Snowdrops in March 2012

[Lesley Cox]

This is the only contribution I am likely to make to this brand new thread, but, hey, I got there before anyone else.

[Hagen Engelmann]

Without any pic?
It´s not a good begin.
I hope march will bring us a lot of galanthus flowers to show.

[fermi de Sousa]

Too early for Galanthus peshmenii in our garden!
 
cheers
fermi

[steve owen]

Some pics then....

Fee Clochette
Moonlight
Un-named
Triple

edit by maggi to add photo file names

[Brian Ellis]

Fee Clochette doesn't look like the one in Gunthers book Steve, is it still settling in?

[loes]

Fee Clochette doesn't look like the one in Gunthers book Steve, is it still settling in?

i agree,in the book it is sooooooooo lovely,big,round,fat and now it is" just" beautiful

[loes]

And forgot to say the unnamed one is also very much my taste

[mark smyth]

Fee doesnt look like the photo I have  http://www.snowdropinfo.com/galanthus%20nivalis%20Fee%20Clochette.html

[steve owen]

I'll ask the owner to check.

[KentGardener]

Loving the unnamed one Steve.   

[Lina Hesseling]

Really love the unnamed too!

Lina.

[RichardW]

another glorious day!

Armine
Baylham
Bitton
Doncasters Double Charmer
Ikariae
Rizehensis

two unknowns, first labeled as Pusey Green Tip but looks nothing like the others I have, any suggestions? and a weird spikey thing I think was given to me as Cockatoo?

Warham

[David Quinton]

A few more to add to the March thread. The warm weather really has started to take its toll on the snowdrops now. Hopefully the later virescent varieties won't be too far behind.

1. Celia Sawyer
2. Moortown showing the very intense green inner nicely in the warm weather
3. Ruby Baker still shy of opening fully despite the direct sun on her for three days.
4 and 5. Walker, Canada. This came from North Green Snowdrops two years ago and seems to be doing well.

David

[Brian Ellis]

That's interesting David, I saw a lovely little snowdrop at the National Collection holders labelled 'Walker, Canada' which didn't look like that.  I am sure yours will be correct so will have to let her know she has been given  something else!

[David Quinton]

Hi Brian,

I've looked up the description in the 2007 North Green catalogue and the text is as follows:

'Walker, Canada, there is a touch of mystery about this rather special snowdrop from the garden of the late Richard Nutt. The well proportioned flower has an X-shaped mark on the inner segment curiously broader towards the long, narrow, conical ovary. The flower is born above placate leaves on a short scape which slowly lengthens as the season progresses, resulting in a large, distinct and eye catching snowdrop. This is, in our opinion, the best snowdrop inherited from the Richard Nutt legacy from his garden at Great Barfield and has been very much admired by all his friends. A nearby faded and barely legible label with the name 'Walker, Canada' is all that is known about this lovely snowdrop.

It does look as if the photos shown are in keeping with the catalogue description. That's not to say that it is correct but at least my photo matches the description given.

David