Galanthus in December

[Maggi Young]

Giant could mean "very large flowered" or "very tall", in my view it would ideally mean both 

So a question for you all, approximately how tall are these drops, I like tall drops with large flowers.

Chris

Chris, what you need is a garden full of Leucojum vernum - they sound like they fit your bill! 

[Brian Ellis]

Dimitri they are amazing
I like the first photo where you can see the inners through the outers, a most attractive feature I always think.

[Oakwood]

Chris, what you need is a garden full of Leucojum vernum - they sound like they fit your bill! 

yes yes yes!!!!! Rule Maggi, rule the waves!!!!  I'd add also Leucojum aestivum!
the problem that if you grow a tall drop - its flowers are medium-sized like Sam Arnott ((( and you've got enormous flower - the plants are short or medium height even the leaves are fat and wide like my plicatus plants ((( Resume: very tall stems can't stand the huge fat flowers - it falls immediately 

[Oakwood]

Dimitri they are amazing
I like the first photo where you can see the inner through the outers, a most attractive feature I always think.

Exactly, Brian! I call it "an outer perianth segment long claw effect"!! 

[daveyp1970]

Galanthus transcaucasica sent to me from a VERY generous person :)I think the green on the outers will go next year.

[MargaretB]

This morning I moved my pots of Howard Wheeler, Donald Sims Early and Rainbow Farm Early to staging near our back door so I could enjoy their flowers at close quarters.  Over lunch my husband asked "What's wrong with your snowdrops?  They're flowering too early."  Is this grounds for divorce?

[johnw]

This morning I moved my pots of Howard Wheeler, Donald Sims Early and Rainbow Farm Early to staging near our back door so I could enjoy their flowers at close quarters.  Over lunch my husband asked "What's wrong with your snowdrops?  They're flowering too early."  Is this grounds for divorce?

Margaret - As long as you're assured a decent settlement before the Gala sale I'd say yes go for it.

johnw

[johnw]

In port one day early this year.... plicatus ' Three Ships'.

Next in line HMS Silverwells and then Richard Ayres.

johnw

[Hagen Engelmann]

Yes John, it is really lovely. One of my top ten too.

[freddyvl]

Christmas - Weihnachten - Noël - Kerstmis 2012

1. G. cilicicus: closely related to G. peshmenii (autumn/winter flowering, applanate vernation, linear leaves, single mark on inners), not a good doer;
2. G. 'Early to Rize': probably a offspring of one of the elw. Hiemalis Group;
3. G. elw. 'Mrs McNamara': large flowers with textured outers, long pedicel;
4. G. elw. 'Peter Gatehouse': straight, skyward-pointing shape (acute at apex);
5. G. reg.-olg. ssp. reg.-olg. 'December': a selection of Koen Van Poucke (B).

[johnw]

Hey, the Green Brush x Rosemary Burnham seeds are sprouting!   

johnw

[mark smyth]

too eager doing a quick session of weeding and debris removal this afternoon. Pulled all the flower stems off one of snowdrop clumps. Never weed when the sun has already set!

[Mavers]

Sorry to hear what you have done.

  Bet you're feeling pretty mad at yourself Mark.

Mike

[Maggi Young]

Isn't 'Mrs McNamara' lovely?

[Thomas Seiler]

Yes it is ... 
Can't remember having it out so early as this year.
Shot of today:
Galanthus elwesii 'Mrs McNamara