Galanthus Autumn 2010

[Melvyn Jope]

In Corfu last week the Cyclamen and Galanthus were superb, the following pictures show some of the variation encountered.

[KentGardener]

Hans, I can see why you like that last one.  She is beautiful.

Melvyn - very interesting to see the pictures in the wild.  I rather like the paleness of that last one.   

[Brian Ellis]

I have to agree with John on that.  Very nice to see some more of the variations on Corfu after your excellent talk at the Gala Melvyn, I particularly like the shape of 8 and the pallour of 10.

[Maggi Young]

A lovely selection... I like the perfect mark on the first one.

[Brian Ellis]

A lovely selection... I like the perfect mark on the first one.

careful Maggi you are teetering on the precipice 

[Maggi Young]

A lovely selection... I like the perfect mark on the first one.

careful Maggi you are teetering on the precipice 

 ...and looking down into the darkest abyss, Brian.... I know, I know.... and I am afraid. 

[Melvyn Jope]

I have to agree with John on that.  Very nice to see some more of the variations on Corfu after your excellent talk at the Gala Melvyn, I particularly like the shape of 8 and the pallour of 10.

Thank you Brian for your kind remarks about my talk at the Gala, perhaps I should now offer to do an update on Corfu, including the latest on Hoppy the dog, assuming that is that you remember that part of the talk? several people seem to remember that more than the details of the snowdrops!

[Brian Ellis]

I think Hoppy has gained a certain notoriety in snowdrop circles Melvyn

[Maggi Young]

I think Hoppy has gained a certain notoriety in snowdrop circles Melvyn

The mind boggles.... let me guess..... Hoppy is a three-legged dog who can pinpoint super plants in the same way a truffle hound finds rare fungi?  

[cycnich]

I was with Melvyn at the time and recall the story of hoppy as it was yesterday, it is a wonderful story with a happy ending but it should be shared with everyone so please Melvyn tell it again from the start and with the latest update I am sure everyone would love to hear it, not least my wife who longs to meet the dog in person.

[Hagen Engelmann]

Alle Achtung Hans, was so im Warmen doch für eine Menge Schneeglöckchen wachsen. Deine Bilder sind eine Freude.

Melvyn, thank you for the big gallery of different G r-o. I learnt this time, our garden could have much more Autumn galanthus colors and shapes. It is very interesting, because most of the Galanthus species are able to create the same differences in color and shape.

[Hans A.]

Melvyn very fine pics of G. reginae - olgae, I also like especially last one.
Have started to grow different species from seeds and I am very curios if they will be as variable.

Thanks Mark and John for your comments.

Hagen, danke dir ganz herzlich, da kommt noch was nach.

[Jo]

In Corfu last week the Cyclamen and Galanthus were superb, the following pictures show some of the variation encountered.

Its great to see the normal variation within a species in the wild.  Here is G. R-O 'Alex Duguid' in my greenhouse at the moment.  And an early G monostictus in the open just reminding me to get  onto cutting back herbaceous stuff.

At this time of year slugs lurking under dying herbaceous are terrible for eating the buds of my G. R-O,s .

[KentGardener]

Hoorah.  Everyone is reappearing.    Snowdrop season must almost be upon us.  

Hi Jo.

[mark smyth]

By coincidence I phoned Jo just as she was posting

I like the shape of the elwesii