Galanthus November

[steve owen]

Does anyone know anything about Galanthus 'Autumn Beauty'? It was bought from the Wisley plant centre and is in flower now. It's not mine unfortunately!

Anne
Its an elwesii hybrid. I have a good clump in full flower. Its always the earliest to flower
 in my garden, sometimes starting in the last week in September.

[Hagen Engelmann]

Here is another autumn poc: HERBSTFLÖCKCHEN. I hope it blooms in UK also.
The next is a green tipped Gp, nothing special but nice.

[Wim Snoeijer]

Just a question:

Is Galanthus 'Heracles', as refered to in this thread, the same as Galanthus 'Hercule'?

Galanthus 'Hercule' is pictured in Galanthomania, page 140.

Many thanks for your help.

Wim

[Alan_b]

Its an elwesii hybrid....

I seem to recall there was some controversy on these boards as to whether 'Autumn Beauty' is in fact a single hybrid or a group of similar hybrids.   

[Maggi Young]

Yes,  several members, including Steve had had bulbs showing considerable variation  :
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=4230.msg119843#msg119843

[Melvyn Jope]

Just a question:

Is Galanthus 'Heracles', as refered to in this thread, the same as Galanthus 'Hercule'?

Galanthus 'Hercule' is pictured in Galanthomania, page 140.

Many thanks for your help.

Wim

Hello Wim,

No it is not the same thing, John Fielding named his Galanthus reginae-olgae Heracles early this year, as far as I know Hercule is a Galanthus elwesii selection.

Regards, Melvyn

[Wim Snoeijer]

Thank you, Melvyn.

Wim

[annew]

Here is another autumn poc: HERBSTFLÖCKCHEN. I hope it blooms in UK also.
The next is a green tipped Gp, nothing special but nice.

Hagen you are teasing us - nothing special? What species is HERBSTFLÖCKCHEN?

[Paddy Tobin]

Two beautiful snowdrops, Hagen.

[KentGardener]

I AM VERY JEALOUS!       -  as I am still awaiting my first flower to open in the garden.

Melvyn, Ian, John and Hagen  - wonderful pics.  (and I agree with Hagen - we do like pics on here.    )

Hagen - love the fern as a backdrop.  And how can you say that is not special?!!!  To be flowering at this time of year I think that is a wonderful beauty for us to see.   

[Hagen Engelmann]

John, a jungle garden should  have a lot ferns in the background. But ferns and galanthus are not the best neighbours.

[annew]

But ferns and galanthus are not the best neighbours.

How so?

[steve owen]

Visiting my daughter's where some of the bulbs are billeted, and surprised and delighted to see a good strong nose through the soil by the label "wor. Elizabeth Harrison" - much earlier than I anticipated. At least the local mice haven't had an expensive lunch!

[pontus]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/9087106/Mutant-snowdrop-sells-for-725.html

It would have been the most expensive mice lunch in history had the local mice found their way round this specimen mentioned by the daily telegraph!!!

[KentGardener]

Thanks for the link Pontus - I smiled at the penultimate paragraph:

However with snowdrops suddenly becoming so valuable many collectors are now hiring security guards

Has anyone booked G4S for the New Year?