Christmas Galanthus challenge....

[freddyvl]

A guess about the Greatorex doubles:

. c: Barbara's Double/Hippolyta ?
. e: Jaquenetta: green markings on the tips of the outer segments
. j: Ophelia: marking on inners are pointed and reach half/two-third of segment

[Thomas Seiler]

j: Desdemona
k: maybe just a G. plicatus subspec. byzantinus ?

[Carolyn Walker]

A guess about the Greatorex doubles:

. c: Barbara's Double/Hippolyta ?
. e: Jaquenetta: green markings on the tips of the outer segments
. j: Ophelia: marking on inners are pointed and reach half/two-third of segment

Freddy

I think Matt Bishop and friends need you on their team as they address the Greatorex double identification problem in Snowdrops 2.  They have promised a key.  You are absolutely right: 'Hippolyta' (Snowdrops says it can only be confused with 'Barbara's Double', excellent photo by Paddy Tobin), 'Jaquenetta', and 'Ophelia'.  Congratulations.

Carolyn

[Carolyn Walker]

j: Desdemona
k: maybe just a G. plicatus subspec. byzantinus ?

Thomas

Another great ID: it is G. plicatus subsp. byzantinus.

Here is the whole line up:
'Wendy's Gold'
'Blewbury Tart'
'Hippolyta'
G. nivalis 'Flore Pleno'
'Jaquenetta'
'Merlin'
'Lady Elphinstone'
'Augustus'
Unknown, possibly 'Sibbertoft White' but lost in the mists of time
'Ophelia'
G. plicatus subsp. byzantinus
'Lady Beatrix Stanley'

Alan did an excellent job with his original list.  Thanks to everyone for havinf fun with this.

Carolyn

[Thomas Seiler]

Thank you, Carolyn, that was great fun! And your collage looks so beautiful, well worth printing as a postcard or wall decoration.

[Carolyn Walker]

Carolyn,

I would go with what Alan has already guessed but would add k) Armine maybe and i) Sibbertoft White?

I forgot to give Sean credit for 'Sibbertoft White?' appropriately with a question mark.

[kentish_lass]

Well done Freddie for sorting those Greatorex out    I have taken note and will be checking mine tomorrow to see if they match up.  I am very confused with them as well + my Jacquenetta never opens but stays pointed in the air - I must move it.

That was fun Carolyn - thanks - I admit I was lurking on that one 

Jennie

[KentGardener]

I met up with Sue and Wol Staines over the weekend.  Sue had kindly hand written out a list of the snowdrops that were in their Christmas day vases.

(Sorry if I have spelt anything wrong - am at work without any reference books).

'Sutton Courtney'
'Chequers'
'Christine'
'GC 15'
'GC 14'
'Lapwing'
'Castlegar'
'Snogerupi'
'Godfrey Owen'
'Ladybird'
'Athenae'
'David Baker'
'Fieldgate Prelude'
'Rizenhensis'
'Henham No 1'
'Donald Sims Early'
'GC 28'
unamed ex David Bromley
'Alex Duguid'
'Sickle'
'Howard Wheeler'
'Naughton'
'Florence Baker'
'Grumpy'
'Rev Hailstone'
'GC 5 ('Glanchantress')'
'GC 2'
'Kyre Park'
'Three Ships'
'byzantinus ex Warham'
'Helen Tomlinson'
'Deerslot'
'Gabriel'
'Jennys Pearl'
'GC 8 ('Glenorma')'
'Ding Dong'
'Spring Greens'
'Yaffle'
'Richard Ayres'
'Comet'
'Mrs Macnamara'
'Faringdon Double'
'Diggory'
'Peter Gatehouse'
'Selborne Greentips'
'Barnes'

[Paddy Tobin]

I was grand except for the unnamed one ex David Bromley; that was a real teaser.

Paddy