Autumn-Season 2008 begins

[Maggi Young]

November 1st, Arthur?  My word, England IS another place!
By the way, for you lovers of white things.... our whole world is white here... about three inches of the cold stuff.

[Brian Ellis]

Goodness that is early Arthur, what a nice form to have to start the season off.

[Martin Baxendale]

I know I posted a picture of Hyde Lodge when it was in bud - it is still my only one in flower at the moment so here is another snap of it with the flower open this week.

John 

Hi John. Sorry about this, but I don't think what you have there is reginae-olgae 'Hyde Lodge', which is a much chubbier flower with shorter, broader outer petals and a much more narrow, flatter mark, really just a thin line in the centre with wider ends, forming a very wide thin inverted V shape. I'll see if I can find a pic of 'Hyde Lodge' to post for comparison - unless Mark has one handy he can post? Mark? Can you help?

[Martin Baxendale]

John, here's a photo of Galanthus reginae-olgae 'Hyde Lodge' that I posted on the old forum. Not a great pic, but it does show the flower shape and mark clearly. Your flowers are too long and narrow in the petal and, as you can see, the shape of the mark is quite different.

[Martin Baxendale]

Oh, and the ovary of your flower is a different shape as well.

[Maggi Young]

Rob, have nipped outside to grab a few snowy shots... will post them soon  in a new thread in the 'General' Section.

[KentGardener]

Hi John. Sorry about this, but I don't think what you have there is reginae-olgae 'Hyde Lodge', which is a much chubbier flower with shorter, broader outer petals and a much more narrow, flatter mark, really just a thin line in the centre with wider ends, forming a very wide thin inverted V shape. I'll see if I can find a pic of 'Hyde Lodge' to post for comparison - unless Mark has one handy he can post? Mark? Can you help?

Oh dear!  That is what the Snowdrop Company sent me last year for ten quid!   

[Martin Baxendale]

Must have been a mix-up. Ron is usually very good re. naming. I'll see if I can find a spare bulb for you.

[mark smyth]

No photo from me but I bought it from the same source as John.

[snowdropman]

No photo from me but I bought it from the same source as John.

So, is yours the same as John's

[Brian Ellis]

mmmm, mine too, it's still in bud but I have my doubts

[snowdropman]

Must have been a mix-up. Ron is usually very good re. naming. I'll see if I can find a spare bulb for you.

To the best of my knowledge, Ronald Mackenzie is the only person selling this form, which he got from Herbert Ransom so, as Martin says, must have been a mix up.

[Martin Baxendale]

To the best of my knowledge, Ronald Mackenzie is the only person selling this form, which he got from Herbert Ransom so, as Martin says, must have been a mix up.

Yes, I think he is the only one selling it. Mine came originally from him many years ago.

[mark smyth]

Mine have no flowers

[snowdropman]

I also bought some bulbs of 'Hyde Lodge' from the Snowdrop Company last year and these have produced the characteristic chubby flowers, on quite tall scapes.