Galanthus February 2010

[KentGardener]

Whoops I take that back, someone might think I like the spikeys

spikeys?? Sorry didn't follow that one Brian, shows how much an amateur Galanthophile I am

Hi David

Here is a link to some wonderful pictures of Spikeys that Jo posted last year.   

http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3035.msg77601#msg77601

[annew]

Here is a pot of seedlings from my favourite form of G. gracilis. I'm pleased to see that 3 of the 4 bulbs have 2 flowers each.

[Paddy Tobin]

Very nice plants, indeed, Anne.

Paddy

[ichristie]

 Hi all a rather odd little double snowdrop we found last year just about to flower again. A small neat double with long pedicel and it sits upright looking at you, I have named it 'Hedgehog'

[Paddy Tobin]

Ian,

It certainly is interesting that the flowers are held in such an upright manner, like some of the spikey ones.

In the first photograph the bloom on the top left seems to be the odd one out as the other three are so perfectly regular and that one quite the opposite. Do you intend to rogue out these abberant ones and select only the regular?

Paddy 

[ichristie]

Hi Paddy, only the two flowers in the middle of the picture are the new finds, I put the others beside them to show size and flower shape differences,  cheers Ian the Christie kic.

[David Nicholson]

Whoops I take that back, someone might think I like the spikeys

spikeys?? Sorry didn't follow that one Brian, shows how much an amateur Galanthophile I am

Hi David

Here is a link to some wonderful pictures of Spikeys that Jo posted last year.   

http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3035.msg77601#msg77601

Thanks John,  I got it now.

[Paddy Tobin]

Hi Paddy, only the two flowers in the middle of the picture are the new finds, I put the others beside them to show size and flower shape differences,  cheers Ian the Christie kic.

Pretty little things.

Paddy

[Paddy Tobin]

A few more from the garden. Paddy

A group of G. 'John Gray'
G. 'John Gray'
G. 'Ketton' group
G. 'Ketton'
G. 'Lady Beatrix Stanley'
G. 'Lady Moore'

[Paddy Tobin]

A few more. Paddy

G. 'Lutescens'
G. 'Mighty Atom'
G. 'Mrs. McNamara'
G. 'Natalie Garton'
G. 'Natalie Garton'
A planting of G nivalis under Magnolia soulangeana, building up slowly

[Brian Ellis]

Thanks Paddy, you can see the similarity of shape in the outers to Finchale Abbey quite well.

[Alan_b]

..... A small neat double with long pedicel and it sits upright looking at you, I have named it 'Hedgehog'

I have noticed quite a few doubles that start out facing upwards but eventually assume the normal downwards orientation as they mature.  Does 'Hedgehog' really manage to remain upwards throughout, even when full of rainwater?

[mark smyth]

Natalie Garten - I haven't seen mine this year.

Sibbertoft White
reginae-olgae vernalis Miss Adventure finally free of it's scape
woronowii E. K. Balls
elwesii ?? ex Colesbourne. Label eaten by slugs
elwesii with no notch ex Linnett Farm
a better photo of plicatus Maidwell C

[Alan_b]

...Wendy's Gold with twin scapes coming up...

I can't see those, Mark.  Are they the ones at the back perhaps?  Or could you doctor the photograph to mark the twin scapes.

Edit:  Oh, possibly the one left of centre and nearest the front, but if so, the second scape is behind the first and hard to see.

[mark smyth]

You are correct they are too difficult to spot. I'll take another photo in a couple of days. I saw the twin scapes but didnt look closely at the photo when I edited it