2010/11 catalogues

[Michael J Campbell]

Galanthus Sophie North anyone?

Maren,I have a Sophie North,it is just above the ground, I will check in a few days if there is a spare bulb.

Cheers.

[Paddy Tobin]

A very slim flower, Alan.

Elegant!

Paddy

[Maggi Young]

............. As you can see, it is a nice poculiform nivalis......

I can see that the inners are more or less white, but they seem distinctly shorter than the outers, and with a sinus.... so not truly poculiform?

[Alan_b]

.... so not truly poculiform?

You're becoming a bit of a snowdrop perfectionist, Maggi.  The term poculiform tends to be used loosely for any snowdrop that is semi or wholly poculiform.  For example, Galanthus Angelique is frequently described as poculiform, despite being a good deal less so than this one.

Actually, referring to an authority here http://johngrimshawsgardendiary.blogspot.com/2010/03/poculiform-snowdrops.html , maybe I should have written "Poculiformis Group"?    

[Maggi Young]

.... so not truly poculiform?

You're becoming a bit of a snowdrop perfectionist, Maggi.  The term poculiform tends to be used loosely for any snowdrop that is semi or wholly poculiform.  For example, Galanthus Angelique is frequently described as poculiform, despite being a good deal less so than this one.

Actually, referring to an authority here http://johngrimshawsgardendiary.blogspot.com/2010/03/poculiform-snowdrops.html , maybe I should have written "Poculiformis Group"?    

  Well, since the 'drop fiends are so keen on tiny details it seems logical to press for some exactitude in these matters, eh?  

 Though when in the case of marking these seem to be entirely random from year to year and garden to garden then perhaps I am being too picky for the pocs!

[Alan_b]

...Avon soon sold out of 'Green Brush'.

Gerard Oud has some examples of Green Brush for sale on eBay.  He is the source of this cultivar, I believe.

[Sean Fox]

...Avon soon sold out of 'Green Brush'.

Gerard Oud has some examples of Green Brush for sale on eBay.  He is the source of this cultivar, I believe.

Yes I'm sure I read somewhere that he supplied 50 Green Brush to Avon bulbs last year. Avon where selling them for £15 before they sold out. Wonder how much they'll go for on e-bay?

[Maggi Young]

...Avon soon sold out of 'Green Brush'.

Gerard Oud has some examples of Green Brush for sale on eBay.  He is the source of this cultivar, I believe.

Yes I'm sure I read somewhere that he supplied 50 Green Brush to Avon bulbs last year. Avon where selling them for £15 before they sold out.

Gerard told us that himself yesterday, on page six of this thread ....http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=6179.msg185047#msg185047    

[Gerard Oud]

I have sold 50 Green Brush to Avon for this year and i we will meet at Oirlich. So they might be available after Oirlich!
Yes those on Ebay are mine!
I did have some before on Ebay, but i had not noticed UK is no part of Europe according to Ebay!

[David Nicholson]

I did have some before on Ebay, but i had not noticed UK is no part of Europe according to Ebay!

What a very wise Ebay!

[Sean Fox]

...Avon soon sold out of 'Green Brush'.

Gerard Oud has some examples of Green Brush for sale on eBay.  He is the source of this cultivar, I believe.

Yes I'm sure I read somewhere that he supplied 50 Green Brush to Avon bulbs last year. Avon where selling them for £15 before they sold out.

Gerard told us that himself yesterday, on page six of this thread ....http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=6179.msg185047#msg185047    

He He Maggie, see I told you I'd read it somewhere 

[Maggi Young]

So you did, Sean, so you did... there's often a clue, eh?

I see that there is Gerard and another continental selling 'Green Brush' on ebay.

It's very nice.... for a green snowdrop 

[kentish_lass]

I know that we have a Galanthus nivalis Charlotte over here found by Jan Huisman and named it after his granddaughter. Its a single nivalis which gives a lot of flowers from a the smallest bulbsize! In clumps it looks the best.

My "Charlotte" was found and named by Joe Sharman; I was there at the time of the discovery.  I checked the label and it definitely says "Charlotte".  I cannot find it in his list for 2009 or 2011 and I cannot find his list for 2010 so I cannot tell if he has ever sold it under that name.     

Alan, I noticed that MrOHowes was selling Charlotte some time last week on ebay.  However, it had no photo or description and sold for £23.  I wonder which Charlotte that was?  Very confusing and maybe Joe should slightly change the name ie. Elegant Charlotte, Charlotte's Choice etc etc.
Jennie

[kentish_lass]

Thanks everyone for your input to my question about planting companions for snowdrops.  I had a feeling Epimedium and Alchemilla would be a no no...but never knew Pulmonaria was a problem too.  I do have some very nice snowdrops planted with Pulmonaria in front...oh dear....one is P. Opal which does not seem to be doing much at all at the moment - I will keep an eye on it.

Last Sunday John (kentgardener) kindly showed me how to plant up the pond baskets so I will put a few bulbs in those and sink them where I am doubtful and that way they can soon be lifted out if need be.  You are right Brian - I do not need to bring more hard work on myself 

Glad to hear Ajuga and snowdrops are happy growing together as I have two patches under shrubs that look very bare and boring at this time of year.  Thanks Richard.

Got my order from Foxgrove Plants today.  I made the order just to buy Greenish.....and guess what.....Greenish was the only one I never got!!  I was happy with G lagodechianus though - what a sweet little snowdrop.  I like the species snowdrops and so far have 5 different ones.
Jennie

[johnw]

Got my order from Foxgrove Plants today.  I made the order just to buy Greenish.....and guess what.....Greenish was the only one I never got!!  I was happy with G lagodechianus though - what a sweet little snowdrop.  I like the species snowdrops and so far have 5 different ones.
Jennie

And just how does one get lagodechianus to flower? Mine multiply like mad but I have never seen a flower.  The book says to plant deeply but while done a year or more ago nothing yet.

johnw