Snowdrops in February 2012

[chasw]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm no sign of my Fatty Puff 

[snowdropman]

Many thanks for the background info to 'Kalum' - are you able to tell me anything about how/why you chose this particular name?

Chris, 'Kalum' is the name of Davey's son. 

Lucky son

[Paddy Tobin]

Why, Chris, it is good to see you back on these pages. I think we have missed your comments.

Paddy

[Sean Fox]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm no sign of my Fatty Puff 

No sign of mine either Chas, it was a very small bulb when it arrived last year, I've had a root around the pot and it's vanished altogether 

[ashley]

The trainspotting analogy is taking hold: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16789834

Great picture of a forumist

[KentGardener]

There is a rather nice photograph of a certain Carolyn Walker in that article.   

[Maggi Young]

The trainspotting analogy is taking hold: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16789834

Great picture of a forumist

 Yes, a lovely picture of Carolyn.  So much prettier than her double yellow drop avatar


Most amusing to see on the page , supporting a link to a time-lapse video of snowdrops, a photo of (what else?!!) a Leucojum emerging through the snow !

The actual video from the link is of snowdrops, but here's the photo:

I suspect this is what we really want




http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Galanthus_nivalis#p003k0pp = video link

[kentish_lass]

Love the dogwood border.
Must be lovely to see such colour in the midst of winter.

Thanks Maggiepie 

[Carolyn Walker]

There is a rather nice photograph of a certain Carolyn Walker in that article.  

I guess my attempt to go incognito on the forum (and everywhere else) has been blown but I am glad you like the photo.  I tried to look at the time lapse sequence but it said "not available in your area"---see they don't even allow photos of snowdrops into the US   .  

[mark smyth]

Carolyn looking at your web site and snowdrop list - does your Wendy's Gold always have two eyes? If it does I'll buy some from you this summer 

[Carolyn Walker]

Carolyn looking at your web site and snowdrop list - does your Wendy's Gold always have two eyes? If it does I'll buy some from you this summer 

Hi Mark

I don't sell 'Wendy's Gold' as I only have two bulbs myself.  Mine was given to me by Charles Cresson, a prominent local collector.  I am not sure I even know what you mean by two eyes because the only Wendy's Gold' I have ever seen is mine.  Could you post a photo to illustrate?  Here is a photo of mine:

[Alan_b]

I had to look very hard to see this but above the main yellow mark on the inner petal there seems to be two faint yellow dots.  Those would be the "eyes" Mark referred to and they are not (AFAIK) a normal feature of Wendy's Gold.

In fact the whole shape of the mark looks wrong, something like this http://www.snowdropinfo.com/plicatus-wendys-gold.html is typical (i.e. larger, fuller, not shaped like an inverted heart).

[mark smyth]

thats them - nicely set in the shadows of the claws

[Martin Baxendale]

That looks very much like the mark on 'Wendy's Gold' relative 'Bill Clarke' - an almost perfect circle with a notch out of it at the sinus.

[Martin Baxendale]

Take a look at Mark's website pic...

http://www.snowdropinfo.com/plicatus-bill-clarke2.html