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Author Topic: New Galanthus species?  (Read 2695 times)

Martin Baxendale

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Re: New Galanthus species?
« Reply #15 on: January 26, 2012, 10:19:19 AM »
It's quite possible that a gracilis bulb (or bulbs) was (were) collected and imported with the elwesii that were planted in the woodland and that this has hybridised with nivalis.
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Gerard Oud

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Re: New Galanthus species?
« Reply #16 on: January 26, 2012, 10:24:43 AM »
These are my thoughts too Martin but i cant place the ribbed leaves! ???

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Re: New Galanthus species?
« Reply #17 on: January 26, 2012, 10:27:29 AM »
Are they really very unusually ribbed?
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Re: New Galanthus species?
« Reply #18 on: January 26, 2012, 10:51:40 AM »
I do post a pic later when it has grown bigger, especially from the leaves!

 


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