddy Tobin]

John,

These are obviously grown under cover and are much ahead of snowdrops here. All looking well.

Paddy

[mark smyth]

Galanthus forgot to write the name down!

Bess, S. Arnott?

[johnw]

Galanthus forgot to write the name down!

Bess, S. Arnott?

The label says Mrs. Macnamara but the inner marking is too curved on top for that.  I will compare with Bess. S. Arnott is just showing through.

johnw

[Diane Whitehead]

Is Madeleine a plicatus or a hybrid?

[mark smyth]

I cant remember what she is. My photo just says the name because I forgot to note the leaves

Anne, I would say Galadriel was distinct by it's small inverted Y. I dont have a photo of a similar one

[KentGardener]

Is Madeleine a plicatus or a hybrid?

Hi Diane

Judys Snowdrops website has it down as a plicatus

http://www.judyssnowdrops.co.uk/Plant_Profiles/plicatus/madelaine/madelaine.htm

[Diane Whitehead]

Ah.  Spelling it 'Madelaine' makes Google happier.

[Brian Ellis]

Anne, I would say Galadriel was distinct by it's small inverted Y. I dont have a photo of a similar one

Here's one I took earlier...Galanthus 'Wishbone' in a friend's garden.

[David Quinton]

Nice one Brian. I think that I have a similar photograph from the same garden taken last year 

David