Galanthus March 2010

[Paddy Tobin]

Hi John,

It is funny how the season seems to manage to get itself together after a while. You were commenting that you were behind my season here only a short while ago and now you post 'Curly' which is in full flower here at the same time.

G. 'Curly' below.

Comparing our photographs I note that the green outer tips are more obvious in yours than in mine. Must have a look at it in the garden.

Also, I noted that 'Curly' was in the list of favourite snowdrops which Mark posted a day or two ago. While it may be a nice snowdrop I was surprised by its presence on that list. Your thoughts?

Paddy

[Regelian]

Jamie,

I thought your 'Wendy's Gold' looked a little green rather than yellow. I am  posting a photograph from earlier in the week for comparison. Perhaps one photograph was taken in full sun and another in shade of the plants were grown in different conditions.

Paddy

Paddy,

I did get it from Avon Bulbs, which seems to have a good reputation, but mistakes may happen.  Maybe it has to do with growing conditions.

Jamie

[Paddy Tobin]

Also, Jamie, it may simply be a case of it needing to settle down in the garden. The shape of the flower and the shape of the markings are consistent with 'Wendy's Gold' and Avon Bulbs are certainly a reputable business and unlikely to have sent you the wrong bulbs.


Paddy

[daveyp1970]

thank you for that Mark and paddy i will label it as jean(my aunt) blewberry tart mark and paddy your welcome to a couple of bulbs i have a lot of it.

[chasw]

A few pics from the garden today

Wasp
White Swan
Taynton Squash

[steve owen]

Mark,my Mandarin is exactly the same ,still only the one,bought in 2005

Similar story here.  Slowly increased to three bulbs - gave one away - and the two remaining are just sitting there as two and not really doing much at all.   

Slightly better here; my Mandarin is up from two noses and no flowers to five and two.

[Paddy Tobin]

thank you for that Mark and paddy i will label it as jean(my aunt) blewberry tart mark and paddy your welcome to a couple of bulbs i have a lot of it.

Many thanks for your kind offer, Davey. I have a few clumps in the garden. It has done well for me also. Many thanks.

Chas, that 'Taynton Squash' has a fabulously deep green colouring. Lovely one.

Paddy

[Tony Willis]

two plants of Galanthus krasnovii in flower today

[Paddy Tobin]

Such an elegant flower habit, Tony.

Paddy

[mark smyth]

That's very early Tony. Mine are just pushing through with the buds between the leaves

[KentGardener]

Chas, that 'Taynton Squash' has a fabulously deep green colouring. Lovely one.

Paddy

I rather like the name 'squash' too - amuses me looking at those two marks squashed together like that. 

[chasw]

It is another slow one,I bought this also in 2005,and still only have the one flower,I wonder whether if I move it to a different area in the garden it would help?

[KentGardener]

This is a post of the 'left overs' from my last couple of weeks travelling around looking at snowdrops.  I apologise if I have posted any of these pictures before but I have lost the plot a little bit (I blame it on lack of sleep from my bad back and annoying sciatic pained leg waking me up every hour!).

1 - 'Pat Mason' - I love this every time it flowers

the rest of these pics are not from my garden

2 - 'Daglingworth' - growing on me now that I have seen it in the flesh

3 - 'Pearl Drops'

4 - A rather nice 'Green Tipped nivalis group'

5 - This was described to me as 'Just Another Spikey' - a name which I hope sticks as it is amusing me in the same way as nothing special does.

6 - I really really want this plant - just my kind of thing:  'Mosquito'

7 - 'Penelope Anne'  (OK - this is mine - but I have cocked up this post 4 times now so I don't care about the order any more!)

8 - Another of the interesting Anglesea Abbey finds - 'Moses Basket'

[mark smyth]

Mosquito I missed it at the Gala. Anyone have contact details for the seller? I have a name and nursery name but nothing on Google

[chasw]

I do like Just another spikey, and Mosquito John