[pbs] Galanthus reginae-olgae, was New Jersey Weather
Jane McGary
janemcgary at earthlink.net
Tue Feb 3 17:47:33 EST 2009
Rodger wrote,
Locally, there is a rather large snowdrop grown that usually flowers in early
>December regular as clockwork, later than my G. r-o forms but
>earlier than all
>the rest. It appears to have been passed from hand to hand in a single small
>neighborhood, though it occurs spottily elsewhere. I have some specimens of
>what appears to be the same form. Can anyone suggest the proper name of this
>form?
It may be G. 'Atkinsii'. In my garden, which is higher and colder
than Rodger's, it can flower at the end of December, but this year,
after a long period under snow, it's just in full bloom now. It is
very large and vigorous.
Jane McGary
Northwestern Oregon, USA
More information about the pbs
mailing list