Galanthus Marianne Hogener

[Derryclare]

Can anyone help please with a photo of Galanthus Marianne Hogener?  I bought it at the 2010 gala and thought I'd lost it but my records now seem to suggest that it's the one that Mark liked a lot when he visited but which I had labelled as Tante Kathe.  Many thanks 

[Alan_b]

Apart from an obituary here http://www.aachen-gedenkt.de/traueranzeige/marianne-hogener/20250981 neither the snowdrop nor the actual person have an online presence that I can find.   

[mark smyth]

editing to remove the photo and text

[Brian Ellis]

...my records now seem to suggest that it's the one that Mark liked a lot when he visited but which I had labelled as Tante Kathe.  Many thanks

Just to clear this then, we all liked the one labelled 'Tante Käthe', which I believe was correctly labelled according to the photo Mark has just posted.  Funnily enough I saw 'Tante Käthe' again last week at a 'Snowdrop Tea' and I liked it just as much as yours!

[lettuce begin]

I will see if it is still in flower tomorrow.

[mark smyth]

'Tante Käthe'

[Rudi B.]

Hallo,

Bild 1: G. niv. warei ’Marianne Högener’--100% poculiform--Kräftige Grünzeichnung außen und  innen.

Bild 2 + Bild 3: G. nivalis ’Tante Käthe’ -- lange elegante Blüte-- 50% poculiform.
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Hello,

Figure 1: G. niv. warei 'Marianne Högener' - 100% poculiform - Powerful Green drawing inside and out.

Figure 2 + 3: G. nivalis 'Tante Käthe' - long elegant Blüte-- 50% poculiform.



Rudi

[Rudi B.]

Apart from an obituary here http://www.aachen-gedenkt.de/traueranzeige/marianne-hogener/20250981 neither the snowdrop nor the actual person have an online presence that I can find.   

Hi Alan,

thanks for the obituary. The Snowdrop was named after her.
She was my cousin.

Rudi

[Alan_b]

Thanks, Rudi; those pictures were really helpful and now there can be no possible confusion.  They are both lovely snowdrops.  It's good that you were able to honour your cousin by naming a snowdrop after her. 

[Derryclare]

Thank you Rudi and others for a definitive answer - Tante Kathe it is (though it has some minor differences).  Like the majority of my snowdrops it's gone over now after 3 warm days last week but it's only 11 months till it returns.  Time to finish mapping the snowdrops and then to watch the Erythroniums....