'Washfield Warham' - first named snowdrop cultivar sold by a major company?

[Alan_b]

Taylors Bulbs are selling packs of Galanthus plicatus Washfield Warham, billed as "the latest flowering snowdrop".  You can buy them here, for example: http://www.garden4less.co.uk/Galanthus-Washfield-Warh-bulbs.asp .  This is the first time that I can think of where a major player in the bulb market (like Taylors) has sold a named snowdrop cultivar.  Am I right?

[mark smyth]

I think you are correct

[Maggi Young]

Galanthus plicatus 'Washfield Warham' on the Taylor's bulb packet  doesn't exactly  square with the photos of that cultivar shown in the forum - such as here  (see also  http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=6818.msg190732#msg190732 and others, all showing a sort of  "moustache" mark)


pic on Taylors Bulb packet


It would be interesting to know what will come up from the packeted bulbs.
 

By the way, Mark Smyth - your snowdropinfo.com  links don't seem to be working.

[mark smyth]

I've been trying to contact the hosts for days but no one is answering the phone

[Alan_b]

So perhaps this is Galanthus plicatus 'Taylor's Washield Warham'?

[emma T]

I'm going to get some just to see what they actually are

[Alan_b]

I understand that "Washfield ..." snowdrops originated at the Washfield Nursery in Kent.  This was run by Elizabeth Strangman, who seems to be best-known for her work on Hellebores.  There is also a "Washfield Colesbourn"; I don't know if there are any more.

[Brian Ellis]

Washfield Titania

[Maggi Young]

I think you are correct

 Not exactly - I believe these have been offered for some years:
https://www.blomsbulbs.com/rock-garden-and-herbaceous-border/galanthus/nivalis-s--arnott

http://www.peternyssen.com/snowdrop-sam-arnott.html

http://www.peternyssen.com/our-shop/autumn-planting/miscellaneous-bulbs/snowdrops/snowdrop-hippolyta.html

[Blonde Ingrid]

Not exactly - I believe these have been offered for some years:

You are quite right Maggi, you can add Eurobulbs to the list who sell Plicatus Warham...

[Uwe]

Eurobulbs sell Plicatus Warham??? Where ??

[Maggi Young]

...and Hippolyta, here : https://eurobulbs.co.uk/galanthus-snowdrops.html

[Maggi Young]

And Marshalls seeds are selling   Warham bulbs with a photo of a double......
http://www.marshalls-seeds.co.uk/galanthus-plicatus-bulbs-warham-pid8966.html    - my word - a bit of a muddle around , methinks.


http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=1241.0

[Alan_b]

Galanthus "Warham" is supposed to originate from the grounds of Warham Rectory in Norfolk.  I think "Warham Rectory" is a synonym for "Warham".  "Washfiled Warham" is presumably named for its similarity to the original "Warham" but is not the same.

Also in circulation (From Wol and Sue Staines) is Galanthus byzantinus ex Warham which is completely different but really does originate from Warham Rectory.   

[Uwe]

many thanks Maggi , I had look at EUROBULB.nl