Snowdrops in February 2012

[johnw]

Lastly 3 plicatus grown from SRGC 93-1634.

Quite a few have markings with spikey tops to them. As they grow in a trough and get transplanted annually I wonder if I should let them stay put to see if the markings will fill out.

johnw

[Maggi Young]

Your weather may be  cold and horrible outside, John, but you are getting super pix of the 'drops.

[Paddy Tobin]

My goodness, John, a wonderful selection of snowdrops. Paddy

[johnw]

Your weather may be  cold and horrible outside, John, but you are getting super pix of the 'drops.

A cheap Fuji Coolpix which I dropped on the greenhouse floor this afternoon! Still working.

johnw

[Maggi Young]

Your weather may be  cold and horrible outside, John, but you are getting super pix of the 'drops.

A cheap Fuji Coolpix which I dropped on the greenhouse floor this afternoon! Still working.

johnw

Sturdily built, eh?                          ....and the camera too, of course.

[Brian Ellis]

John it's 'Gill Gregory' not the other way round.  Nice photo's for a snow covered day here.

Davey 'Mill House' was named by Cliff Curtis as you can see it is very similar to G.'Viridapice', however on a mature bulb the flower is held on a very long pedicel.

[Martin Baxendale]

Martin - The hmmm was indeed Mill House.

Frigid here at -8c and only a scratch of snow on the ground.  Low last night of -11c but rising to +3 tomorrow.

johnw

Sorry John, I thought your hmmmm had large spathes but looking back at the photo I think I was mistaking leaves for spathes. Must have been tired or in a hurry 

[kentish_lass]

A few photos from Myddleton House

[art600]

Excellent photos Jennie

It almost looks warm 

[art600]

Why has Galanthus 'Ruth Maclaren' not been mentioned before.

I bought this from Wol & Sue at Myddleton House.  A vigorous plant with an excellent mark - also very distinctive looking like a small snowdrop sitting on the inverted 'v'.

I will post a picture later.

[johnw]

Art - I think Ruth and Martha are both John Grimshaw's neices. They both lived here for awhile with their parents and luckily John visited so we had a great speaker for our Chapter. If Ruth is as good as the 'Martha McLaren' I have you have added a great snowdrop to your collection.  I haven't seen it offered at Colesbourne yet.

johnw

[Brian Ellis]

It almost looks warm 

There speaks an optomist

[Maggi Young]

It almost looks warm 

There speaks an optomist

Not really, I think his spectacles are still fogged up!

[art600]

Art - I think Ruth and Martha are John Grimshaw's neices. They both lived here for awhile with their parents and luckily John visited so we had a great speaker for our Chapter. If Ruth is as good as the 'Martha McLaren' I have you have added a great snowdrop to your collection.  I haven't seen it offered at Colesbourne yet.

johnw

Thanks for the info John.

I think the mark is a stunner - looking for a new battery for camera to take the photo that I am sure will require the drooling emocion - stand by Maggi

[johnw]

In 2010 I purchased about 1,000 seeds of Galanthus nivalis from Jelitto. At the time I was amazed they sprouted immediately. Thereafter I paid no attention to them whatsoever. I transplanted them whilst dormant with the soil intact and without examing the bulbs. I really paid no attention to them after the pepped above ground.  That is until today when they all flowered blue.  Some sort of squinny Scilla or Chionodoxa.  

johnw