Snowdrop Gallery

SherwoodArrow · February 2023

I would love to see people’s photos of snowdrops, both in their gardens and out and about.

These photos are taken at a local churchyard.

These are the ones in my garden, I don’t know the variety as I inherited them from my great granny.

I’m sure others have more impressive snowdrop photos and I would love to see them 🙂.

JennyJ · February 2023

There was a small clump of doubles like that when we moved in and they've been split up and moved around over the years (sometimes accidentally). I think they're the double form of the common snowdrop, G. nivales flore pleno.

Mine aren't impressive yet. Last year I planted a load of G. nivalis and some G. woronwii, and spaced out the doubles and the taller, bigger ones that a friend gave me some years ago (I don't know the name, they look like G. nivalis but scaled up, pic below), so they all need some time to bulk up.

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Fairygirl · February 2023

Mine aren't open yet. Most of the areas where they are out just have the common one, and they're all a week or two earlier than usual.

It's still a bit early here, but I'll hopefully see a few different ones when I'm out.
That double one is pretty

Uff · February 2023

Same here @Fairygirl The nivalis are out but the species ones are way behind but I'm pleased about that as it extends the season.
SW Scotland is awash with wild ones and I was walking in woodland last Saturday near Dalbeattie but miles from anywhere and I came across these, lots of patches about this size. They aren't easy to photograph though. Bluebells aren't either.

nutcutlet · February 2023

just a few, i'll try and get some more pics tomorrow

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SherwoodArrow · February 2023

Thanks for that @JennyJ, I thought they would be a common one 🙂.

I was watching a programme about snowdrops a few years ago and it showed lots of different varieties one of which was a double. I then decided that I would like to have a double in the garden so tried to find some. Good job I went and looked at mine as they were already doubles 😂.

Busy-Lizzie · February 2023

Some years ago we went to Walsingham in Norfolk. The Abbey grounds were smothered in snowdrops.

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Busy-Lizzie · February 2023

Here are some of the snowdrops in my old garden in Dordogne. A friend gave me a clump years ago and they multiplied and I divided them. I took a clump with me to my new house.

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Silver surfer · February 2023

This is Colesbourne. Near Cheltenham. Gloucestershire.
Pics taken a few years ago.

https://www.colesbournegardens.org.uk/snowdrop-open-days/

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Lizzie27 · February 2023

Nice pics @Silver surfer, it's a smashing snowdrop garden. We also visited several years ago, quite a long journey from Bath as it turned out on an extremely cold and frosty day. We met old Mr (Lord?) Elwes and he was kind enough to tell us all about his collection, each variety carefully planted in a different area. I believe he died last year? I bought my Galanthus S.Arnot there but could only afford one pot! It still survives but hasn't spread much.
It's supposed to be honey scented but I can't get down low enough to smell it and if I did, I wouldn't be able to get up again.

Well worth a visit.

Silver surfer · February 2023

Colesborne.....The Elwes family.
Galanthus elwesii is named from this family.
Quote www...

"Genus name comes from the Greek words gala meaning milk and anthos meaning flower in reference to the color of the flowers. Specific epithet honors Henry John Elwes (1846-1922), English entomologist, botanist and naturalist who reportedly introduced the plant into cultivation."

Pics below show Sir Henry William George Elwes...wiki seems to say he is 87 and still alive.

I agree the prices of the snowdrops there were eye wateringly expensive.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Elwes

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