Galanthus January 2012

[Maggi Young]

These pastries from Lina beat your chocolate ones, I'm afraid, David - not that I wouldn't  eat those if pushed!

It is the crockery which is so pretty too.   Probably nice even with a plain biscuit.....

It's alright Maggi, I forgive you - I answer to anything.

Brian  

Oops! Speaking to the wrong one!  Still, you knew who I meant.  

[Hans A.]

Between two nasty storms G. elwesii "Yvonne Hay" looked happy in some sunshine ! 

Luc, superb picture, think I will have to wait about one week to make a picture of this variety in my garden!

[Natalia]

Allow also to me to show our January snowdrops...
 On  a photo is a gift for a friend on Christmas.
My first experience on painting of ceramics

[art600]

Another blackbird victim.

Any thoughts on whether it is a recognised variety.

[KentGardener]

Another blackbird victim.

Arthur

Try the the jumbo black labels I have - the blackbirds don't seem quite so attracted to them!  

[Paddy Tobin]

Somewhat in the same manner at Art's post:

Here is a Galanthus elwesii which I received from Arne Mickerts a few years back. I must admit to not paying it any great attention since receiving it - though I did label it well and so am still able to know it came from Arne and that he referred to it as "Galanthus elwesii with tubular flower".

It caught my eye today in the garden. It has a very upright habit and a flower which looks a little small for the overall size of the plant. When it opened, I thought the markings were quite interesting and wondered if anyone can recall an elwesii snowdrop with similar markings.

Your comments would be very welcome on this one.  Good? Any thoughts?

Paddy

Arne Mickerts' G. elwesii with tubular flowers - as this is labelled in my garden.

[Paddy Tobin]

Re labels: I use a length of strong galvanised wire to which I attach an aluminium label and write on it with pencil which is quite permanent but am gradually doing the rounds and etching the names onto the labels now. I shove the wire into the ground until the label is half buried. This helps prevent them being moved by accident. And, I also bury a plastic label with the bulbs. Belts and braces!

Paddy

[ScotsmanInKent]

Hi Paddy

As an apprentice snowdrop afficiaonado, I have not seen an Elwesii like this.

I do like it very much.
It is out and flowering early, the flower looks dainty on the end of such a long stalk, like a little bell when not open, very pretty.
I like the inner sepal markings, I love the huge vareity in these in especially Elwesii. The whole flower when opened looks cute to me, like a little beetle, sort of a ladybird shape.
Interesting to see if the flower changes at all as it matures.

[Hagen Engelmann]

Hey Paddy,
like the words of Maggi: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

I have my problems with big flowers over too small plants
and also with big plants under too small flowers. Please note: these are my problems.

Of course it is an interesting plant with an very unusual mark.

[RichardW]

Paddy, very nice & distinctive! I have a similar tall/small flower plant but the mark is not unusual.

another vote for black t labels, work very well and seem bird proof.

a few pics from today.

Sickle

and from the greenhouse

Elmley Lovett

a nice elwesii

and something that must have seeded & I dug out of Hellebore last year, looks a little like Curly.

[Hagen Engelmann]

Hello RichardW, your seeded has a very nice kind of pedicel. So the flower looks like a pendulum. I like these flowers.

[RichardW]

it does look nice but is very short, hopefully it's just sulking after being rather hacked out, am surprised it survived but the hellebore looked worse 

[Maggi Young]

'Elmley Lovett' is a nice name.... is it a person or a place?


Edit:  Aha! Found this : http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43094

[Paddy Tobin]

Many thanks for your comments on the snowdrop above. I will keep it going in the garden. The mark is interesting, I think, but feel Hagen's comment about the balance of size between the plant and the flower are especially apt.

I have a feeling that this snowdrop will look very interesting when it has bulked up into a good-sized clump; better as a group rather than for its individual appearance.

Time will tell.

I don't see Arne on the forum these days and wonder how this snowdrop is getting on with him.

He also sent me another small-flowered G. elwesii which has a full green inner segment marking and green tips on the outer segments. Photograph below.

Arne Mickerts' green-tipped Galanthus elwesii

[Maggi Young]

We had the pleasure of a visit from Arne last year.... it was a shock to see how tall he is.... BD and I felt like Hobbits 

He was around the Forum just before Christmas ....