Galanthus in January

[Maggi Young]

Do you have any pictures of your lovely 'Green Flake' Maggi.

I remember seeing it in one of Ian's bulb logs.

Last night it was 15 degrees C down here in the SW in fact it was so mild the snowdrops that had opened during the day were still open in the dark & being blasted by the very strong southerly wind.

It's in this Bulb Log-     
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2011Feb161297864141BULB_LOG_07.pdf     -  it is a pretty thing!

Yesterday David N. as telling Ian that they had a mild day - 12  degrees, he said. we had 5 degrees at the time.    Been nice and bright up to now today- windy and colfd though- getting cloudy now - I think more rain is coming.

[Brian Ellis]

It certainly is very delicate and pretty Maggi, and there is a nice mark on Cragton Green Twin too. I reckon you are a closet galanthophile

[johnw]

A couple more as I was downloading the pics on my camera.

1 - Rodmarton Sirius

2 - Rodmarton Regulus

Pass the smelling salts please.

[johnw]

Your Kentish plot grows beautiful healthy snowdrops John.

Astounding progress indeed.  Such health!

John  - Did you find Sibbertoft White slow to get going?

johnw - headed to +12c and 90k/hr.

[Mavers]

Thanks Maggi, just look at Green Flake again.......it's a heart stopper is that one!

[RichardW]

nice day but too windy to take any photos outside so more from the greenhouse.

Ketton
Bill Baker's Early
Diggory (looking more like it should)
x valentinei
Anglesey Abbey

[RichardW]

one more..

Mighty Atom

[art600]

Can someone help with the identification of this snowdrop.

Unlees I am having a senior moment, I was given some bulbs of Scilla morrissii and that is what the pot is labelled.

I was delighted to see the bud appear, as I have never had this scilla before.  A friend said it looked similar to a snowdrop!!

Days later, the truth was revealed - itis a snowdrop.  I removed a petal to better show the mark.

[Tim Harberd]

 
3 - 'Penelope Anne' - over the years this has slowly been working her way up into my top ten.  She is always doing well here and is always happy to display that lovely dark green block.

4 - One that has often put a contented grin on my face over the past seasons - 'Gerard Parker'.
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Hi John, Thanks for posting your pictures... I particularly appreciate the comments.. Please could I trouble you to do a few measurements on 'Gerard Parker', as I understand it might be a ''giant'' contender!

Tim DH

[RichardW]

my Penelope Anne didn't flower this year, something to forward to next, looks very nice.

[ChrisD]

Can someone help with the identification of this snowdrop.

Unlees I am having a senior moment, I was given some bulbs of Scilla morrissii and that is what the pot is labelled.

I was delighted to see the bud appear, as I have never had this scilla before.  A friend said it looked similar to a snowdrop!!

Days later, the truth was revealed - itis a snowdrop.  I removed a petal to better show the mark.

Are the leaves as green as they look in the photos? If so I would suggest its probably G. ikariae. I dont actually grow that one but there arent that many drops with broad shiny green leaves. Second opinion anyone?

Chris

[art600]

I think the colour is right.

Looking at Mark's photo gallery it could well be Ikariae.

Thanks

[Oakwood]

Are the leaves as green as they look in the photos? If so I would suggest its probably G. ikariae. I dont actually grow that one but there arent that many drops with broad shiny green leaves. Second opinion anyone?

Chris

IKARIAE

[Martin Baxendale]

I think the colour is right.

Looking at Mark's photo gallery it could well be Ikariae.

Thanks

From the leaf puckering, size and shape of mark and shape and length of the outer segments, I'd say ikariae.

[mark smyth]

nice day but too windy to take any photos outside so more from the greenhouse.

way too many blown around here in the last two days and loads of broken outers. What happened to them was caused by yesterday day time being 12C. By 5pm the high wind had kicked in