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Essex Gardener

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Unknown Snowdrop
« on: February 26, 2012, 07:35:08 PM »
Hi Galanthophiles

Please could anyone identify this snowdrop for me. It is a single flower I found growing on its own, all the other snowdrops in the garden are the same common varieties.

If I've put this in the wrong place please move it.

Many thanks

The Essex Gardener

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mark smyth

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Re: Unknown Snowdrop
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2012, 07:42:49 PM »
What leaf type?
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Re: Unknown Snowdrop
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2012, 07:43:21 PM »
That's looks like a  Galanthus elwesii but really need to see the leaves Essex Gardener,if you haven't bought it or being given it from a known source  therefore doesn't have any provenance then you can't put a name on it.We are not going to see this on ebay later ;D
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Re: Unknown Snowdrop
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2012, 07:44:39 PM »
Quote from: mark smyth on February 26, 2012, 07:42:49 PM
What leaf type?
Sorry Mark i will leaf this to you ;D
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Re: Unknown Snowdrop
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2012, 07:47:04 PM »
Hello Essex Gardener!

I'll move this to the Galanthus section where the 'drop fiends are in greater numbers!

A picture of the leaves  might help, by the way.  ;)
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Re: Unknown Snowdrop
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2012, 07:55:31 PM »
Lovely markings.  8)
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Re: Unknown Snowdrop
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2012, 08:13:39 PM »
G. elwesii var elwesii  :) and agree with Anthony Lovely markings.
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Re: Unknown Snowdrop
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2012, 06:54:49 PM »
thankyou all for your help,  stuart i have looked up elwesii var elwesii and my snowdrop does look the same  except i think the markings on mine are darker and clearer and the little hearts and squares go through to the inner side as well.  much prettier than the one i looked at . i will take great care of it and hope it multiplies over the years .  thanks maggi for putting my request in the right place .
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Re: Unknown Snowdrop
« Reply #8 on: March 16, 2012, 01:03:25 PM »
Not sure whether this is a seedling or something I lost the label for!? The markings are limey-green, and it's crimped at the outer markings.

Anyone recognise it?

Regards, Malcolm.
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Re: Unknown Snowdrop
« Reply #9 on: March 16, 2012, 02:42:15 PM »
It's very nice, whatever it is.
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Re: Unknown Snowdrop
« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2012, 05:09:18 AM »
The tip crimping I find varies from year to year on some of my drops here as well.  I think it is due to water, or lack thereof at some point in the flower formation?  The green in from the tip seems to be associated with it, as the green can sometimes only appear WITH the crimp (if you know what I mean) and look perfectly normally shaped and pure white at other times.  I know that 'Ophelia' for me regularly produces this sort of tip structure, always bringing much more green with it.

Those are my experiences here.  I'd be interested to know whether others have noted this as an environmental factor?   
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Re: Unknown Snowdrop
« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2012, 11:36:14 AM »
Thanks for the info... well, we are in a drought region!!

I shall keep a look out for it next year and see what happens.

Malcolm (in Sussex)
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