Snowdrops in February 2012

[Martin Baxendale]

Martin your description sounds right, am sure it's not something I've been given over the years but it may have been passed on to me as something else, it is tall but not noticed the scape thing...

I like the look of "unknown", does it look like a hybrid or a straight elwesii?

is a hybrid.

Benhall Beauty is noted for being tall. I don't want to say for sure, but if you get a chance to see a labelled Benhall Beauty have a close look and compare, or take a photo to compare. I think it might be.

[johnw]

If it was Benhall Beauty, the leaves would be quite narrow like large nivalis leaves, quite grey, with some slight plication I think.

Good eye Martin. Note the difference in the apical markings in this posted photo of Benhall Beauty that JohnF took at an RHS Show.  And to say nothing of the basal ones!

re: Richard's find That mark looks awfully familiar.....  

johnw

[RichardW]

it does look right.

[ichristie]

Hello all, back to near normal now, I took a group of German snowdrop lovers to Brechin Castle on Wednesday and despite most of what we saw were just ordinary G. nivalis my heart skipped a beat just magic, a few pictures from the day, cheers Ian the Christie kind

[Maggi Young]

So glad there was some blue in the sky, Ian... makes all the difference for the visitors, who I am sure had a lovely time.

[Mavers]

Such uplifting scenes Ian, these little 'wee' flowers have such a beneficial effect on our hearts don't they.

[Tim Ingram]

Snowdrops do look so 'right' on mass like that; somehow relaxing after ebay I should think! I rather wait for a snowdrop coming up at Sotherby's but I am not sure the audience would be good gardeners.

[RichardW]

Brian very kindly bought me a flower of Benhall Beauty today and it is a very good match, so think there's enough to say mystery solved.

Brian hope you enjoyed your trip, lovely bunch of people & some nice new swapping contacts 

[mark smyth]

Ian C have you brought P1020690 in to cultivation?

[KentGardener]

Ian C have you brought P1020690 in to cultivation?

It's nice looking isnlt it Mark.  And it has had the most views of the photos posted.   

[ichristie]

Hi , I found this at the castle on Wed and yes we have something similar here there are so many fantastic variation anyway yes I do have chips. I am adding a few more not all from this year but let me know your views, cheers Ian the Christie kind  (will have about 10 pots for Dunblane)

[Shadylanejewel]

Ian C have you brought P1020690 in to cultivation?

It's nice looking isnlt it Mark.  And it has had the most views of the photos posted.   

Since I am a total newbie for Snowdrops (obtained my first pot of 'Flore Pleno' yesterday), is the puckering of the outer segments usual?

Julie

[Alan_b]

is the puckering of the outer segments usual?

Yes, it is fairly unusual though a number of the "classic" snowdrop cultivars show this, "Diggory" for example.  It tends to be an admired trait.

[Palustris]

So many wonderful pictures and descriptions of Galanthus, but no one really goes on about the scent. These are our Snowdrops in a little wood which we have and today with no breeze the smell was heavenly and they were full of little mining bees too. Magic!






edit by maggi to give some space btween the pictures 

[Maggi Young]

We can tell it was warm by the angle of the petals.... obviously the plants are enjoying some heat... .who could blame them. Still too cold here for them to open up and hardley any scent discernible in the cold. 

Hope you had a seat and a cuppa in the wood to enjoy them, Eric?