Snowdrops in February 2012

[Maggi Young]

You cut the grass?     Merciful heavens.... that's a shock at this time of year. Makes me SO glad I lifted all of our grass long ago   

Third time since Christmas, Maggi.

Paddy

 I would comment.... but I'm lying down in a darkened room.......

[zvone]

Hi!

   
Spring is waking up also in our country.

I am sending today's picture of Leucojum vernum:



Best regards!  Zvone

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[art600]

What a lovely sight to welcome Spring

[art600]

I know the difficulty of identifying snowdrops from a photo, but I would like you to try with this clump in my garden.  I would normally have a label, but this clump has appeared from nowhere

The third photo shows another surprise - twin bells.  This is a mini clump of two identical plants

[Hans A.]

Beautiful snowflakes, Zvone!
Arthur, I like especially your third one - but cannot help to give a name to any.

Two nice drops in flower actually: 'Jessica' and 'Ferdinand von Rayski'.

[Brian Ellis]

Blow me down Hans, yours is the first Jessica I have seen this year to have green tips - I've obviously not been to the right places!

[art600]

Hans

I particularly like 'Ferdinand von Rayski' - not one I had heard of before.  Is it a continental selection?

[Maggi Young]

Hans

I particularly like 'Ferdinand von Rayski' - not one I had heard of before.  Is it a continental selection?

 The (real) Ferdinand von Rayski sounds like a matinee idol -  appropriate enough on the day of the Oscar Ceremony, I suppose!   In fact he was an artist.  

[daveyp1970]

A lovely clump of David Baker in my friends garden.

and some more clumps



Galanthus melanie broughton

Galanthus florence baker

Galanthus Ballerina

[art600]

Very nice clumps Davey

Do the Ivy Cottage Greentips have green tips - it is difficult to see in the photo.  My new glasses arrive next week 

[daveyp1970]

Some more
Galanthus John Long

Galanthus South hayes

Galanthus the whopper

[daveyp1970]

Very nice clumps Davey

Do the Ivy Cottage Greentips have green tips - it is difficult to see in the photo.  My new glasses arrive next week 

Yes Art they do but didn't show up to well on the picture.

[art600]

A stunning collection

[Webster008]

Hello everyone.

I bought a Gal Sharman's Late yesterday. After arriving home I tried to find some information about it. I couldn't find anything online except for a photo on Mark's website. There is no information in the book "Galanthus, a monograph of cultivated Galanthus"either.
Maybe I should have bought more than one.

Does anyone know about the background of this snowdrop? Or does anyone also grow this variety?

I presume it has originates from Joe Sharman. The name does give that much away

[mark smyth]

I've always resisted buying David Baker because on a sales table it doesnt look exciting but in a large group - where's my phone ....

Art I think your unknown is elwesii Cedric's Prolific