a quizz for the galanthophiles......

[Maggi Young]

Okay 'drop fiends... here's a question for you......

which snowdrop is shortish, good chunky flower, two on a stem, plicate leaves, and with markings a bit like 'Grumpy' or 'Hans guck in die luft'? 


Photo later..... if you're good! 

[mark smyth]

Okay 'drop fiends... here's a question for you......
which snowdrop is shortish, good chunky flower, two on a stem, plicate leaves, and with markings a bit like 'Grumpy' or 'Hans guck in die luft'?  

Percy Picton?
Maidwell C?

[Maggi Young]

Percy Picton?
Maidwell C?

 Never had those.

[Maggi Young]

The ovary is around 10mm long, straight sided and pale green.
The outers are 3cms long, quite full with a  short claw which is around 4 to 5 mmm at most
The inner marks are distinct from eachother, no bleeding with the "eye" marks being rather long and narrow ( imaging the ovary shape rather) and the "moustache" mark is a strong green, rounded and well drawn at the lower edge and sharply angular to a triangle top.

[ian mcenery]

The ovary is around 10mm long, straight sided and pale green.
The outers are 3cms long, quite full with a  short claw which is around 4 to 5 mmm at most
The inner marks are distinct from eachother, no bleeding with the "eye" marks being rather long and narrow ( imaging the ovary shape rather) and the "moustache" mark is a strong green, rounded and well drawn at the lower edge and sharply angular to a triangle top.

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

[Maggi Young]

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

That's not my style, Ian.... 

 I am sure this 'drop does have a name already.... just need to find what it is.

 

[Maggi Young]

Here are a couple of pix.... you'll see that it is not long out of the ground....more growth to go yet in leaves and stems but it will still be on the chunky side.

Can't quite see the "eye" spots properly but they are linear rather than round splodges........
 in the photos there looks to be more "bleeding" in the marks than is caught be the naked eye where they appear completely separate 

[mark smyth]

slugs like it also.

Is this in your garden? If it isnt Percy I'll swap with ya

[Maggi Young]

It is in the garden, yes.

[Sean Fox]

Have you ever owned Ispahan Maggi?

[Maggi Young]

No, I haven't, Sean. 

[mark smyth]

Percy Picton

[johnw]

Isobel Blakeway-Philips?  Ovary right but leaves should be flat.  

I too thought Ispahan.

johnw

[mark smyth]

Never heard of or seen Isobel Blakeway-Philips or Ispahan.

Percy again this evening and I now see the ovary is different

[snowdropman]

Never heard of or seen Isobel Blakeway-Philips or Ispahan.

Mark - both of them are in 'Snowdrops'