Galanthus reginae-olgae

[mark smyth]

hello David! Where have you been hiding! Are you here for a snort of something white 

[David Quinton]

hello David! Where have you been hiding! Are you here for a snort of something white 

Hi Mark
I've been lurking. I'll try and get a couple of photos over the weekend of my r-os but I fear that the weather may prevent me from getting a good shot. In the meantime I'll go back to lurking unless there's a double entedre to be had 

Tilebarn Jamie is on the way and elwesii 'Barnes' has just poked through. Tilebarn Jamie is a couple of weeks late for me but the r-os are three weeks early! Very strange.

[steve owen]

I have r/o Cambridge coming through in open ground, but no sign yet of AJ Marr, Baytop, Hyde Lodge, Mette, Sofia or subsp vernalis, all also in open ground. Very dry here, may be affecting things.

[michael broadhurst]

Hi David
You mentioned you have G. e. 'Barns' showing. I have been wondering whether there are different clones labelled 'Barns' around. Our first G. elwesii opened today, 3rd Oct. (30th Sept. last year). Clumps of these flower through October into early November. We do not have a name for these but they look a bit like 'Barns' in Marks photos.
We also have two other clones bought as 'Barns' that don't start flowering until Nov./Dec. but have similar flowers.
Can anybody confirm what the true 'Barns' is like (photo?) and when it is expected to flower.
Here are photos of the early flowering plant taken on 9th October last year.

[David Quinton]

Hi Michael,

Interesting that you spell it 'Barns' as opposed to 'Barnes'. I received mine labelled as 'Barnes'. Apparently it is very similar to 'Earliest of All' in appearance but the latter is supposed to be 3 weeks later (according to the bible). As I don't grow 'Earliest of All' I can't comment but that may be where some confusion may arise. Mine came from Rod and Jane Leeds who I believe acquired their stock from Oliver Wyatt's garden at the Old Manor, Naughton in Suffolk.

I don't have any photographs to compare yet and it will be some time before I have any as the tip is only just showing. I will post a photo as and when it's out.

David

[Melvyn Jope]

Two contrasting forms of Galanthus reginae-olgae in flower today. The first is from a plant that I selected from seed that I collected in Paleopanagia Peloponnese seventeen years ago. The second is another plant that I selected, partly because of its robust constitution, and named Lefki.

[johnw]

Two contrasting forms of Galanthus reginae-olgae in flower today. The first is from a plant that I selected from seed that I collected in Paleopanagia Peloponnese seventeen years ago. The second is another plant that I selected, partly because of its robust constitution, and named Lefki.

Both are gorgeous Melvyn. The first is very delicate and elegant.

johnw

[Anthony Darby]

Melvyn, I am impressed. That first one is as good as 'Angelique'!

[Hans A.]

Melvyn, they are both extremly beautiful! Thanks for posting them.

[Ragged Robin]

So very different but each shows off to perfection, congratulations Melvyn 

[johnw]

Melvyn - re: that first elegant long reginae-olgae.  Did you collect seed from a very special or similar plant(s) that resulted in similar offspring or was it just luck that this one appeared amongst normal reginae-olgaes.  
If it was luck then you hit the jackpot.

Always of interest to me and others I'm sure.

johnw.

[Brian Ellis]

Both very attractive Melvyn, and showing admirably how much variation there is in the r-o group.  Is the first a good doer too?

[Lesley Cox]

Having a first go at posting some photos, thanks Brian for the help.
We have two unnamed reginae-olgae that flower around now. One that flowers before the leaves with weedy scapes that fall over with the slightest breeze and the form shown (I hope!) with very sturdy scapes and leaves evident. This year there are a few green lines on the outers. The leaves are not affected by frosts here (ca. -5 min.) but the slugs do find the flowers rather tasty, we haven't tried them yet. Anybody got a good recipe?

Look in "Cooks' Corner" topic Mike.

[johnw]

Look in "Cooks' Corner" topic Mike.

Lesley - Was that recipe the banana (slug) split?

johnw

[Paul T]

Melvyn,

Wow, those two really do contrast, don't they.  Amazing!!!  I love both of them.  Thanks for showing us.