Galanthus February 2010

[Paddy Tobin]

Snowdrops from Saturday last at home; probably with repeats of previous postings as I simply took what caught my eye as I walked around.
Paddy

Anglesey Abbey in a group
Anglesey Abbey
Augustus
Benton Magnet
Brenda Troyle

[Paddy Tobin]

A few more: Paddy

Brocklamont Seedling - from the garden of Margaret Glynn in Ballymena, Northern Ireland.
Bungee
Cedric's Prolific - lives up to its name, a good snowdrop in the garden

[Paddy Tobin]

A few more, Paddy

Comet
Compton Court
David Baker
Desdemona

[Paddy Tobin]

Last few for tonight - wouldn't want to strain Maggi's eyes...(Yes, she does look at all these snowdrops and is only pretending she is not interested)

Ding Dong - as John said earlier, this is a wonderful snowdrop.
Bertram Anderson - must have been a very well-fed child to have such a plump snowdrop named after him.
ex Whitton - know nothing about this, a snowdrop from a garden in the U.K.
Grumpy - such expressive markings.
Hippolyta

[Gail]

Thanks for sorting out the moth picture for me Mark.  Here is the one of the larvae, please feel free to adjust as necessary...

edit by maggi: Gail, I've resized it for you...the picture, not the larva....

[Alan_b]

I bought this snowdrop at Wisley and would like to know if it is a named 'drop'

I think the answer must be no, or you would not be asking the question!!  In my opinion, which I have already written once before, today, you can only ask if it resembles a named drop.  One day maybe we will all be able to send away plant samples and have them genetically fingerprinted for a small fee.  When that day comes you will know if your Wisley snowdrop is one of the named varieties.  I suspect that we may also find that some of the classic named varieties are not all the same clone because mistakes and confusions and misidentifications have arisen over the years.        

[Alan_b]

'Finchale Abbey' is very elegant.

I agree completely.  I was very taken with it when I saw it yesterday in KentGardener's Kent garden.

[Hagen Engelmann]

Paddy, not only Maggie is looking for the newest snowdrop pics. I`m too. My eyes only see snow week for week. Only your fresh pics in the forum say: also this winter finds an end!

[Paddy Tobin]

Paddy, not only Maggie is looking for the newest snowdrop pics. I`m too. My eyes only see snow week for week. Only your fresh pics in the forum say: also this winter finds an end!

Hagen,

I'm getting my photographs posted as soon as the snowdrops are out because I know there will be a flood of reports from Germany as soon as the weather improves.

In the meantime, enjoy the photographs from a mild Ireland.

Paddy

[Alan_b]

John,
A lovely selection of snowdrops.

......... Also, your double-header is a great snowdrop altogether.

In 2003 I was very excited to find a double-headed nivalis.  Since then it has formed a clump of a few bulbs but I have had to wait until this year (2010!) for one of them to again produce a double-headed flower.  If John (KentGardener) has found a snowdrop that does this reliably and produces offsets that do the same then he has a real find.  Of course, he will have to wait a few more years to know if that is true but it's a very promising start.      

[Anthony Darby]

My clumps of 'Magnet' seem to be producing more twin-flowered stems again.

[Brian Ellis]

If John (KentGardener) has found a snowdrop that does this reliably and produces offsets that do the same then he has a real find.

Alan I am a bit behind John, but we are hoping that mine will also produce a double decker...providing it survives, I have surrounded a couple with cages as I couldn't bear losing them!

[RichardW]

last few from the greenhouse, snowing for last hour or so but not settling, guess it'll be a while before much is worth photographing in the borders.

Reverend Hailstone, another recent addition, very scented.
Mighty Atom
last two were rescued from clumps growing at the base of a stump being dug out last year, not all of them survived the destruction but those that did are quite nice.

[Alan_b]

...
last two were rescued from clumps growing at the base of a stump being dug out last year, not all of them survived the destruction but those that did are quite nice.

Interesting diffuse markings on dfind2.  Can you take it somewhere warmer to make the outers open wider to allow a better look?

[RichardW]

in the warm now, will post another photo later.