The ebay season begins....... ( includes ikariae/ woronowii comparisons)

[Anthony Darby]

I agree. In fact, I would say my woronowii leaves are almost apple-green and quite shiny.

[Hans J]

Anthony ,

the leaves of ssp. snogerupii are also apple green !

please look :

http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=1599.0

But there is a methode to see clear what is what :

....there is a really simply method to see the difference between the species of G.ikariae and woronowii :
take a leaf and cut it - on the ikariae leaves you will see cells ( big enough to see it with the eye ) -woronowii has this sign not !

this works also if you have no flowers !

[Anthony Darby]

Anthony ,

the leaves of ssp. snogerupii are also apple green !

The leaves of my snogerupii seedlings (just one per seedling) fit this description and are quite shiny too.

[Hans J]

rob : i think the snowdrop friends would it prefer when the seller cut a leaf of g. woronowii .....before again comes wrong ikariae comes to them .....

[Paul T]

Thanks for all the info.  I'll have a good look when I see mine in flower again in around July.  Seems SO far away..... still months even until the autumn species.    I'm in withdrawal. 

[mark smyth]

I see on Ebay there are no takers for the Galanthus bulbils. Other snowdrops about to end look like they are going for normal value. Time will tell as the last minute goes

[Brian Ellis]

look again Mark - someone has put in a bid for the Sandhill Gate

[Jo]

The other way

Matt says
ikariae is medium to dark green
woronowii light to medium green

I just noticed this thread and thought you may be interested in pics of my ikariae ssp ikariae.  I had the seed of this from the AGS years ago

[mark smyth]

That is the best group if ikariae I have ever seen

[Maggi Young]

Super photos, Jo. They do look good with the Cyclamen, don't they 

[Paddy Tobin]

Lovely clump, Jo.

Paddy

[Jo]

Haha Maggi,

looking good with cyclamen will come back to haunt me   

Lovely clump sounds like a galanthus compliment so thanks Toby.

mmmmm lovely clumppppp, sorry I think thats Simpson influence there.

[Jo]

sorry, Paddy, I think I'm dislecccc as well !!!

[maggiepie]

They are exquisite Jo.
Can you tell me how long they take to flower from seed?

[Brian Ellis]

The cyclamen certainly show them off well Jo, well done.