Snowdrop prices 2010

[Gerard Oud]

If people are willing to pay lots of money for snowdrops and when they have no friends to swap with, or no friends left, Ebay is a good opportunity!

I do want more attention to the fact that i do notice more and more virus in some very popular hybrids/ cultivars.

I found virus in Trym, South Hayes, Primrose Giant, Spindlestone Surprise, Edingburgh Ketton, Freds Giant, Celadon, Rodmarton, Marjorie Brown.
And there are some that i keep in observation! When people do twinscaling they should take the best plants and dont look at the ebayprices that get payed for it!

[Diane Clement]

Gosh.  £60 for a nivalis dug from her orchard does seem 'slightly' overpriced.....    

It doesn't actually say how many, could be thousands  
What's also odd, is that she doesn't know how to spell her home town - Machynlleth  

If people are willing to pay lots of money for snowdrops and when they have no friends to swap with, or no friends left, Ebay is a good opportunity!  

I agree, there's nothing wrong with Ebay, it's an open market and prices will be what people are prepared to pay.  I've had a few bargains over the years     and a lot of fun  

[Alan_b]

I do want more attention to the fact that i do notice more and more virus in some very popular hybrids/ cultivars.

I found virus in Trym, South Hayes, Primrose Giant, Spindlestone Surprise, Edingburgh Ketton, Freds Giant, Celadon, Rodmarton, Marjorie Brown......

Is there a definitive test for virus?  For example, you might be able to prove snowdrop A has a virus by using it to deliberately infect snowdrop B and observing that snowdrop B goes on to show the same symptoms.  The only symptom I am aware of is a striped appearance to the leaves and if this is not very marked then I worry that the diagnosis becomes subjective.

[Gerard Oud]

Alan, the signs are dark or light green to yellow lines or stripes on the leaves. Different hybrids show different signs of virus. You can spot it on the pedicel and sometimes on the spathe too.
Do check the small ones near the motherplant if they show the same signs, most times they do!

There is a possibility of a Elisacheck but that is expensive, if you look good at the whole plant you dont need it.
When the plant show a bit twisted leafs or misshaped these can be the first signs of virus too.

I do keep the virused plants at another area to show people where to look at and how virus looks like, lots of people still dont.

[art600]

If you look properly its 16th century and made of glass
So its a bargain

Gerard

Are you referring to the expensive nivalis?  If not, which one please

[Gerard Oud]

The  buy now 60 GBP from Ebay

[art600]

But the description says NEW and growing on her Welsh hillside.

Why not sell it as your description, when it would easily achieve the Buy It Now price 

[Gerard Oud]

When its on a vaase you cant say its new and growing anymore Art.
I had not read the description, i only had a look at the photos and it looked like swarovsky, thats how snowdrops are on a vaase.

[Maggi Young]

Another e bay rarity here,with abuy it now price of £60 ,millionaires by the end of the season?

 Fascinating! After I saw this last night I sent the seller a question about how many bulbs were included.... one or many? No answer so far!
If you have a look at  her feedback, this is her first sale and her feedback as a buyer is none too great 
These ebay anomalies are nothing if not entertaining!

[Maggi Young]

Another e bay rarity here,with abuy it now price of £60 ,millionaires by the end of the season?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Snowdrops-Galanthus-Nivalis_W0QQitemZ290415268553QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_HomeGarden_Garden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN?hash=item439e1952c9

I have just had a reply from the seller and I see someone else has asked the same question of her....:

"I have 6 lots of 1000 green bulbs thankyou,   Kath            

-kath6587"

So, £60 for one thousand bulbs doesn't seem too bad, now, does it?  

[Eric Locke]

Someone going under the name Thunderbug is selling Green Man but the photo doesnt match
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Galanthus-GreenMan_W0QQitemZ180482818690QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_HomeGarden_Garden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN?hash=item2a059d4282

Mark you are correct,this is nothing like "Green Man"
I have sent a message ,so will wait for an interesting reply.

Eric

[Gerard Oud]

From today one snowdrop found by my friend Ian Christie
"Tinkerbell"/ Cinderella

[mark smyth]

That's a cute one. Which is it?

[KentGardener]

That's a cute one. Which is it?

I think it had to change it's name Mark due to the first choice being already taken?

[Maggi Young]

That's a cute one. Which is it?

I think it had to change it's name Mark due to the first choice being already taken?

Yes, but which is correct : Tinkerbell or Cinderella?