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It is about snowdrop prices 2010. This misidentification problem just makes it worse. At least I haven't heard of anyone selling 'Flore Pleno' as 'Flocon de Neige' this year.
I thought I'd try some good news as an antidote to the "Withdrawal Symptoms" thread whilst waiting for the thaw being hinted at for the end of next week.Ebay selling prices for 44 different varieties of snowdrops sold over the past four weeks show an 18% drop over the 2009 prices for the same varieties.A health warning; the main Ebay buying season is yet to come and white fever may yet push prices up again. Or maybe the recession is actually having an effect. Or it could be that more sellers such as "galanthusboy" are slowly emerging and producing a more diverse market place. As I have commented previously, part of the inflated market is down to individuals who have good stocks of certain wanted varieties but won't share or sell them to the people who want to grow them. I recall one lucky possessor of a clump of well over fifty plants (at a conservative estimate) of a scarce snowdrop variety who assured me she would be sharing them only with her friends.Fortunately I have encountered far more snowdrop enthusiasts who will readily share, swap or sell plants where they have spares. Wendy's Gold is an interesting example of a variety whose price has steadily reduced as a good supply of bulbs has become available, but Bill Clark and Primrose Warburg are counter-examples where this supply/price effect has yet to benefit buyers.One final comment; full marks to one or two nurserymen who are working hard to produce sufficient stocks of desired bulbs.
I told Thunderbug on Ebay his Green Man isnt. S/he said"You are very sad, I suppose you wrote the book , wore the tea shirt etc, just let the Ebayers decide. Find something better to do."
Thunderbug is also offering a 'Jamie Broughton' he claims has been "established in my garden for over 60 years".