a quizz for the galanthophiles......

[ChrisD]

Maggi this may be too obvious (dumb?) but do you keep a list of snowdrops you have? The assembled experts might stand a better chance with a list to eliminate from?

Chris

[Maggi Young]

No list, Chris  

I just thought that this would be a distinctive 'drop that might lend itself to an easy ID.......

[mark smyth]

I think Maggi is playing with us

[Gerard Oud]

Are you sure its not a gift from Ian Christie? It looks like it comes from a castle area!

[Maggi Young]

Are you sure its not a gift from Ian Christie? It looks like it comes from a castle area!

Gerard we have quite a lot of snowdrops from the Castle series from Ian C and from the castle from the "other" Ian Christie ( of the castle), but we couldn't remember if this was one of those or not!

Ian has a similar plant in the Castle series, but it is not the same.

[Alan_b]

I cannot quite convince myself from the picture that the two flowers really are on the same stem but if it does that from one year to the next then only a tiny number of snowdrops have this characteristic.

Mark, it really looks nothing like Percy Picton because it does not have the elongated pedicel that is characteristic of Percy.

[Maggi Young]

Yes, two flowers on one stem... and there are other stems coming with two flowers also.

[mark smyth]

Alan, Percy doesnt have a long pedicel when it first breaks free from the spathe.

[Alan_b]

Yes, I guess that's true Mark, although as the flower matures the pedicel gets very long indeed.

[johnw]

Maggi - Please re-name this thread "quizz for the now sleepless galanthophiles......".     Have you been into Photoshop again?

johnw

[mark smyth]

Yes, I guess that's true Mark, although as the flower matures the pedicel gets very long indeed.

Yes it does.

[Maggi Young]

Maggi - Please re-name this thread "quizz for the now sleepless galanthophiles......".     Have you been into Photoshop again?

johnw

Wash your mouth out, John...... as if I would ?

 (Yes yes, I there was that incident with the fake Nerine a couple of years ago, but that's all in the past  )

I promise you, this 'drop is quite real and natural... it is a most lovely thing.

[KentGardener]

For Myself I would just name it Margaret Young that's what everyone else does 

If everyone does it - just how many Galanthus 'Margaret Young's are there already?   

[ian mcenery]

For Myself I would just name it Margaret Young that's what everyone else does 

If everyone does it - just how many Galanthus 'Margaret Young's are there already?   

You will probably have to wait for the new book John. I understand it is expected to be about about 1 foot (30cm) thick 

[mark smyth]

and as soon as the new testament is published matt will have to start again