Galanthus January 2012

[mark smyth]

John what's the big elwesii by your right hand? None of my elwesii are so far on.

[KentGardener]

John what's the big elwesii by your right hand? None of my elwesii are so far on.

The tallest one is the 'Rogers Rough' I keep admiring,  the two shorter clumps with larger flowers are both 'Penelope Ann'.

[RichardW]

the soil here is heavy clay, I wouldn't say anywhere it grows is particularly dry it just seems to do well & I don't give it any special treatment went planting.

[gracilis "Highdown" very dainty but bulks up fast.

my gracilis 'Highdown" went from 3 nice flowering bulbs in two years time to just one miserable leaf.
so it is obisously not very happy. does it need a much dryer condition than most drops?

[Brian Ellis]

The tallest one is the 'Rogers Rough' I keep admiring,  the two shorter clumps with larger flowers are both 'Penelope Ann'.

I knew it was too good to be true, 'Rogers Rough' not even through the soil yet!

[Alan_b]

Yes, John Finch has a wonderfully sheltered garden so everything seems to flower earlier for him than for the rest of us in England.

[Brian Ellis]

One or two things caught my eye just now.  Lapwing is making a nice clump (despite being denuded every year so far for swaps!), in a clump of Helen Tomlinson, this particular flower is looking very joyous with skirts lifted high, and here is Trimmer aka Trymmer one to cheer up a friend - sorry about the picture

[loes]

thanks for the answers regarding "Highdown" Alan and Richard,I`ll give it another place in the garden,not too dry and hope it survives.

[Alan_b]

I forgot to mention that my gracilis "Highdown" came originally from Richard's garden at Bennington Lordship.

[David Nicholson]

Now, I know less than most about Snowdrops but picked this one out from a garden centre tray all labelled Galanthus ikariae. The "plus side" to me was that it was bigger than all the others and the mark was very different to all the others, and the leaves were more glaucus than all the others. The "minus side", and this jarred against my Yorkshire carefulness moneywise, was that all the other pots had more than one bulb and this one was a singleton. I'm sure you experts will be able to tell me more about it.

[steve owen]

Exam Q1.
January 2011 - following snow and prolonged cold; on 7 January 2011, 75% of my snowdrops were "up".
January 2012 - unseasonably warm weather; newspapers and Scottish Rock threads all reporting how far advanced the growing and flowering season supposedly is; on 11 January 2012 75% of my snowdrops were "up".
Discuss.
 

[RichardW]

thanks for the answers regarding "Highdown" Alan and Richard,I`ll give it another place in the garden,not too dry and hope it survives.

I have clumps in both light & very shaded areas though it seems to thrive in the lighter areas if it helps, I guess it must just like my soil, it has always done well here.

Had to replant some today which had been spread into grass by bunnies & squirrels etc and found what must be some seedlings among them, has a pale ovary like gracilis but long pedicel, solid mark & without the narrow twisted leaf.

[John Aipassa]

Searching for Galanthus Hanning's Horror!

Hello fellow forum members.  For a desperately seeking garden friend I am searching for Galanthus Hanning's Horror. Does anyone know a source who sells this snowdrop?

Thank you for your help.

Cheers,

[mark smyth]

Hello fellow forum members.  For a desperately seeking garden friend I am searching for Galanthus Hanning's Horror. Does anyone know a source who sells this snowdrop?

I had the same request

David your snowdrop is G. elwesii

[Brian Ellis]

Exam Q1.
January 2011 - following snow and prolonged cold; on 7 January 2011, 75% of my snowdrops were "up".
January 2012 - unseasonably warm weather; newspapers and Scottish Rock threads all reporting how far advanced the growing and flowering season supposedly is; on 11 January 2012 75% of my snowdrops were "up".
Discuss.
 

Answer, 25% are not up - yet

[David Nicholson]

I had the same request

David your snowdrop is G. elwesii

Thanks Mark. Is the mark anything out of the ordinary?