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Paddy Tobin

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Re: Galanthus February 2009
« Reply #210 on: February 13, 2009, 06:11:28 PM »
Diane,

Love the 'Skinny', a truly different, distinct and very nice snowdrop.

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Re: Galanthus February 2009
« Reply #211 on: February 13, 2009, 06:39:58 PM »
Quote from: Anthony Darby on February 13, 2009, 12:04:58 AM
There's something that puzzles me about your 'Flocon de Neige', Mark? I thought it was like 'Godfrey Owen': i.e. pure double? Yours just seems to have large inner petals alternating with the outers. :-\

Hi All

I read Anthony's post - and read it again later - and then read it again.....

I have looked at Mark's picture again, and then again another day, and then again.....



Is that really as good as it gets? :-\  I have done some quick searching for other pics but have failed to find many.  I think I prefer Godfrey Owen - can someone please describe how Flocon is better? :)

I must say that if this illustrates 'Flocon de Neige' in it's full beauty - then I am not that impressed. :-\   And will not be paying £100 for one (not that I would anyway! ::))

Cheers all

John
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Re: Galanthus February 2009
« Reply #212 on: February 13, 2009, 06:57:18 PM »
It has to expand
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Re: Galanthus February 2009
« Reply #213 on: February 13, 2009, 07:01:23 PM »
p.s.

put this into google 'images':

'galanthus flocon de neige' and .......

.... the first two pages show the avatars of Yours trully, Mark, Michael, Diane, Gerard and Paddy - but not a single Galanthus Flocon!

 ;D :D :)

John
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Re: Galanthus February 2009
« Reply #214 on: February 13, 2009, 07:05:17 PM »
And I am definitely no flocon de niege!

By the way, John, are you finished with my hat yet - the one you put on Mark's head recently?

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Re: Galanthus February 2009
« Reply #215 on: February 13, 2009, 07:05:39 PM »
Quote from: Paddy Tobin on February 13, 2009, 06:11:28 PM
Diane,

Love the 'Skinny', a truly different, distinct and very nice snowdrop.

Paddy

me too.   8)

Just been out with a torch to compare it to 'wasp' (the flower - not the torch!  ::)) and it is very different and I like/want the one in your picture just as much.   :P

Jx
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Re: Galanthus February 2009
« Reply #216 on: February 13, 2009, 07:07:00 PM »
Quote from: mark smyth on February 13, 2009, 06:57:18 PM
It has to expand

Looking much more better now Mark, but are the green marks on the in-between petals not consistant with expanded inners and not an extra set of outers?
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Re: Galanthus February 2009
« Reply #217 on: February 13, 2009, 07:09:45 PM »
Quote from: Paddy Tobin on February 13, 2009, 07:05:17 PM
And I am definitely no flocon de niege!

By the way, John, are you finished with my hat yet - the one you put on Mark's head recently?

Paddy

Sorry Paddy - I wanted to pass your hat on to Hagen  ;) - but the Giraffe galloped off into the sunset with it!

John  ;D
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Re: Galanthus February 2009
« Reply #218 on: February 13, 2009, 07:12:07 PM »
Quote from: Anthony Darby on February 13, 2009, 07:07:00 PM
Quote from: mark smyth on February 13, 2009, 06:57:18 PM
It has to expand

Looking much more better........................

How much more is better? ;D ???
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Re: Galanthus February 2009
« Reply #219 on: February 13, 2009, 07:13:43 PM »
My 'Augustus' cost me £3.50 from Desireable Plants!! :o
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Re: Galanthus February 2009
« Reply #220 on: February 13, 2009, 08:10:40 PM »
Quote from: robsorchids on February 13, 2009, 07:11:10 PM
[diggory is not virused....
nor is three ships which also has textured outer segments, as well as many other plicatus cultivars (read monograph!).
the puckering is caused by something else.
rob
Perhaps you can point me to the relevant page Rob? I can't find any mention. :(
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Re: Galanthus February 2009
« Reply #221 on: February 13, 2009, 08:27:52 PM »
first a Galanthus from Wol and Sue's open day
'Erway'
?'Hippolyta'
pot of 'Mark's Tall'
nivalis 'Viridapice' - every collection should have this 'drop
'White Wings' 'WP8' - I've shown it before but it's lovely with rain drops
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Re: Galanthus February 2009
« Reply #222 on: February 13, 2009, 08:39:43 PM »
Mark

As a junior galanthophile, without your year's of experience, I would be horrified if I found a flower like 'White Wings' - it looks virused  :o

How do you determine that this is OK and not virus?
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Re: Galanthus February 2009
« Reply #223 on: February 13, 2009, 08:50:29 PM »
You're not a juniour going by what I saw last week  ;D

The leaves are OK.
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Re: Galanthus February 2009
« Reply #224 on: February 13, 2009, 08:55:38 PM »
Quote from: mark smyth on February 13, 2009, 08:50:29 PM
The leaves are OK.

Mark

Is this the main/only feature by which you judge if a plant has virus?
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