Galanthus January 2011

[Gerard Oud]

John its ivory!

[Mavers]

I like David Baker best too, thanks for posting the pics Jo. Hopefully I will have some to post soon, lots of promising snowdrop spears just at soil level. Gone back to hard frost again yesterday & this morning...........likely a another hard frost tonight.

Mike

[chasw]

Like trumps,that is on my wanted list,along with a few more     

[Alan_b]

Yes, I agree about Citrox and was motivated to order some in the large size obtainable here http://www.gardening-naturally.com/acatalog/Citrox.html . 

Ordered on Tuesday and arrived on Thursday.  My only problem is that you need to dilute the concentrate 1 part to 150 parts water so if I don't want to make up a lot at a time I need a means of accurately measuring a small volume of liquid (e.g. 10 ml).  I'm still scratching my head about how best to do this.

[KentGardener]

I always think of a level teaspoon of liquid as being 5ml Alan.  Thats what I do with medicines and it hasn't killed me yet.   

[Hans J]

Alan :

I use for measure always a Syringe :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syringe

They have mostly 5 ml ..but you can also measure 1 or 2 ml without problems

Hans

[mark smyth]

I am thoroughly confused by Trumps / Trymlet /Trym and wish I could see them side by side

[mark smyth]

Although the three above were taken by me in various gardens I cant guarantee they are correct. I'm confused by them also.

[Alan_b]

Sort of chimes in with my earlier suggestion that there should just be a "Trym Group" into which Trym and the Trym-alikes are placed.  I imagine at this stage you can generally tell them apart, but the number of Trym seedlings is just going to grow and grow.

Oh, just a thought but Trym is notably late-flowering; a feature that could distinguish it from an otherwise-identical snowdrop.  

[Alan_b]

I use for measure always a Syringe :

I had been toying with that idea before you made this post, Hans, but that confirms it.  I will order some of the graduated type.  Meanwhile, John's suggestion of a teaspoon should keep me going.

[KentGardener]

I forgot about syringes - I have a 2ml one that I use for my Palm Booster in the Summer.

[Sean Fox]

I am thoroughly confused by Trumps / Trymlet /Trym and wish I could see them side by side

I totally agree Mark all very similar. I guess without seeing them growing side by side in the same garden then it will be very difficult to see the slight differences between the three. Trumps does seem a little more different from the other two mind, especially ovary size, shape and colour. But still very hard to tell apart and it must take a very keen eye to pick them out in an identity parade.

Going back to 5 mL syringe sizes, any parent of young children will have an abundance of them as they're quite commonly given out with infant medicines, just a thought for anyone wanting one.

[KentGardener]

I can tell them apart Mark.     But then I have always been attracted to unusual looking things  and would struggle to identify a lot of the more usual snowdrops that you would know at a glance.  

I had hoped for a sunny day to take a picture of 'Trimmer' - but as I am stuck in an office all week (travelling to work in the dark and arriving home in the dark!   ) today was my only chance this week.

[Paddy Tobin]

I am thoroughly confused by Trumps / Trymlet /Trym and wish I could see them side by side

Glad you posted these photographs, Mark, as they show how distinct these snowdrops are.

John, love the double marks on 'Trymmer'.

Paddy

[johnw]

Two more for those in the grips of winter.

Diggory & Tubby Merlin.  The latter is incredibly vigorous and a favourite.

johnw