Galanthus January 2011

[Brian Ellis]

...(why are blondes so difficult, especially that one from Norfolk?).

Presumably because she is a nivalis sandersii, and I hope she is not too difficult as I have not seen her poke through the ground yet!

[johnw]

...(why are blondes so difficult, especially that one from Norfolk?).

Presumably because she is a nivalis sandersii, and I hope she is not too difficult as I have not seen her poke through the ground yet!

Brian  - She has gotten up out of the bed yet here either!

johnw

[Gerard Oud]

I think you can tell a polyploid by the size of the stomata which are
larger than those of a diploid.  I don't know whether this would work
well with a monocot, though.

To be 100% sure you have to let it check in a laboratory, very expensive per sample Diane!

[Gerard Oud]

Big Boy is right Brian
Dutch Windmill not

Dutch Windmill is a spike and its sterile.
Its Daglingworth  

Wow Big Boy and Daglingworth, what size will the result be I wonder!  Keep us posted Gerard

Big enough to be a better idea give up and grow Leucojums, I expect


PS: I've made this  a new thread for January 2011.

I do have Leucojum too but snowdrops are more fun

[Gerard Oud]

Big Boy is right Brian
Dutch Windmill not

Dutch Windmill is a spike and its sterile.
Its Daglingworth 

Wow Big Boy and Daglingworth, what size will the result be I wonder!  Keep us posted Gerard

That will be 2016 i think Brian

[emma T]

Just out of interest has anyone ever tried crossing Galanthus with Leucojum  ? I am guessing if it were possible such plants would all ready exist somewhere .

[Brian Ellis]

That will be 2016 i think Brian

It's a good job we are patient gardeners and not those that appear on television wanting instant results

[Paddy Tobin]

That will be 2016 i think Brian

It's a good job we are patient gardeners and not those that appear on television wanting instant results

What do you mean?

I want instant results. In fact, I want it yesterday.

Patience! Rubbish!

Paddy

[Alan_b]

Just out of interest has anyone ever tried crossing Galanthus with Leucojum  ? I am guessing if it were possible such plants would all ready exist somewhere .

I don't know the answer to this question but I know there have been remarkably few attempts made to breed snowdrops.  Just compare and contrast with daffodils.

[emma T]

Just out of interest has anyone ever tried crossing Galanthus with Leucojum  ? I am guessing if it were possible such plants would all ready exist somewhere .

I don't know the answer to this question but I know there have been remarkably few attempts made to breed snowdrops.  Just compare and contrast with daffodils.

perhaps i shall try. Im not sure if the plant if it were to work would be a thing of beauty   

[mark smyth]

Very true Alan. Every March I go to Brian Duncan, the N Irish daffodil breeder who turned from standard daffs to miniatures, I see new must have beauties.

Two forum members and one lurker are breeding Galanthus. I'm trying to get a photo from the lurker to show what has been produced

[Gerard Oud]

That will be 2016 i think Brian

It's a good job we are patient gardeners and not those that appear on television wanting instant results

What do you mean?

I want instant results. In fact, I want it yesterday.

Patience! Rubbish!

Paddy

If i had the chance to obtain a Big Boy 5 years earlier, i could have given you a instant result On the other hand i do have other results that i will post in 2016 Ok!

[Martin Baxendale]

Just out of interest has anyone ever tried crossing Galanthus with Leucojum  ? I am guessing if it were possible such plants would all ready exist somewhere .

I've tried a couple of times but no luck, and Joe Sharman once told me he'd tried a number of years in a row without success.

[Paddy Tobin]

Gerard,

I will wait with patience to see what you such patient people develop in the years to come. I will have to pleasure of enjoying your patient work.

Every success. Paddy

[emma T]

I've tried a couple of times but no luck, and Joe Sharman once told me he'd tried a number of years in a row without success.
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I did think it would have been attempted before or occured in someones garden. What species of Leucojum did you try may i ask ? I was thinking of trying with Leucojum vernum.