Galanthus ID please

[Darren]

This Snowdrop was one of the few plants left from the previous owners of our house and happily survived having the rock garden built on top of it then subsequently being overgrown by this Daphne. It has quite big flowers as you can see in comparison to the lens cap. I guess they would be about 6 or 7 cm across when fully open. It has flat glaucous leaves about 15mm wide. Can anyone identify it for me?

[mark smyth]

Darren it looks like S. Arnott or one of the many chunky single marked snowdrops

[Darren]

Thank you Mark - thiswas one of the names I had in mind for it. I figured it wasn't likely to be a real rarity as the previous owner of our house was definitely a garden centre bargain bin afficionado. I look forward to it flowering each year though.

[Alan_b]

You must understand that when Mark say "looks like" he does not mean "is".  Most snowdrops that look like yours are unnamed hybrids between galanthus nivalis and galanthus plicatus - these are ten-a-penny.  Even if your snowdrop once had a name, it doesn't now and it would be wrong to attribute a name to it unless you are very sure indeed.     

[Darren]

Of course Alan. I'm afraid I'm not much of a Galanthophile and to us it will probably just remain 'the big one under the Daphne'.

[Greg]

I have a very similar question and problem.  These have been in the garden for many years and I have no idea what type they are.  Any help gratefully recieved!  Not the best photographs but I hope good enough.

[Maggi Young]

Hello, Greg- welcome to the forum.... hope Galanthophiles can help you!

[Greg]

Thanks Maggi!

[Greg]

There are other types in the gardenas well but I have not taken any pictures of those yet.  I will post some soon!
Greg

[Alan_b]

These have been in the garden for many years and I have no idea what type they are. 

Galanthus nivalis flore pleno, widely naturalised in the UK and found in gardens everywhere.

[Greg]

Thank you Alan!