Snowdrops in March 2012

[Hagen Engelmann]

There should be a way Arthur .....

[KentGardener]

Hagen - interesting that your snowdrops are now rushing ahead with their flowering.  After being so ahead of you I am now behind you - my 'Danube Star' is still a week away from flowering.

(Art - remind me next month that you are on the lookout for a bulb  )

[johnw]

The latest ones in the greenhouse here John/Hagen are nivalis Tatiana (still a week or so away), Pusey Green Tip (just out) and "caucasicus" from P&M in the 90's.  Is Danube Star later than these? 

I am surprised how early plicatus Maidwell L is outdoors and yet Sophie North is well behind.

johnw - +1c & sunny

[KentGardener]

John,

'Maidwell L' is always an early one here.  I do wonder if there are more than one clone though as another friend told me their clump was out a lot later....  Your one is as early in your season as mine is.

A couple of pics from today.

1 - 'Fiona Mackenzie' - it only opened yesterday so I am expecting the flower shape to change - but I might not see my garden in daylight until next Sunday so captured a photo while I had the chance. 

2 - 'Curry' - A new one for me that was a gift while at Oirlich last year.  I seem to remember it being an interesting browny yellow 'curry' colour when Alan S and I were given it.  In my garden for "it's first year" it seems to be a rather boring lime colour.....

[Brian Ellis]

This is one of my finds,three flowers on it this year and it does it every year.

Once it's clumped up it will look fantastic Davey

[Brian Ellis]

Brian, I also have a few of SCHMALHANS IM GRÜNEN !

Just as this clump looks absolutely gorgeous.  As the children in my class used to say - I can't wait

[Hagen Engelmann]

Brian you have no other chance, you must wait......

[Hagen Engelmann]

JohnW, TATIANA is later than DANUBE STAR.

Now we have our two weeks of saison here. Hope the temperature next days is not to high.

[Hagen Engelmann]

A little helper of mine. This bee is crossing the yellows with the greens!!!
I couldn`t do it better .

[Brian Ellis]

Brian you have no other chance, you must wait......

Just what I used to say to the children Hagen

[Hagen Engelmann]

Here is a "Tuff" with the color of CURRY.
But the interesting thing is not the color.
Please have a look to the leaves.
They lay down on the ground are green but not waxy.

[johnw]

JohnW, TATIANA is later than DANUBE STAR.
Now we have our two weeks of saison here. Hope the temperature next days is not to high.

So, outdoors Tatiana should be very late indeed. Perhaps I'd better collect some Rosemary B. pollen to put on Tatiana....

johnw

[steve owen]

John, my Tatiana is one of the very latest snowdrops in my garden. The flower buds are only just above soil level.

[annew]

You have trained your bees well, Hagen.

[Gerard Oud]

One of the last ones over here.
Streifenweh.
Tatjana is nice but in 3 years still one bulb!
Virescens very nice for a old green snowdrop!