Snowdrops in February 2012

[RichardW]

lovely day today but very busy so didn't get around with camera til late, thought I would include some clumps for a change...

Diggory
Double?
Find from the g. Highdown bed
gracilis Highdown
Mighty Atom
Modern Art
r o Vernalis
don't know what this is, but it's very nice, really like the v dark mark.

[Maggi Young]

And lovely clumps they are, Richard.
I think 'drops are like puppies and kittens.... one is cute but a bunch of 'em are nicer still. But that applies to most flowers, I suppose 

[RichardW]

most of my close ups look dirty after they've been pinned down by snow for 10 days, will get the cotton buds out tomorrow and start dusting  

[johnw]

Ground frozen still but Maidwell L and Dionysius are almost out here.

johnw - +5c / -5c tonight. Rain, of course, tomorrow.

[johnw]

And lovely clumps they are, Richard.
I think 'drops are like puppies and kittens.... one is cute but a bunch of 'em are nicer still. But that applies to most flowers, I suppose 

Amorphophallus? No thanks.

johnw

[Maggi Young]

    Good point John... .not all flowers then!

[Brian Ellis]

most of my close ups look dirty after they've been pinned down by snow for 10 days, will get the cotton buds out tomorrow and start dusting  

You don't have to go to all that trouble just 'cos we're coming Richard

[RichardW]

ok I wont bother 

I was worried you wouldn't have much to see but it's not looking too bad considering, at least it'll still be mild tomorrow.

[ScotsmanInKent]

Richard

Lovely photos.

I like the look of "unknown", does it look like a hybrid or a straight elwesii?
Highdown find looks good to, nice large drift, wish I had some "clumps" like that ;-)

Simon

[Martin Baxendale]

don't know what this is, but it's very nice, really like the v dark mark.

Richard, is this a named one that you've lost the label for. It looks very much like 'Benhall Beauty'. Did you ever have that and lose track of it? Also, is the scape prone to flopping over and not standing up again, as that's a characteristic of Benhall Beauty. B.B. is a nice flower but this bad habit spoils it somewhat as a garden plant.

[Martin Baxendale]

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

[RichardW]

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.

[kentish_lass]

Lovely clumps Richard - I particularly love the clump of Highdown....beautiful.  I am rather partial to gracilis and its hybrids this year and bought Yamanlar at Myddleton House and it looked beautiful today.

Thanks for the tip of copying the post Michael.  John - I will try your method next time.....it gives me a good excuse to have yet another cup of tea 

Here is Yamanlar today:-

[Lina Hesseling]

Yamanlar looks great!
You take very nice pictures, Jennie.

Lina.

[tonyg]

Walsingham on a grey day.  Lots of snowdrops .... but they're all the same!