Galanthus March 2011

[Martin Baxendale]

Martin, that is a very nice snowdrop - well shaped flowers very elegantly supported. Not surprised you're pleased with it.

Thank you, Anne. Checked my records, and it's plicatus 'Percy Picton' x gracilis, so that's where it gets its elegant arching pedicel from. It looks a lot better in the flesh, has real poise and nicely ribbed outers. Not a giant. But a cute little thing. Will get the chipping treatment this summer (it thought it had escaped by hiding under a hellebore last year).

[kentish_lass]

Lovely photos John & David.  I REALLY like that Hugh Mackensie.

Lovely seedling Martin - a very classy looking snowdrop.

I still have quite a bit of white in the garden but am having no luck with my photography - will try again tomorrow.  The lattice pots were nearly delivered today but no-one was around to sign for them so they have gone back to the depot.

Jennie

[Gerard Oud]

Gerard, could you tell us  a little bit more about WINDMILL. Must be a Dutch cultivar....
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Windmill is one of Gertjan van der Kolks findings, dont know when or where it was found but its more yellow then a canary

[Mavers]

Beautiful seedling Martin.............very elegant

[snowdropman]

Gerard, could you tell us  a little bit more about WINDMILL. Must be a Dutch cultivar....

Windmill is one of Gertjan van der Kolks findings, dont know when or where it was found but its more yellow then a canary
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Gerard - unfortunately, the name G. nivalis 'Windmill' has already been applied to another snowdrop (a spiky double found by Hector Harrison in the 1970's - see p.125 'Snowdrops'), so Gert-Jan will have to give his snowdrop a new name.

[Gerard Oud]

 Canary Windmill might be a suggestion 

[Alan_b]

Canary Windmill might be a suggestion 

Would that be a windmill powered by a large number of canaries, all flapping their wings to make the blades turn?

[Gert Jan]

Gerard and others

Windmill is not one of my findings.

It is a spiky out of Mr Harrison' s garden.

This is a yellow nivalis that is clearly labeled wrong; this is seen more in collections and is not uncommon.

I have found many yellows over the years. The best one is 'Helios' but will not be availible for a long, long time. One other one is the sandersii I found in Holland. This is a yellow that does really gorw fast.

I hope things are quite cleared up and no confussion possible anymore regards 'Windmill' and one of (possibly) my yellows.

Gert Jan van der Kolk

[Gerard Oud]

Dear Gert Jan,

I took over the collection from Richard Meyndert when he had to stop and he said it came from you with this name. Can you tell me who found it and possibly the name?

[Mavers]

Brian this is a photo of the inners on my Beth Chatto.

Slighty blurred I'm afraid.

[Brian Ellis]

Cheers Mike, that shows the very narrow joining of the top and bottom marks which Matt describes.

[Mavers]

A bit like a wine glass 

[Gerard Oud]

From today a selction in nivalis i found a copple years ago, what plicatus does it look like

forgot that i have names under the photos

[Mavers]

It's a beauty Gerard............

It has the puckering like Diggory but in a nivalis?

[Gerard Oud]

Yes, its just a nivalis