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KentGardener

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Christmas Galanthus challenge....
« on: December 28, 2011, 12:53:16 PM »
Hi All

Wol and Sue at Glen Chantry have sent me a friendly challenge for this festive holiday.  

On Christmas day they had 50 snowdrops in flower at Glen Chantry Garden and Sue arranged two vases of flowers for their xmas dinner table decoration.  

My challenge is to name as many as I can (I want to try and get at least 25 out of 50).  

Wol has said it is fine for me to enlist the help of my chums on the SRGC forum.  

Sue and Wol have the name of each flower and will put me out of my misery in 2012.   8)

So.....
    
        anyone care to make a start?.....   ;D

« Last Edit: December 28, 2011, 04:45:41 PM by KentGardener »
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Re: Christmas Galanthus challenge....
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2011, 01:01:12 PM »
Wow! How pretty the table must have looked... and so many blooms 8)

Well, if this is not a challenge to keep the 'drop fiends busy into the New Year (even until Easter??!!) then I'll be VERY surprised  ;D

Super idea and many thanks to Wol and Sue for their fun idea.
 Wishing them a grand year in 2012!
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Re: Christmas Galanthus challenge....
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2011, 07:52:06 PM »
Hello,

Looks like a mrsThompson on the left in the first pic.
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Re: Christmas Galanthus challenge....
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2011, 08:28:41 PM »
Hi Webster008.... 97 people looking at the page already  but you are brave enough to begin the guessing... thank you!  8)
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Re: Christmas Galanthus challenge....
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2011, 08:33:40 PM »
Good to have one brave person on the forum. Maggi.

Welcome to the forum Webster008 - one better than Bond.

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Re: Christmas Galanthus challenge....
« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2011, 08:39:03 PM »
I'm going to be brave as well (after several glasses of wine  :o ) and go for Lapwing at the centre of the first pix.
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Re: Christmas Galanthus challenge....
« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2011, 09:17:34 PM »
i'm quite curious for the one with 6 outer tepals.
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Re: Christmas Galanthus challenge....
« Reply #7 on: December 28, 2011, 09:25:23 PM »
I'll guess Diggory for the textured one at the bottom of the first picture.
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Re: Christmas Galanthus challenge....
« Reply #8 on: December 28, 2011, 09:32:21 PM »
Using the alphabet, I can name a full 26! ;D
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Re: Christmas Galanthus challenge....
« Reply #9 on: December 28, 2011, 09:42:45 PM »
Godfrey Owen for the one on the first pic,left,with 6 outers
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Re: Christmas Galanthus challenge....
« Reply #10 on: December 28, 2011, 11:05:05 PM »
Quote from: loes on December 28, 2011, 09:42:45 PM
Godfrey Owen for the one on the first pic,left,with 6 outers


And just above it and slight to the right Fieldgate Superb. 

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Re: Christmas Galanthus challenge....
« Reply #11 on: December 29, 2011, 05:29:19 AM »
Excellent guesses so far.  Welcome to the forum Webster008 - and thank you for starting the guesses.   8)

To make it slightly easier for us to know what flowers we are all referring to, I have placed numbers onto a smaller version of each picture.

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Re: Christmas Galanthus challenge....
« Reply #12 on: December 29, 2011, 06:34:53 AM »
I've been pondering these this morning over my cup of tea.  Here are my guesses (Subject to change!   :D )

1 - Three Ships
2 - Sickle
3 - Godfrey Owen (I thought Mrs Thompson at first too Webster008)
7 - Fieldgate Prelude
10 - Glenchantress
12 - Lapwing
14 - Maidwell L
15 - Augustus
21 - Atkinsii
22 - Yaffle
25 - Donald Simms Early
27 - Sutton Courtney
29 - R. O. ssp R. O.
30 - Glenorma
31 - I feel I should know this one......
34 - Deer Slot
35 - Same as 14?  Maidwell L
39 - Selbourne Green Tips
42 - Comet
43 - Richard Ayres
44 - Merlin
46 - X-Files
47 - Fieldgate Superb
48 - Diggory
49 - Ding Dong

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Re: Christmas Galanthus challenge....
« Reply #13 on: December 29, 2011, 08:15:54 AM »
I just love these pictures showing the great variability within a genus.
mixes of cultivars of different sizes, shapes and colors.
wonderful.
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Re: Christmas Galanthus challenge....
« Reply #14 on: December 29, 2011, 11:02:37 AM »
I think I am changing my mind for #44 - I think it is 'Sickle' now.   :-\ 
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