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Brian Ellis

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Re: Galanthus - January 2015
« Reply #300 on: January 26, 2015, 04:16:09 PM »
If bought it would be 'Ronald McKenzie' so I guess that is what you should call it.
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Re: Galanthus - January 2015
« Reply #301 on: January 26, 2015, 04:37:36 PM »
It's a cracker.  :)
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Re: Galanthus - January 2015
« Reply #302 on: January 26, 2015, 05:31:45 PM »
Galanthus 'Chequers' - A HUGE individual flower and 7 flowers out of one mature bulb!!
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Re: Galanthus - January 2015
« Reply #303 on: January 26, 2015, 08:31:08 PM »
Wow - what a colour!  :o  It looks as if it might glow in the dark. Does it increase well?

It does glow especially the large inner mark. It glows like a yellow highlighter pen

I only got it last year so don't know if it increases well
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Re: Galanthus - January 2015
« Reply #304 on: January 26, 2015, 09:00:22 PM »
Mark, your G. "Ronald Mackenzie" is terrific.  The color is very deeply saturated  and it really is a stand out.  Nice photos. Laughing at the spelling of the name of the cultivar as I have seen it three ways so far. I think the above is how the person's name is spelled. Rick
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Re: Galanthus - January 2015
« Reply #305 on: January 26, 2015, 09:04:52 PM »
It is one I would like to grow one day . It looks stunning   :o
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Re: Galanthus - January 2015
« Reply #306 on: January 26, 2015, 11:27:46 PM »
G. 'Ron McKenzie' or should it be 'Ronald McKenzie'?

Aren't they two different varieties? 'Ron' is banana yellow and 'Ronald' is lemon yellow. Very easy to tell apart, all you need is a spectrophotometer which surely most gardeners have these days.  ;D ;D
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Re: Galanthus - January 2015
« Reply #307 on: January 27, 2015, 05:16:15 AM »
SJW, I have only one variety but will give different light. So I cn get a citrus yellow and a orange yellow too ;D

But which of both is this please?
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Re: Galanthus - January 2015
« Reply #308 on: January 27, 2015, 05:51:59 AM »
They're all white with yellow bits!  ;D
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Re: Galanthus - January 2015
« Reply #309 on: January 27, 2015, 08:12:53 AM »
They're all white with yellow bits!  ;D
...but highly desirable ;D ;D
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Re: Galanthus - January 2015
« Reply #310 on: January 27, 2015, 09:42:57 AM »
Main point being that the gentleman's name is Mackenzie    rather than Mckenzie or McKenzie  :)
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Re: Galanthus - January 2015
« Reply #311 on: January 27, 2015, 10:19:38 AM »
oops
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Re: Galanthus - January 2015
« Reply #312 on: January 27, 2015, 10:29:09 AM »
oops
I've got relatives  who are McLaren and friends who are Maclaren  - or is it the other way round...... ::) ???    Not easy, is it?!
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Re: Galanthus - January 2015
« Reply #313 on: January 27, 2015, 10:31:01 AM »
Main point being that the gentleman's name is Mackenzie    rather than Mckenzie or McKenzie  :)

Yes, apologies for earlier misspelling but I was more focussed on the fact that the plant is named 'Ronald Mackenzie' not 'Ron Mackenzie', however well you might know him.
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Re: Galanthus - January 2015
« Reply #314 on: January 27, 2015, 12:32:52 PM »
I'll have a look at the inners again Mark. It will be dark when I get home so will try to grab a look tomorrow morning.

The pictures of your snowdrop are really stunning.
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