Dropping into this week's 'In A Vase On Monday' post are a few of my special snowdrops. I wish I knew how to insert text and arrows for identification purposes but such wizardry is beyond me so I will rely on the good old left to right method :
- Galanthus 'Fieldgate Superb' with a distinctive X marking. There are a number of 'Fieldgate' snowdrops which all arrived as chance seedlings in the garden of the late Colin Mason who lived in Kenilworth. You can read more about them here. I have five 'Fieldgate' varieties and there is definitely room for more.
- 'Galanthus 'Wendy's Gold,' feeling shy on a dull day and refusing to open for the camera, perhaps because she is in a shadier border than the other snowdrops I picked. Her yellow ovary does shine out though. Like most yellow snowdrops she seems to clump up agonisingly slowly.
- Galanthus 'Trimmer' - lurking at the back and third from left. This one hasn't made into the garden yet but grows in a pot, which is overwintering in the greenhouse.
- Galanthus 'Viridapice' - this is the big boy of the group. Although the label has gone missing I'm reasonably sure of the identity.
- Galanthus 'Hans Guck In De Luft' (which translates as Johnny-Head-In-Air) with such soulful eyes. This is a fairly new arrival has still to make it from pot culture into the garden. The one original bulb has multiplied quickly. I will be planting one potful out this week and have three more pots waiting in the wings. There will soon be spares to share with friends.
- Galanthus 'Lost Label' - hiding behind young 'Hans' is a green tipped unknown variety. I will have to send a photo to my snowdrop friends to see if they know what it might be. Loosing labels doesn't upset me as much as it used to as the flower gives me exactly the same pleasure with or without a name. Still it's nice to know what's what.
- Galanthus 'Sutton Courtenay' - this one has an unmistakeable yellowish lime green ovary and the markings are the same colour.
- Last but not least is the distinctive 'Trumps' which I included in a vase some three weeks ago and which is still going strong. I must divide what is now a large clump.
Thanks to Cathy over at 'Rambling In The Garden' for her brilliant hosting each and every Monday. This week her post is featuring the most gorgeous hellebore which I simply must track down! The recent wet weather has not treated the snowdrops or other early flowers such as crocus well. However today the sun has been out on and off with patches of blue sky and spring seems to be that bit nearer.
Thank you for sharing your selection of preciouses, Anna. If you inserted the picture into a Word document you could then insert arrows which you would find under 'shapes' and then text by inserting a text box. It may well sound double Dutch but it is actually quite straightforward, but no doubt daunting if you have not done it before. I was interested to read about the stabe of Fieldgates - I only have two, but they both seem really strong-growing varieties so aiming for the set sounds like a good idea...any excuse, of course!!
ReplyDeleteAnd pretty drops they are, Anna! I'll never remember their names on sight as snowdrops can't be grown in my climate but I've come to recognize the difference between the flowers, which would've never happened without IAVOM.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful winter white vase of snowdrops and all the different varieties named. It is a great comparison for me to see this as I saw my first snowdrop when I started blogging 10 years ago. Fascinating. Amelia
ReplyDeleteSnowdrops heaven. They are pretty Anna and I like the little vase quite a lot.
ReplyDeleteWhat a joy to see all these lovely snowdrops...if I had my own garden again and was settled, I would plant so many varieties.
ReplyDeleteMy goodness, I had no idea there were so many varieties of Snowdrops! They are all so beautiful and now you have explained the differences, I will be able to see these variations in other Snowdrop photos I see. The vase compliments the flowers beautifully too. :)
ReplyDeleteLovely! I don't know how you can tell them apart, but I suppose they are like babies you have raised. ;-) The ones with lime green markings are striking. Having these in a vase allows you to appreciate them up close.
ReplyDeleteSuch a delightful selection, Anna. and you've chosen the perfect vase to go along with them. I "only" have ordinary ones but I find that some of their offspring looks very interesting. Just went to our local snowdrop wood again last week. It was a sunny, warm day and butterflies were swirling about, pur bliss and the perfect antidote to the global madness. Hope all is well with you. Spring is in the air 🐝
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful little snowdrops, Anna and they're perfect in the white vase. I think we're all still having rough weather that's being so harsh on the more delicate plants - here's hoping we all have some brighter weather during the week ahead.
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