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Maggi Young

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Re: Galanthus February 2016
« Reply #270 on: February 25, 2016, 08:48:05 PM »
Every sign that your collection is building again very well, Richard!!
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Re: Galanthus February 2016
« Reply #271 on: February 25, 2016, 09:23:19 PM »
What an impressive list of fantastic snowdrops, Richard. Wow! I love of couse the plic-types from Ukraine, but also some great nivalis selections. I love those virescent and striped types! Some nice Scharlockii too!
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Re: Galanthus February 2016
« Reply #272 on: February 25, 2016, 09:40:13 PM »
This is my greenest snowdrop in my garden, a selection from 2013. Not yet named of course as numbers need to be built up.
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Re: Galanthus February 2016
« Reply #273 on: February 25, 2016, 09:57:05 PM »
Steve, your Galanthus plicatus  'Joe Sharman' is truly super!
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Re: Galanthus February 2016
« Reply #274 on: February 25, 2016, 10:45:12 PM »
Steve, Richard and Valentin some lovely snowdrops shown today.  Many thanks for showing us, a real treat :D
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Re: Galanthus February 2016
« Reply #275 on: February 26, 2016, 04:12:27 PM »
A tad early for us but we have no complaints after a winter such as the last one.  We've had a nice mild stretch of weather, ominously reminscent of 1981 when evergreen azaleas were showing colour at the end of March!

G. nivalis 'Anglesey Abbey' spreading nicely from one tiny bulb in 2013.
G. 'Desdemona'
G. 'Dionysius'

Marvellous snowdrop postings there Valentin and David!

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Re: Galanthus February 2016
« Reply #276 on: February 26, 2016, 04:31:45 PM »
There has been some chat of the facebook snowdrop page about 'Sally Wickenden'. By far most people are growing the wrong snowdrop including me. Which of the two below do you have?
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Re: Galanthus February 2016
« Reply #277 on: February 26, 2016, 04:33:53 PM »
For some reason I could add photos above
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Re: Galanthus February 2016
« Reply #278 on: February 26, 2016, 05:27:44 PM »
Mark - Was the true one photographed at Margaret Owen's?

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Re: Galanthus February 2016
« Reply #279 on: February 26, 2016, 06:36:17 PM »
We have both at work , the Sally with the narrower inner markings is the only right Sally as described in the book.

Need to know what to call the false Sally  ?
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Re: Galanthus February 2016
« Reply #280 on: February 26, 2016, 10:11:25 PM »
Joe doesn't know what false Sally is. Maybe Matt does
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Re: Galanthus February 2016
« Reply #281 on: February 26, 2016, 10:45:41 PM »
Joe doesn't know what false Sally is. Maybe Matt does
Possibly one of the other Acton Pigot seedlings as I understand that Margaret Owen did pass them on and sometimes mixed the names up.
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Re: Galanthus February 2016
« Reply #282 on: February 28, 2016, 04:13:55 PM »
Awake. Rejoice.
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Re: Galanthus February 2016
« Reply #283 on: February 28, 2016, 04:17:39 PM »
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Re: Galanthus February 2016
« Reply #284 on: February 28, 2016, 06:33:00 PM »
Close up from Galanthus 'Blueberry Tart' 'Blewbury Tart'
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