Autumn-Season 2008 begins

[Maggi Young]

Re Tony's G. reginae-olgae ssp vernalis ........ she's a fine looking girl, but her legs are pretty solid, aren' t they ?      More correctly...." her leg is pretty solid" 

[Tony Willis]

As you know Maggi I like a well built girl.No use if they blow over in the first  bit of wind.

Brian I thought it looked quite elegant.

[Anthony Darby]

Curiously, my 'Tilebarn Jamie' is just in bud in the greenhouse now.

[Hans J]

first time i have heard of G. snogerupii !
the pleated/ribbed leaves are quite distinctive

 Rob -   please read here :
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=1599.0

[Alan_b]

For those amongst us who are not native English speakers I should explain that "snog" is a slang verb meaning "engage in kissing and caressing" (from my Concise Oxford Dictionary) whilst "er" is often used as a slang contraction of "her".  Thus the name "snogerupii" has faintly amusing overtones; particularly to one brought up on Benny Hill and the "Carry on ..." films with their love of salacious humour based on "double entendre" (pardon my French).

[Brian Ellis]

...whilst of course it is really named after the Swede Sven Snogerup emeritus professor of Botany at Lunds University.

[Maggi Young]

...whilst of course it is really named after the Swede Sven Snogerup emeritus professor of Botany at Lunds University.

...and I hope that this fine botanist was himself, eminently kissable..... for "his" snowdrop is cute!!

[snowdropman]

...whilst of course it is really named after the Swede Sven Snogerup emeritus professor of Botany at Lunds University.

who apparently did not think it as anything other than G. ikariae and, I believe, treated it as such in his 'Flora of Andros' (although later DNA analysis in Holland apparently suggests that it is distinct) - it was named by Kamari.

[Maggi Young]

We've got a galanthus flowering in the open garden ........... it's........white   

[David Nicholson]

Ohhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! I want one two

[mark smyth]

and where's the proof

[Maggi Young]

I decided that perhaps my previous info was a little skimpy... so I've been outside to look at the label of the white snowdrop..... label says  Galanthus reginae olgae 'Hyde Lodge' .... I do hope you are all suitably impressed ? When I say... "in the open garden"... that is not quite true... the snowie is tucked in close to a fern and is quite protected.... I  don't think it has flowered before for us.
By the way, had a look at the thermometer while I was out..... minus 3 degrees C at the minute..... feels colder!

[snowdropman]

..... label says  Galanthus reginae olgae 'Hyde Lodge' .... I do hope you are all suitably impressed ?

Very impressed Maggi 

An extremely good snowdrop - Martin cannot be around at the moment because I know that he rates this one highly too

[Maggi Young]

and where's the proof

here we go.....very fuzzy photo....well, it is dark, minus 3 , under a fern and me behind the camera!!



You will see, even in this fuzzy photo, that the bulb s increasing.... that's a first for G. r.o., here, too!
Thank you for your kind words, Chris! 
 No idea where I got it... may have been Sandy Leven.
 Sandy mentions this snowdrop in this article in the main website, from 2007....
http://www.srgc.org.uk/feature/sandyjanuary2007/content.html

[mark smyth]

I believe I see a second flower emerging!