Photos of Irish Snowdrops needed

[KentGardener]

John - was I stood next to Ruby when you took that photo?  I would like to see the complete pic if I am.    Many thanks.

[Geebo]

 A few pictures of know and unknow,I got Gal Daglinwort as a present but not to sure about it,like expert advice please.
Cheers,Guy

[mark smyth]

A photo of the whole plant for Daglingworth is needed. Hill Poe is correct and a photo of mine. The last plant I dont know what it is

[Geebo]

Sorry Mark,
The picture of Gal Hill Poe was taking last Year here at home ,as You will notice the back ground was a piece of bog oak.
cheers,
Guy

[mark smyth]

http://www.snowdropinfo.com/hill-poe.html taken in the garden of Margaret Glynn on 07 March 2004

and posted on the old forum Posted on Monday, January 24, 2005 - 8:05 pm
http://www.srgc.org.uk/discus/messages/8/11.html

and the original

[Geebo]

Mark,
I am terrible sorry for my reply on Gal Hill Poe and wish to send You all my apologies for the mistake I made.
I got confused on the background of the picture,as I often use the bog oak,what I did on some of my Galanthus last Year,but no excuse You proved Your point,and again many times sorry.

Happy New Year.
Guy

[Gerard Oud]

To conform with current health and safety directives, we should probably state here that snowdrop bulbs are poisonous and should under no circumstances be eaten (or stuffed up your nose, used as replacements for light bulbs or be offered as a more valuable currency to replace the British pound - current value half a groat).

I must say that snowdrops and narcis contain a certain element that seems to be a good medicine against Alzheimer!
Maybe it is not such a bad idea to eat one or two bulbs a week.
I have only forgotten what the element is

[David Nicholson]

 

Actually Gerard it's a quarter groat now!

[Gerard Oud]

Its really true David, they found a certain element in Narcis that is one of the elements for a medicine against Alzheimer.
As you know snowdrops and narcis are related, they have started growing hectares of narcis just for the chemical industry already!

[loes]

it`s galanthamine 

[Gerard Oud]

just finished my snowdropsupper and youre right Loes

[Diane Whitehead]

Last night as I ate a cracker my finger got in my mouth too -
the bitter taste reminded me that I hadn't washed my hands
after doing a bit of surgery on a snowdrop bud that was refusing
to open.  Snowdrops will not be a popular snack except perhaps
for people who add bitters to their drinks.

Galanthamine is being added to some commercial crops to
provide insect resistance (I think - unless it is against cold).

[Gerard Oud]

Ones first beer tastes also bitter Diane.