Tangled Branches: Cultivated
happenings in and around my zone 6b gardens in northern Virginia and in central Virginia
Monday, January 23, 2006
Snowdrops
Spring is coming! The snowdrops are in bloom! Last week I was poking around the spot where they first bloomed last year, hoping to uncover a hidden flower. I could see they were coming, but having already lost the First Snowdrop Contest, I didn't bother to take a picture. But by yesterday they were undeniably flowering. I'm a little surprised that they're later than last year, given the warm weather we've been having. Must have been the colder December that slowed them down.
I was very sloppy in labeling and taking notes when I planted these, and so I don't have a proper record of which species they are. Have I written that before? Sounds familiar. Anyway, I planted carefully labeled reference groups of Galanthus nivalis and Galanthus elwesii last fall, but those aren't sprouted yet.
I remember reading some time ago the advice to plant snowdrops "in the green" (Henry Mitchell?, Beverly Nichols?), but never knew where to get them that way. I'll be sending my catalog request off to Mr. Hitch Lyman tomorrow.
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