Galanthus R.I.P.

[johnw]

I was hoping 'Ketton' was a late-riser.  The Bible makes no mention of it being late and says of it "amiable nature, growing and flourishing where more fickle clones would dwindle". Therefore the first no-show of the season and my second attempt at this one.  An unknown (several pots of the same clone) seems to be the second fatality of the season and nivalis 'Warei' the third.

johnw

[Shadylanejewel]

My condolences on your loss!     I hate to admit it but I have no Galanthus so thus I have yet to have any to mourn. (I will remedy the situation shortly).

Julie

[Diane Whitehead]

Are you sure they're dead?

My snowdrops are really late this year, except for reginae-olgae which was on time.

G elwesii hiemalis which usually blooms at the beginning of December is about 4 cm
out of the ground.

Even ones in pots in the unheated greenhouse are showing buds but no open flowers
yet.

[johnw]

Are you sure they're dead?

My snowdrops are really late this year, except for reginae-olgae which was on time.

G elwesii hiemalis which usually blooms at the beginning of December is about 4 cm
out of the ground.

Even ones in pots in the unheated greenhouse are showing buds but no open flowers
yet.

Diane - All the others in the greenhouse are up, many ready to open given a day of sun.   I dug down a bit and not a sign of activity.   I had a note on the Warei label "not looking good" and I recvall it was in a slide but the Ketton was fine when transplanted.

Does your Cambridge flower right on through the winter there?  I am surprised it has not been damaged by the few cold nights to date.

I've just heard the Rhododendron Species Foundation in Federal Way, Washington had all the trees flattened in an ice storm. Hope things will be okay but the damage to the garden must be tremendous.

johnw

[mark smyth]

I would have thought keeping them in a greenhouse means you cant go by late / early / mid season anymore

[johnw]

Latest report on the RSF damage, many ornamental trees damaged, cool house flattened, widow-makers in the native trees.  Not quite as severe as originally reported but to loose all the Stewartias is a severe blow.

Mark - In the greenhouse there is the normal succession of emergence. The flowering of mid-season ones is so compressed it is very difficult to sort out who was first and who was last.  At this point according to my recordsall but caucasicus should be up.

johnw

[art600]

At last year's bulb sale I bought a 'Trymlet' and a 'Trumps'.

The 'Trumps' grew well and is now in flower.  Of the 'Trymlet' there was no sign.

I have just emptied the pot to find that my 'Trymlet' came with a narcissus fly grub  - there is only a carcase left.

My first loss of 2012 and I hope the last.

[mark smyth]

All my David Shackleton c.10 and all Alison Hilary, 12, have failed to emerge  .

"True" nivalis Flavescens, very yellow and bright, isnt up.

Blond Inge are a no show.

3 different yellows have failed to come up.

and ... and ... and ...

Makes me wonder if they were too wet last summer

[Hagen Engelmann]

Oh Mark, I believe you are weeping big tears.
And of course GREEN TEARS.

It is no real help to you.
But my loss this winter is also huge.

[Alan_b]

Makes me wonder if they were too wet last summer

Quite a few of my snowdrops (and all my 'Early Sensation' daffodils) are not flowering this year.  I'm pretty sure this is because they were too dry last spring (we had no rain in March and April).  Maybe if you moved east, Mark, and I moved west we could find somewhere in the middle that gets the right amount of rainfall.

[daveyp1970]

All my David Shackleton c.10 and all Alison Hilary, 12, have failed to emerge  .

"True" nivalis Flavescens, very yellow and bright, isnt up.

Blond Inge are a no show.

3 different yellows have failed to come up.

and ... and ... and ...

Makes me wonder if they were too wet last summer

My blonde ing hasn't shown itself either ?

[RichardW]

tried blond inge several times & it never reappeared after planting, wouldn't bother again.

apart from Washfield Colesbourne being reduced to a dry husk  don't think I'm missing anything else, a clump of Diggory that looked a bit sulky last year looks very healthy today, even Wendy's Gold has a few extra flowers.

my Ketton are only just poking through, they're planted on a large bank with quite a lot of different ones and seem to be latest...

[Martin Baxendale]

I've found Washfield Colesbourne (while a lovely snowdodrop when doing well) to be very prone to disease and requiring regular chipping to keep it going.

[RichardW]

thanks for that, I have a second little clump that I'll think about chipping, would hate to lose it.

[johnw]

]My blonde ing hasn't shown itself either ?

Mine showed itself to be a nivalis Flore-Plena last year.  A trade...........

johnw