Galanthus March 2011

[Hagen Engelmann]

Thank you Maren for the translation. Sorry, but you can see all my few plants on pic two. But I  twinscaled last year.

[Alan_b]

Sorry Alan, only in very few numbers. But these 3 types were twinscaled. Crossed fingers

That's okay, Hagen.  I do worse myself, showing pictures of snowdrops I am excited about on the forum even if I only have the one bulb!  It just means that I, and others, will have to wait patiently (with crossed fingers) if we want to get hold of any of these beautiful snowdrops you are showing us. 

[Hagen Engelmann]

Hello John, the color of CHADWICKS CREAM is much deeper. I saw it this year first time.
DAS GELBE VOM EI only starts with this kind of cream (is looks like the color of some eggshells, off-white), but the middle looks intensiv like egg yolk, I learned by Maren.

[Gerard Oud]

you can put me on the list for that one too Hagen!

[Gerard Oud]

Nothing compared to those nice ones from Hagen a bunch of spikes i found today.
And my Beth Chatto "form" that was bought before 2000 and sold as Beth Chatto!

[Martina Kopsieker]

Dear John,

well I paid more for it...

I wait until next year, when it still has the same appearance i could spare a bulb.

Thank you very much for getting the picture. Another thing:

I urgently need a photo of South Hayes- especially the foliage, have you got one?

Kind regards, Martina

[KentGardener]

Hi Martina

Here are a couple of pictures of 'South Hayes' for you from 2010.  The first shows the foliage and was taken in Rod and Jane Leeds garden.  The second is the flower in my garden (and this is the picture I use as my laptop desktop  ).

You can also use the wonderful search facility on this forum to search many years worth of posts where other pictures are available - I just put 'South Hayes' into the search box and received two pages of results going back to 2008.

[Martin Baxendale]

A link to the Telegraph article about the Galanthus "Immortals" lunch with a group photo and, if you click to the next photo, a key to the people with their names. Not sure how long this will stay on the Telegraph website, but if you want to you can right-click on both pics and save them onto your computer.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/plants/8376143/Snowdrops-Celebrating-the-Immortals.html

Click on the little black box with the arrow on the right of the first pic and that will take you to the second pic with the key and names.

[freddyvl]

. Steve, David and John: beautiful pics of fantastic drops !

. Hagen, what to say ? Pics and drops as usual for you: "breathtaking", superb !!!
Note: Based on the responses of the forumnists you have to start a "twinscale-factory" 

. Steve, John (and others) below a picture of (what I have as) 'The Whopper':

[Gail]

A link to the Telegraph article about the Galanthus "Immortals" lunch

Thank you Martin - they must have put this up after I checked.
Nice to see you!

[johnw]

JohnW, so DAS GELBE VOM EI start to flower.

Veilleicht Poscierte Eier ist veil besser.  

Wünderschön!



johnw

[Maggi Young]

vielleicht pochierte Eier mit einigen Räucherlachs viel besser ist?

[art600]

Hello Steve, good late collection. Can you tell something about MOTHERING MORN and LITTLE DRIP please (niv elw plic)

Hagen
Mothering Sunday was named by me but originated from the orchard at Avon Bulbs four years ago. The name is intended to perpetuate the lovely old English name instead of the awful American "Mothers Day".   I wonder how the Americans would feel if we renamed their very nicxe "Thanksgiving" as "Thanks Day"?

Little Drip was named by Michael Baron of Brandymount and is chronicled on p.245 of Snowdrops.

Jennie, Jennie Owen is one of my seedlings; its my last elwesii to flower and is named for my eldest daughter. And The Whopper always does that!
Steve

Steve

Jennie Owen is a lovely snowdrop, but I cannot see how it differs from Galanthus elwesii I have bought from garden centres, or indeed the flowers I have in my garden.

Have you proposed that Matt Bishop adds it to the next big book?

[daveyp1970]

Art therein lies the problem of a pic,I wouldn't imagine that Steve would put his Daughter's name to just any drop,from the pic you can only tell the shape and colour, what we are not seeing is size,vigour ect.,and with the amount of drops that mans got and the knowledge of the subject he has that's going to be quite a special plant, i should imagine.
 

[TheNorm]

Hi everyone,

Wanted some feedback about an albino nivalis I found in a clump a couple of years back.  Have three or four now, but planning to twinscales as although it is by no means the only one available, it grows well and flowers reliably with very little or no sinus markings.  My problem is, I struggle to like them.  Much prefer the strength of markings that you get with most Snowdrops.  Will say this though; when the sun shines through them, they glow. Have attached a picture below (sadly, today is very dull).  Once I have sufficient numbers, I'll be happy to share out some to anyone interested in one or two.



Much as this is the Galanthus forum page, as polymaths, I imagine that someone could help me with an ID of what I believe to be a Scilla.  Very dwarf, only 2" (5cm) above ground with quite broad leaves.  Flowers are white, suffused with vibrant blue which fades after a few days.  Each bulb only produces one flower as best I can see.  Photos attached (I hope).  Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

thanks,


Lewis





Edit: this "blue" question diverted to another thread!
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=6916.0