Galanthus February 2011

[art600]

Yes Martin, she looks good and strong too.

Elwesii's are not my strong point here. I think It may be a bit acid and damp for them.

Jo

My soil is acid and the elwesii flourish.  At the right time (not in Iran this year) I will send you some, together with reginae-olgae and peshmenii.

[mark smyth]

I havent seen Bungee before now. That's a good clump of Angelique. Mine look more like Gloria - almost pure white

[Paddy Tobin]

John,

A lovely selection - good use of your lunch break to get out, photograph and show us these beauties.

Re 'Godfrey Owen': This was early into flower in the garden here also, at the same time as G. elwesii monostictus, hiemalis and 'Barnes'. It is still going at the moment, probably held by the cold weather. It is a lovely flower, so perfectly regular. The fused double flower of 'Wendy's Gold' is an amusing one.
I have to comment that Alan's 'Green Light' is a lovely snowdrop.

Olga, you will have to enjoy our spring flowering here and we can enjoy yours later.

Tony, like you I particularly enjoy plants with an association with a gardening friend, or with a well-known gardener or garden etc. It adds greatly to the interest.

Paddy

[Mavers]

Thanks for the lovely photos Jo & John.

Emma T kindly swapped me a Godfrey Owen last summer as the one I had from Ron Mackenzie didn't grow. It hadn't dropped its flower when I went round with my torch after work last night. I'll check it again when I get home as it has been a lovely sunny day here in darkest Somerset & should've moved things on a bit.

Sorry I cant partake in the threads more than I do, I'm at work & have to snatch a few moments here & there when the boss isn't around! 

[KentGardener]

Here is my 'Helen Tomlinson' nice memories of a long time friend.

Great picture Tony, what a lovely plant to have as a memory aid  

I imagine that peoples memories of me are not aided by such a pretty flower... 

[Paddy Tobin]

Oh, John, it would take a very special flower to be worthy to bear your name! And, we'll remember you without a flower, anyway.

A week or so ago there was talk of crossing snowdrops using 'Wendy's Gold' as a parent. Here is a seedling from 'Wendy's Gold'. No credit is due to me as there simply was a ripe seedpod which I opened and spread the seed onto a scrape in the bed. It germinated the following spring and I have kept an eye on it since.

Paddy

[RichardW]

had a quick run round with my camera this pm but still not got much to photograph, lovely afternoon though 

Washfield Colesborne.
Gracilis Highdown.
courtyard with nivalis in foreground.
snowdrop walk still looking a little bare.

[Mavers]

Lovely Wendy's Gold seedling Paddy!

I've never had a seed pod off my WG's they just wither up even though I've tried pollinating them with another desirable snowdrop.

Mike

[emma T]

Thanks for the lovely photos Jo & John.

Emma T kindly swapped me a Godfrey Owen last summer as the one I had from Ron Mackenzie didn't grow. It hadn't dropped its flower when I went round with my torch after work last night. I'll check it again when I get home as it has been a lovely sunny day here in darkest Somerset & should've moved things on a bit.

Sorry I cant partake in the threads more than I do, I'm at work & have to snatch a few moments here & there when the boss isn't around! 

Glad its happy Mike. I keep snatching moments on here, gives my arms a rest from all the mulching im doing, im the boss ,so guess its okay 

[johnw]

Lovely Wendy's Gold seedling Paddy!

I've never had a seed pod off my WG's they just wither up even though I've tried pollinating them with another desirable snowdrop.

Mike

Mike - Same thing here on the yellows.

Nice seedling Paddy.

johnw

[Tony Willis]

Probably not all that interestingbut here are some Galanthus elwesii I have raised showing some variations

g62 are all similar but the other two pots g17 and g97 are quite variable.

[Maggi Young]

Very nice mixed 'widgets', Tony.

[emma T]

I had some pods on my 'wendys gold' i had placed a pot under them plant and pegged the scape down. My dog thought it would be good fun to run off with all the pots. So no seeds saved last year   I will try again

[art600]

Probably not all that interestingbut here are some Galanthus elwesii I have raised showing some variations

g62 are all similar but the other two pots g17 and g97 are quite variable.

Do I detect an influence from gracilis?

[mark smyth]

I thought the same Arthur