Galanthus February 2011

[mark smyth]

John F you thought the little elwesii I have might be Penelope Ann. From ovary base to petal tip is 3cm. Can you measure Penelope Ann, or anyone else.

[KentGardener]

You could have asked whilst it was daylight Mark!   

The best I could do in the dark.

[mark smyth]

the sun was out here

[Tony Willis]

I have just seen that Galanthus 'Ray Cobb' sold on Ebay for £90 in January. Ray will be pleased as when I spoke to him he thought he was only worth £40 a time. He will be unbearable now.



( Edit by Maggi: moved here from another thread)

[mark smyth]

I visited someone today who has Penelope Ann. Here is a comparison photo.

Penelope Ann on the left.

[Alan_b]

the sun was out here

So, that's where it went!!!  Can you share it around a bit please, Mark? 

[mark smyth]

Alan it was lovely here again today. Cloudy but no need for a coat/fleece. 9c

Tomorrow I'm going to an island in/on Lough Neagh where G. nivalis have been growing since the 1800s. Fingers crossed for something different.

[mark smyth]

Here are two G. elwesii Green Tip with an extra spathes and spathe like petal

One Ivy Cottage Green Tip has green tips - well not quite

Galanthus nivalis Audrey Vockins - an albino yellow

How a green tipped elwesii should look

[scatigaz]

Freezing here with snow at times.

[daveyp1970]

Mark that last green tip is superb,i'd love to pollen dab with that.

[RichardW]

that last green tip really is lovely!

[Brian Ellis]

Galanthus nivalis Audrey Vockins - an albino yellow

Good to see that she has a snowdrop named for her, she was at the Gala too.

[mark smyth]

Hitch is very kind to drive her during snowdrop time. I always make time to have a chat with Audrey. She cant see very well but knows my voice

[Mavers]

Hope you really enjoy your day on the island.

I expect we'd all recognise Mark's lovely accent in a galanthus gathering  ....

[Jo]

Well Paddy, I thought this would be the right thread for some 'old reliables' in the garden situation, since they don't count as an 'event'.

However it looks like ebay is having fun again.  Perhaps we should have an ebay thread specially for gossiping about sellers/buyers/prices etc    

Anyway, here are some snowdrops in my garden this morning, with the emphasis on garden    

'Lady Elphinstone'
'Pusey Green Tips'
'Desdemona' including Leucojum
Cyclamen pets
 Galanthus ikariae and 'Magnet'

(edit by maggi to add picture names to text)