Galanthus in January

[KentGardener]

Your Kentish plot grows beautiful healthy snowdrops John.

Do you ever get any 'don't shows' the year following planting?

Thanks Mike,  indeed I do have no shows - usually, as you mention, the year after getting them (especially when some were the size of a small pea!).  But also at other times too - this year for example what was a nice clump of 'Lady Dalhousie' has not appeared and one of the clumps of 'Wendys Gold' has not appeared.  The 'Wendys Gold' I can understand as it was next to the pond and the pond has overflowed a LOT this year with all the rain.  But the 'Lady Dalhousie' is a mystery as it was doing so well and is in a good spot.  I've not investigated what is under ground yet.

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

Hi John, I think it was - I seem to remember it being just leave for many years and then a few flowers in the last couple of years - followed by a nice bunch of flowers this year.

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!

Hi Tim - I shall try to measure it over the weekend.

[Mavers]

Glad it's not just me having some 'no shows' this year John.

Gerard Parker is one of my top drops, its flower can be VERY big when settled in.

I love Big Boy as well, if the wind drops over the weekend I will try to take a photo.

As Mark mentions the very strong wind is doing some damage to our 'precious things'.

[RichardW]

Had to go out with canes and florist wire this morning, some of the early tall ones are getting flattened 

[mark smyth]

I've got several no shows including Wendys Gold but wont worry until maybe mid February

[steve owen]

Mark
Spot on, far too early to be fretting over no-shows. After the cold spell snowdrops are bursting through where two days ago there was bare earth. Plenty of time yet for latecomers to the party. I also have the phenomenon of a small clump taking a year off and then reappearing.

[mark smyth]

I bought Pride o the Mill off Ebay, dont panic Maggie, and the outers are flushed green but not obvious green as it tips or stripes. Is this how it should be?

[mark smyth]

Pride o the Mill?

[art600]

Mark

It would help to see the inner mark.

I have this as Pride O' the Mill

[David Nicholson]

Just to prove I grow one or two:

Galanthus 'Hippolyta'

[Michael J Campbell]

David,your are catching the bug.

[David Nicholson]

Catch it Michael? I couldn't afford it?

[mark smyth]

Arthur mine has only come out of the spathe a couple of days. Are yours flushed green? I better check the book

[art600]

Arthur mine has only come out of the spathe a couple of days. Are yours flushed green? I better check the book

Mine do bnot have any green on the outside.

[mark smyth]

Maybe it is lost by the time the flowers open. Can you check the new flowers when they drop?

[KentGardener]

Maybe it is lost by the time the flowers open. Can you check the new flowers when they drop?

there is one here just dropping Mark and it is as white as white.