G. 'Pusey Green Tips'

[apothecary]

Another from Primrose Warburg.  I've checked the monograph, but since the plant is so variable, I'm not quite sure where to set the standard or what exactly constitutes an aberrant segment since they all look pretty aberrant to me.  Since it has it's green tips, I've been assuming it's pretty much ok though...?

[Martin Baxendale]

Looks ok Kristina and here again I'd stick with the name, especially as it came from Primrose Warburg.

[snowdropman]

Looks ok Kristina and here again I'd stick with the name, especially as it came from Primrose Warburg.

I agree with Martin

[Anthony Darby]

I have this but bought it as 'Pusey Green Tip' (no 's'). Which is correct?

[Martin Baxendale]

I have this but bought it as 'Pusey Green Tip' (no 's'). Which is correct?

With the 's'.

[snowdropman]

Yes, it is 'Pusey Green Tips', as published in the 'Snowdrops' book.

[Anthony Darby]

I'm glad that's sorted.

[David Nicholson]

Rob did you mean 'aberrant'?

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/aberrant

[KentGardener]

can somone explain to me what aberant means?
im confused

rob

Hi Rob

I have always taken it to mean when inner petals stick out all over the place.  You can get a snowdrop like 'Hill Poe' that has a wonderful perfect inner whorl - and then look at wild double nivalis and there are often 'enlarged/ugly/deformed' looking inner petals sticking out at odd angles.

Can't guarantee that I am right - but it's those odd ones I take it as referring to.

regards

John

[Anthony Darby]

Aberrant means it's 'not normal', i.e. deviating from the standard form. Some aberrations are actually quite beautiful and you could say that today's aberration is tomorrow's 'most desirable' plant?