Snowdrops in February 2012

[mark smyth]

Lovely snowdrop bank.

[David King]

More from Monday.

1.  Normal galanthophile pose.  From left Esme Bagnall-Oakley, Brian Ellis, Jane-Ann Walton
2.  Norfolk galanthophiles. from left:  Ann Borrill, Brian Ellis, Jane-Ann Walton, Judy Wilson
3.  Snowdrops and crocus
4.  G. krasnovii
5.  Jane-Ann Walton
6.  Crocus
7.  More snowdrops
8.  Horses

[David King]

A gift to Brian from a generous forumist.

1 and 2.   G Schmalhans-im-Grunen

[JoshY46013]

G krasnovii      It's beautiful!

[johnw]

Good grief a krasnovii!  What a garden!  Have you ever seen such well-behaved erect Crtocus?

Another corker David .

johnw

[Brian Ellis]

A tip from another lurker on the forum (thanks RB) if you grow G.krasnovii, grow it near a hosta so it will be bone dry in the summer, as it is a snow-melt plant.

[Maggi Young]

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[Tim Ingram]

My goodness, what fine photos of the winter garden - to have a bank running down to a stream like that is just beautiful. I think some visits to Norfolk must be in the offing! Many thanks for sharing the pictures.

[johnw]

A tip from another lurker on the forum (thanks RB) if you grow G.krasnovii, grow it near a hosta so it will be bone dry in the summer, as it is a snow-melt plant.

And platyphyllus never too dry?

johnw

[JimF]

Hello JimF
I agree with Mark and Alan too.
I always found only "false" stolon vertical (in to the depth) and never horizontal.

Mark, Alan, and Hagen.

After an evening examining the second plant from top in the photo (which is angled and doesn't show the horizontal "crook root" well) I believe what I'm seeing is a bulb that was knocked on its side by a mole with its tip pointing more down then to the side. So not only has the bulb righted itself, forming the crook root "stolon", but then went on to raise itself up as you all suggested. So a combo of moles, being sideways and two deep created, in this case, the appearance of sideways motion. One more mole move and we could have a cork screw!

Appreciate the comments, that sent me back to bulb and brain.

Jim