Galanthus in January

[KentGardener]

I have never succeeded in keeping 'Godfrey Owen' but I always think of it as having six more-or-less perfect outer petals.  But John's clump seems to show a mixture of practically-perfect to not-so-good-at-all.  Is that my imagination in looking at the photo or normal behaviour for that particular snowdrop?

Hi Alan

There are definitely 6 inners and six outers there on all the flowers - it is just a lack of sunshine and my crap photograph that makes it look not so.

I'll try and do a better pic in a week or two on a warmer day when I have some time in daylight.

[KentGardener]

EDIT:

Hi Alan -  I've now been out with a torch and there are some that are not the perfect 6 outers with 6 inners.

I've never noticed that before so, for me, it does not detract from the overall look.

Still a beautiful snowdrop though. 

[Paddy Tobin]

Hi Paddy

'Walrus' is literately 3mm above ground here.  From memory I seem to remember that the tusks lengthen with age.

My tusks are lengthening with age - will I become a walrus?

[bulborum]

  Stuff like this :

Maggie

You did a fantastic job

Thanks

maybe an idea to put this chipping info in a special topic on top

Roland

[art600]

A close up of the 'Selborne Greentips' showing the twin bells.  Kent Gardener also posted a picture of this in his blog

I bought 'Rosemary Burnham' in 2011 and flowered it, but lost it.  I bought another in 2012 and am pleased to see I now have two bulbs and 2 flowers - fingers crossed I don't lose them.

General view of my cold frames.  If weather is sufficiently bright I will try to take some photos tomorrow - better than those above.

[Maggi Young]

Maggie
You did a fantastic job
Thanks
maybe an idea to put this chipping info  in a special topic on top
Roland

 
Thanks Roland- I have done that.  I have asked Ian to address the chipping subject more fully  in a future Bulb Log - he doesn't chip 'drops  much, mind you, but he does narcissus- same difference really     and it may be something that others are interested in.

[Michael J Campbell]

Maggi, did Ian ever chip Narcissus cyclamineus?

[bulborum]

Michael

they are very easy to seed
or do you have a special clone

Roland

[Maggi Young]

Maggi, did Ian ever chip Narcissus cyclamineus?

Not that I remember, Michael  but I'll check..... ....... he says he hasn't bothered. Raises it from seed for preference.

[ChrisD]

So many posts its hard to keep up

Paddy - those clumps look fantastic, as you have mentioned they look very natural like that.

John/Jennie - Wow Rosemary Burnham is quite a stunner, good luck with her.

Chris

[kentish_lass]

Lovely photo of Selbourne Green Tips Arthur.  Does this cultivar normally have two flowers or is this an anomaly?  Mine are only just coming through the ground at the moment.

[Alan_b]

This is a curious snowdrop I found last year, very lightly coloured on the outer petals so that it is off-white rather than white.  Sometimes snowdrops can go a bit funny just as the flowers go over so I was not completely sure about it last year.  But this one looked this way in bud this year and has only just come into flower. 

[Paddy Tobin]

Paddy - those clumps look fantastic, as you have mentioned they look very natural like that.

Chris

Chris,  these are the ones which grow well in the garden so they bulk up with ease. Paddy

[KentGardener]

This is a curious snowdrop I found last year, very lightly coloured on the outer petals so that it is off-white rather than white.  Sometimes snowdrops can go a bit funny just as the flowers go over so I was not completely sure about it last year.  But this one looked this way in bud this year and has only just come into flower.

And nice green tip stripe too Alan.   

[Oakwood]

A close up of the 'Selborne Greentips' showing the twin bells.  Kent Gardener also posted a picture of this in his blog

I bought 'Rosemary Burnham' in 2011 and flowered it, but lost it.  I bought another in 2012 and am pleased to see I now have two bulbs and 2 flowers - fingers crossed I don't lose them.

General view of my cold frames.  If weather is sufficiently bright I will try to take some photos tomorrow - better than those above.

Nice plants, Arthur, especially twin-bells Selborne Greentips. Is this feature really stable for this cultivar? And does anybody know stable twin-bells snowdrop cultivars, of course not of virus-nature....