Joze Bavcon University Gardens Ljubljana's 2019 Snowdrop Offering

[Blonde Ingrid]

Great news!

Joze Bavcon of the University Gardens Ljubljana's 2018 snowdrop offering is now live!

They have a tremendous range of named and unusually nowadays unnamed snowdrops that are beautiful and excellent growers!

Not only will you be getting excellent quality snowdrops but also supporting a Horticultural organisation, which we all know can do with whatever help they can get.

The range will increase as the weather permits so keep looking as new ones appear frequently.

Good hunting!

http://www.botanic-gardens-ljubljana.com/en/the-shop/plants

[Blonde Ingrid]

More good news from Joze Bavcon and The University Gardens Ljubljana they have a new book listing and there is a sale on, including his excellent snowdrop book is reduced in price!

Like me, you might find the notion of a book on a Parsnip perplexing. However, it is a thoroughly good read!

All books have an Engish translation alongside the Slovenian, payment is straightforward and they have an excellent fast service.

Give them a go!

http://www.botanic-gardens-ljubljana.com/en/the-shop/publication

[Blonde Ingrid]

Good news! Slovenia is emerging from the snow!

Joze Bavcon's Botanic Garden of Ljubljana snowdrops are now becoming available! Joze resists the temptation to name every drop in sight but the numbered drops (Nova Gorica) are stunning. The drops are stunners and come in all price ranges.

http://www.botanic-gardens-ljubljana.com/de/der-laden/pflanzen

They are posted using speed post and thus arrive rapidly. They bulk quickly, in my experience, and you are supporting a botanic institute which we all know are always looking for funds.

I have included some photos of mine from this year and a reminder of Joze's excellent book which can be ordered at the same time.

There are fantastic virescent and other drops!

[Maggi Young]

You set me  touring the website with an accompanying cup of coffee, Ingrid - and I am reminded that Jose Bavcon has also authored a book on Cyclamen purpurascens  in Slovenia -  which might also be of interest to members ....



http://www.botanic-gardens-ljubljana.com/en/common-cyclamen

[Blonde Ingrid]

Joze has a whole series Maggs, I have a delightful read of one of his books on a Parsnip! No, I am not on drugs! 

[steve owen]

The prices of the Slovenian bulbs look astronomical.

[Blonde Ingrid]

More of Joze's drops are available on his site. Interestingly, of the first 34 released 10 have now sold in two days, so you will need to move quickly.

These drops are great for those that cross drops, they are large seed producers, with a high germination rate.

[johnralphcarpenter]

More of Joze's drops are available on his site.

His site?

[Maggi Young]

His site?

  The site with Joze Bavcon's snowdrops is that of  the  Botanic Garden of Ljubljana - http://www.botanic-gardens-ljubljana.com/de/der-laden/pflanzen

[steve owen]

More of Joze's drops are available on his site. Interestingly, of the first 34 released 10 have now sold in two days, so you will need to move quickly.

A quick calculation suggests an average price per plant of about £150. If Mr Bavcon is lucky enough to have 34 or more customers willing to buy at those prices, he is a lucky man and I should like to bank with him.

BTW some of the flowers shown on the Ljubljana site look very much like many other named snowdrops widely available here in the UK. I just wonder, when over 2,000 varieties have been named just here in the UK, what is the motivation in growing similar plants from Slovenia (or Belgium, or anywhere). And, if Slovenia names 2,000 varieties (and if bulbs sell well at an average price of  £150 there must be a temptation to name more) and Holland, Belgium, Germany each generate populations of 2,000 named varieties) then anyone looking to grow sizeable numbers of such foreign-named plants will need a garden the size of Northumberland (and a little army of gardeners).

And a very rich auntie.
 

[Blonde Ingrid]

Dr Joze Bavcon has put more drops up on the Botanic Garden site!

Currently he has sold 25 out of the 69 listed including today's latest additions, some of which have already gone! I got my choice but you have to be quick for the rare varieties!

Don't forget Joze's excellent snowdrop book. 

[steve owen]

Average price per plant now £175. And all you can see is flower-heads.

[Blonde Ingrid]

In fact, the average price per pot currently displayed (62) is 147 Euros or £130, the price per plant will be lower as there are clearly more than one plant in many pots. From personal experience, i know that there are often more than one bulb per pot. Worth observing that some drops are on sale for around 20 Euros or £18.

[Josh Nelson]

There are many that are beautiful either available or sold out but they are bit pricey for me at the momment and especially compared to some that can be bought now for much less.  Some of these may well be a cut up on many available more widely but I'll wait for a bit to see if they get better value before starting to add them.  I had one from Paul Barney this year that may be one of these and think I've already overspent!!  All in good time...

[Brian Ellis]

Yes, they do seem expensive, especially when the photographs are so small that with some of them you can't really tell what they are like, and being a Yorkshireman, I don't like to part with my cash on speculation!  Nova Gorica must be a lovely place to look for snowdrops but I think I'll stick to what I can see clearly is something worth having.