Snowdrops in February 2012

[ichristie]

Hi Chas, sorry do not know but I like the inner marks have had a look at the leaves and flowers suspect that it has some G plicatus in it will try and get a close up picture but we are under snow today was expected but getting deep already, cheers Ian the Christie kind.

[mark smyth]

Chas and Ian, Baylham is sold by Barrie Turner on Ebay.
http://www.srgc.org.uk/forum/index.php?topic=2931.msg70297#msg70297

[ichristie]

Well we were warned about snow and it has arrived in large quantities just managed to get some pictures of the snowy snowies before the are buried, cheers Ian the Christie kind

[Maggi Young]

Just lots of rain and cold wind here in Aberdeen.
Was astonished to see on the lunchtime news that Heathrow has already cancelled a third of the flights tomorrow in expectation of 15cms of snow. 

[snowdropman]

A few  quick pics in today's sunshine...

Steve, when I corresponded with Olive Mason in 2010 about the snowdrop that she had named for her Aunt, she called it 'Aunt Agnes' - I couldn't help but notice that your photo caption says 'Aunty Agnes' (and quite by co-incidence I have just received an email from someone else who refers to it as 'Auntie Agnes').

I am led to wonder if this new snowdrop is already circulating under several (slightly) different names?

[snowdropman]

Just lots of rain and cold wind here in Aberdeen.
Was astonished to see on the lunchtime news that Heathrow has already cancelled a third of the flights tomorrow in expectation of 15cms of snow. 

My understanding is that the flights have been cancelled because they know that they will only be able to get planes in and out on a restricted basis whilst this snow is actually falling i.e. because of lack of visibility - once the snow has actually settled on the ground, they appear to be pretty confident about clearing it quickly because of all of the new equipment that they have invested in since the fiasco of a year or two back.

[steve owen]

A few  quick pics in today's sunshine...

Steve, when I corresponded with Olive Mason in 2010 about the snowdrop that she had named for her Aunt, she called it 'Aunt Agnes' - I couldn't help but notice that your photo caption says 'Aunty Agnes' (and quite by co-incidence I have just received an email from someone else who refers to it as 'Auntie Agnes').

I am led to wonder if this new snowdrop is already circulating under several (slightly) different names?

Chris, You may well be right.

[johnw]

A few from today. Cold here -5c still. Head still ringing as forgot to shut the alarm off before entering.

All Saints
Augustus
Bertram Anderson
hmmm - too cold to stretch for the label    - might be a good quizz
John Gray
nivalis ssp. imperati ex Dr. Fischer
Percy Picton
plicatus Diggory - trying to get this back on its feet again after pilaging it and a disease outbreak

johnw

[johnw]

Robin Hood
plicatus Sophie North
Seagull
Sutton Courtenay
unknown - leaves
unknown - flower

The unknown is most like a named one in inventory whose label has gone missing. Anyone care to take a stab at it.

johnw

[johnw]

The name of hmmm has just come to mind, so I am ready for guesses.

johnw

[Martin Baxendale]

John, from the large spathes I'd say hmmmm is warei. The unknown - did you have rizehensis. From the leaves, it looks like it could be the triploid form rizehensis Baytop.

[johnw]

Gawd you're good Martin!

I seem to have accounted for all rizenhensis but just searched my file for Warei and entry says under nivalis Warei (original source Foxgrove) "where is pot #1?". I will take more shots when the leaves expand. This bulb would date back to the 90's so I hope it is the "good" Warei I saw on Foxgrove stand back a couple of years ago.

Premature. The green tipped hmmm should be Mill House. I'll check the label tomorrow.

The unknown could be one of the rizehensis marked dead - will check again. Now out the door to a Chinese NY Banquet.

johnw

johnw

[tonyg]

Chez Millen in Kent after a lecture last night.  I did Crocus, they do Galanthus.

Here are a few which caught my eye on a very cold morning.  Fantastic use of railway sleepers for making terraces.

White Swan
Big Boy
Roger Rough

[mark smyth]

wow I really like the use of sleepers

[johnw]

"Insert Quote wow I really like the use of sleepers"

Me too. The sleepers standing vertically are especially nice. And they certainly look a lot larger than the ones to be found in Canada. Are they about 10 inches wide? I hadn't noticed the trains in England were particularly big, just that the doors don't open from within.

johnw