More Snowdrops...

While it's so nice outside, I am finding it difficult to tie myself to the computer here and write about this symposium I partially attended last week...so, let's just poke around outside and see what the snowdrops are up to...






Even though I know this is not the wondrous drift of snowdrops I envision, I am still pleased that from one little snowdrop, all these have now emerged.

Look at the very slight green dots on the ends of the white petals...as none of the others in this little group have them, they may mean nothing...


The next two pictures are of Galanthus elwesii...they were fortunate to be planted with a label...



The next two pictures are of Straffan...notice the lack of green at the top inside...



This is Mrs. Backhouse, not quite open yet....maybe tomorrow...


Just for fun, here's looking inside one of the unknowns...a preview...


Did I mention that I received a postcard (of snowdrops, naturally) from Mr. Lyman of Temple Nursery acknowledging my order? Yes! Looking forward to those...

Some other odds and ends..as I've added hellebores, some are in more exposed locations and they've suffered with our weather this winter...surprisingly, as I think of hellebores as bullet proof. I do expect them to recover, of course. The one below is in a protected area...a couple others there are also starting to bloom. I didn't anticipate exactly how my Japanese maple Waterfall would grow...it's become difficult to get in this area...so forgive the fuzziness from Waterfall...


I did find another self seeded Johnny Jump Up...too cute to pass by...


And, finally....have a look at the albino daylily seedling....it is doomed to die as soon as it uses up the nutrients provided by the seed itself. It can't produce chlorophyll. I've not had many of these...luckily....as it is rather sad to see them.


I learned recently...I thought this was interesting...that dormant seeds are thought to have nothing to do with dormancy in the plants themselves (we're talking daylilies here). They are produced to ensure the survival of the plant...so that the new plants don't all emerge at once and get wiped out by something. This information has been discussed on the AHS Robin recently as many of us are starting our seeds...and there are always questions about why some lag or seemingly fail to grow. You can make efforts to ensure that your seeds all germinate together, if that is important to you. I don't worry about it too much.