Galanthus in September

[Gerdk]

Here is a follow-up of my ( a little poor ) pic from August.
Flowers look much better when open with some more warmth.
The crocus between the snowdrops is kotschyanus.

-also thanks for kind remarks (from August)

Gerd

[johnw]

Gerd - Do I detect greentips on the reginae-olgae on the right in the middle picture?

I'm just planting some 'Cambridge' outside. 

johnw

[Gerdk]

Gerd - Do I detect greentips on the reginae-olgae on the right in the middle picture?
johnw

John, you are right - there is a hint of green - barely visible in the flesh.
In fact my camera detected it before I did.

Gerd

[bulborum]

The first autumn-flowering snowdrop here

Galanthus reginae-olgae ssp reginae-olgae with green spots
is in flower here

Roland

[Hagen Engelmann]

Roland, they look very fine. When these snowdrops got the first autumn rain?

[bulborum]

We have the whole summer wet this year
but they are in the poly-tunnel
I start watering when they start growing
just now and then a little water during the summer
for not getting the potting-mixture bone dry

Roland

[Hagen Engelmann]

The most time of the year Galanthophile have to wait. So we are very insistent.
But the autumn season of 2011 is open here finally too.
Here is a first Galanthus peshmenii. It starts with bud and leaves together!!!

[Gerard Oud]

Here are some pics from a very early elwesii not in my garden but 3 kms from my house. The owner used to work for a large bulbwholesale company and these have been imported over 20 years ago and he still have some left in his garden! The first ones were flowering 2 weeks ago!

[Gerdk]

Gerard, very interesting!
Were the same plants so early in former years also or is this a singular occurence ?

Gerd

[Melvyn Jope]

Galanthus peshmenii in flower yesterday, G. reginae-olgae in bud too so the season really has started in Surrey.

[Gerard Oud]

For over 20 years Gerd! I will try to buy/swap some!

[Gerdk]

For over 20 years Gerd! I will try to buy/swap some!

That's not bad - they are in need of a special name - a new cultivar?

Gerd

[Melvyn Jope]

The first Galanthus reginae-olgae selection from seed that I made 19 years ago (a young persons hobby?) G.r-o 9236 is now in flower. One plant which has just opened, so flower not fully developed, has four petals. I will put this plant on one side but do not expect it to be a consistent feature because like green tips this type of thing appears from time to time.

[Oakwood]

Here are some pics from a very early elwesii not in my garden but 3 kms from my house. The owner used to work for a large bulbwholesale company and these have been imported over 20 years ago and he still have some left in his garden! The first ones were flowering 2 weeks ago!

Very interesting, Gerard! it should be G. elwesii ssp. monostictus as I see a single mark not characteristic to G. elwesii var. elwesii, and blooming period.....

[steve owen]

First snowdrop noses showing in open ground - G Autumn Beauty, always the first. Did a little jig.