Identification Galanthus

[Chad]

15 inches!  It isn’t a snowdrop; it’s a misshapen lily!

Chad.

[johnw]

Any thoughts on this would be most gratefull.
This very large flowered Snowdrops has appeared through a large Daphne and must have been there for some time as a small clump has developed .I can find no sign of a label and it is possible this is a seedling.
Flowers are as large if not larger than any snowdrop in my collection or any I have seen before.

Eric

Good grief Eric what are you feeding that Daphne?  40mm is a big one.

johnw

[KentGardener]

Very nice green tipped snowdrop Eric.  I don't recognise it as one I have seen before.  Very nice. 

[bulborum]

yes I think also Galanthus elwesii var elwesii greentip see the tiny green marks on top
and I add some pictures I just took in the tunnel at -2° C cold night in Normandy
I forgot to refill the heater
Tomorrow I go to Kent and hope to find some nice Cyclamen and snowdrops

Roland

[Chad]

Please forgive a newbie ignorant question.

Is 'elwesii Green Tip' a clone or a descriptive term for any elwesii with a green tip?

The stunning plants in the Daphne and Roland’s pictures have completely different marks on the inners.

Chad.

[mark smyth]

I just looked in the book and see elwesii Green Tip isnt listed

[bulborum]

Hallo Chad
Normally greentip is not a clone
as soon as it has a name it is a clone
My pictures just have collection numbers
for example 02-109 is a clone number 109 from 2002
seedlings from this clone for example 02-109/081
08 is 2008 number 1
as soon one is good enough you give the clone a name

Roland

[Yorkshirelass]

Hello there,
I'm new to this forum and to snowdrops in general. We have loads in our garden, but they seem to be mainly ordinary singles and doubles - except, that is, this one. To my untrained eye it looks different from the other singles - it has emerged later and the green marks are denser and broader and to me looks a bit like a flying bat when viewed upside down. It is not as tall as the other singles growing next to it (though they may seem shorter only because they are at an earlier stage of development) and the leaves are quite bluey-green. I have had a look though some of the excellent Galanthus websites, but I cannot tell which one mine resembles the most - Compton Court maybe? Maybe members of the forum could point me in the right direction?

[Paddy Tobin]

Hi Susanne,

Welcome to the SRGC website; delighted to have you with you and especially so as you have an interest in snowdrops.

I'm afraid I always hesitate to suggest names for mystery snowdrops not being as brave as others in this regard. However, I'm sure one of the more experienced and sharp-eyed members will come along and give you a name very quickly,

Looking forward to having you on the forum and to more photographs of your snowdrops and garden.

Best wishes, Paddy

[mark smyth]

I dont think it is Compton Court or any of the tall chunky single mark snowdrops

[David Nicholson]

Welcome Susanne, it's nice to have someone else from God's own acres on the Forum.

[Paddy Tobin]

Welcome Susanne, it's nice to have someone else from God's own acres on the Forum.

Oh god, we'll never hear the end of this now. Yorkshire Club now opening. (LOL)

Paddy

[ruweiss]

Gordon, thanks for the replies Nr. 19 and 26. As the plants are definitely collected
from the Caucasus, I think you are right with G. lagodechianus, there is quite a
long distance from turkish Rizeh and the caucasian mountains. Could not take more
photos, because the snow cover.

[Eric Locke]

15 inches!  It isn’t a snowdrop; it’s a misshapen lily!

Chad.

I do of coarse mean 40 MM and have ammended.
It would look super though at 40CM, what a thought.
Thanks for all your thoughts,perhaps it deserves a name.

Eric

[mark smyth]

I would wait and see what it does next year.