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Paddy Tobin

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Re: Galanthus February 2010
« Reply #600 on: February 28, 2010, 10:21:27 PM »
I posted a shot of G. 'Green Lantern' a few days ago but the  bright sunshine yesterday helped it open.

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G. 'Green Lantern'

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Re: Galanthus February 2010
« Reply #601 on: February 28, 2010, 10:35:55 PM »
Even better Paddy, cheers.
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Re: Galanthus February 2010
« Reply #602 on: February 28, 2010, 10:38:19 PM »
It certainly is a good one, Brian, and, by all accounts, good to increase - an important feature in a snowdrop when a friend would like to have one!

Going through photographs from yesterday. Here is one of G. ikariae but the inner segment mark seems unusually light. Anyone seen this happen previously?

Also looking well in the sunshine was G. 'Kildare'.

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« Last Edit: February 28, 2010, 10:48:41 PM by Paddy Tobin »
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Re: Galanthus February 2010
« Reply #603 on: March 01, 2010, 01:36:16 AM »
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Found in 1994 by Alan Street growing near its probable parents G.elwesii and G.nivalis 'Flore Pleno', at West Bagborough, Somerset, this clone is named after the local church.  It is a tall, robust plant with bold grey leaves, over which hang generous, heavy-looking rounded flowers with a proportionatelu large oblong to conical ovary.  The arrangement of the inner segments is regular except for three long stiffly clasping unmarked white segments that jut from the centre of the flower, a feature not otherwise known in doubles of this parentage.  The long outer segments have a long pronounced claw that is delicately goffered along its margin.  It is fairly late to flower.

Thanks Brian.  So I guess not named after the station, eh? ;)

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Re: Galanthus February 2010
« Reply #604 on: March 01, 2010, 01:40:06 AM »
A lovely Irish pair Paddy - Kildare and Green Lantern.

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Re: Galanthus February 2010
« Reply #605 on: March 01, 2010, 11:30:02 AM »
A lovely Irish pair Paddy - Kildare and Green Lantern.

johnw

They certainly are two good ones, John. Fortunately, both seem to be good to bulk up. I received 'Kildare' two years ago and had two flowers this year and a few offsets as well. I even managed to part with one of the flowering bulbs to Altamont Gardens where the head gardener is building up a collection of Irish cultivars. We act as back-up one for the other.

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Re: Galanthus February 2010
« Reply #606 on: March 01, 2010, 01:07:36 PM »
A lovely Irish pair Paddy - Kildare and Green Lantern.

johnw

I totally agree...Green Lantern caught my eye before, a simply lovely snowdrop.
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Re: Galanthus February 2010
« Reply #607 on: March 01, 2010, 01:31:44 PM »
Why, Robin, we may have you growing snowdrops soon!

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Re: Galanthus February 2010
« Reply #608 on: March 01, 2010, 01:56:29 PM »
Why, Robin, we may have you growing snowdrops soon!

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Re: Galanthus February 2010
« Reply #609 on: March 01, 2010, 03:46:02 PM »
Why, Robin, we may have you growing snowdrops soon!

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Re: Galanthus February 2010
« Reply #610 on: March 01, 2010, 04:49:32 PM »
Confession:  I purchased Wendy' Gold and Viridapice yesterday during the worst storm we've had in decades.  Do you think its too late to stop?

Not a chance   ;D   Sounds like you've caught 'the fever'. 
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Re: Galanthus February 2010
« Reply #611 on: March 01, 2010, 06:19:37 PM »
See how contagious it is ::)

Tee hee ;D
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Re: Galanthus February 2010
« Reply #612 on: March 01, 2010, 08:36:15 PM »
May I have your attention, please? The Galanthus thread has moved on it time to March.... see that page! http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=5090.new#new
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