Snowdrops in February 2012

[art600]

I agree - a quite stunning snowdrop.

[RichardW]

David, not sure if I am reading your post correctly... does the green stripe return on more mature bulbs?

[mark smyth]

Arnold, I'd say your snowdrops are simply G. elwesii

[Paddy Tobin]

A little help, please.

While walking the garden with a friend my eye was caught by a snowdrop with a yellow ovary - where no yellow ovary should be, so to speak. It was beside a clump of G. ikariae.

Any thoughts, suggestions?

Paddy

[David Quinton]

David, not sure if I am reading your post correctly... does the green stripe return on more mature bulbs?

Richard, some people report that the green stripe appears over time whereas others haven't seen it. I have only just received the bulb so can't really comment on my experience. I just like it as the green inner is so strong and the overall shape of the flower pleases me. I guess only time will tell. I spoke with a grower earlier this week who said that all of their 'White Hayes' had reverted so there's definitely some evidence that they can revert back to the striped version.

[chasw]

Managed a few more hours out in the garden today,and what a glorious day we had ,so thought I would take a few more pictures


Angelique
Baylham
Blonde Inge
Chrome Yellow
Ecusson D'or
Imbolc
Mrs Wrightsons Double
(edit by maggi to add photo names to the text  so the search facility can find them)

[chasw]

And a few more
And David,are you using black card as a background? very effective


Priscilla Bacon
Trymlet
Washfield Colesbourne
White Swan
Woodpeckers

(edit by maggi to add photo names to the text  so the search facility can find them)......................thank you

[art600]

Wonderful collection Chas - particularly like Woodpeckers, not one I had heard of before.

It was 18C here today and I was tempted to do some weeding    The clumps of snowdrops really do look good when the sun shines

[chasw]

Arthur I obtained Woodpeckers from Margaret Owen's garden last year,it is one of Lallie Cox's finds

[ArnoldT]

Mark:

Thanks,

[mark smyth]

Nice selection Chas.

No probs, Arnold

[RichardW]

David, not sure if I am reading your post correctly... does the green stripe return on more mature bulbs?

Richard, some people report that the green stripe appears over time whereas others haven't seen it. I have only just received the bulb so can't really comment on my experience. I just like it as the green inner is so strong and the overall shape of the flower pleases me. I guess only time will tell. I spoke with a grower earlier this week who said that all of their 'White Hayes' had reverted so there's definitely some evidence that they can revert back to the striped version.

thanks David, must admit I don't really like S Hayes but without that mark it looks lovely!

[Brian Ellis]

Just catching up having spent most of the day in the garden with a visitor - who could get seriously hooked on snowdrops!  Some lovely pics here, in particular David's White form of South Hayes, 'Woodpeckers ' and the aberrant Richard Ayres with that lovely mark.

[Martin Baxendale]

A little help, please.

While walking the garden with a friend my eye was caught by a snowdrop with a yellow ovary - where no yellow ovary should be, so to speak. It was beside a clump of G. ikariae.

Any thoughts, suggestions?

Paddy

That's exciting, Paddy. The leaves look like they could be ikariae. The flower shape isn't typical ikariae but does have a hint of ikariae-ness about is, and the mark looks like it could be ikariae crossed with something else. I'm guessing the only yellows you have are sandersii and Primrose Warburg, and it'd be very unusual for those to cross with ikariae, though not impossible. I'd certainly keep an eye on it to see if it stays yellow. Could you post some more pics later as the flower ages and the leaves develop?

[johnw]

I've called it White Hayes for my own method of identification. A nice flower.
David

David  - If I were bounding past your White Hayes I might think... nice Cicely Hall there.  It will be interesting to see if it has more vigour than South Hayes "itself".

johnw