Galanthus winter 2009/2010

[mark smyth]

The garden centre and seedling elwesii are very nice. Today was to be my trip to visit local garden centres but the snow put an end to that

[Diane Whitehead]

Here are 2 pics taken last spring from a population we found on the Black Sea Coast.

Were the two flowers naturally out-facing, or did you position them
for the photos?

[Sinchets]

Here are 2 pics taken last spring from a population we found on the Black Sea Coast.

Were the two flowers naturally out-facing, or did you position them
for the photos?

That's exactly as we found them, Diane. We only do Galanthus positioning on request 

[mark smyth]

Sometimes I see snowdrop flowers open before they escape from the spathe

[Martin Baxendale]

A chance find in a garden centre last year.

A very good chance find, Melvyn.

[johnw]

I was re-reading Stern's book last night and happened upon a photo of a lovely snowdrop drift.  The caption was Arniston, Midlothian.  I have never heard of the planting before. Is it still in existence? I see an Arniston House on the internet but no mention of snowdrops there.

johnw

[Günter Waldorf]

This Galanthus " Gild Edge" is valid; gotten.
Can someone which to it say?

[mark smyth]

Gunter, plicatus 'Gold Edge' is OK

[Günter Waldorf]

jetzt mit Foto

" Gild Edge"

Günter

[Hagen Engelmann]

Never heard about it, Günter. Noch nie was davon gehört. Ist ja eine kleine Sensation. Ein plicatus???

[mark smyth]

wow that is a brilliant find

[johnw]

Warei has a gigantic spathe here.  I don't recall having ever seen such a big one.

gracilis Yamanlar is still going strong and throwing out more flowering scapes. #4 from the same bulb just noticed.

johnw

[annew]

Very unusual, Gunther, very nice!

[Maggi Young]

I was re-reading Stern's book last night and happened upon a photo of a lovely snowdrop drift.  The caption was Arniston, Midlothian.  I have never heard of the planting before. Is it still in existence? I see an Arniston House on the internet but no mention of snowdrops there.

johnw

Here you go, John, Arniston House ........


http://www.arniston-house.co.uk/   shows the house  etc. today but no mention of snowdrops.

The plant hunter David Bowman was born in Arniston village 1838.........
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bowman_%28botanist%29

http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search_item/index.php?service=NAS&id=RHP5246/15 is a reference to an archived document  relating to the "pleasure grounds at Arniston"

[Brian Ellis]

Very nice Günter, I particularly like the elegant inner and the claws mean that, presumably, you can see the yellow when it is still in bud?