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Anthony Darby

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Re: Galanthus January 2012
« Reply #510 on: January 27, 2012, 03:26:01 AM »
Warren, shouldn't you reginae olgae be vernalis?
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Re: Galanthus January 2012
« Reply #511 on: January 27, 2012, 04:01:18 AM »
Brian or John

'And seedlings of it  that I grow ...should I reserve Tramplet or perhaps Strumpet.  :-X

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better than Slag or Slapper, I suppose.......

 ;D :o ;D  Slag as in Snowdrop Lovers Annual Gala ?
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Re: Galanthus January 2012
« Reply #512 on: January 27, 2012, 09:41:40 AM »
Brian or John

'And seedlings of it  that I grow ...should I reserve Tramplet or perhaps Strumpet.  :-X

johnw
better than Slag or Slapper, I suppose.......

 ;D :o ;D  Slag as in Snowdrop Lovers Annual Gala ?

Good one Jennie, I nearly fell off my chair laughing ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Galanthus January 2012
« Reply #513 on: January 27, 2012, 10:46:20 AM »
Brian or John

'And seedlings of it  that I grow ...should I reserve Tramplet or perhaps Strumpet.  :-X

johnw
better than Slag or Slapper, I suppose.......

 ;D :o ;D  Slag as in Snowdrop Lovers Annual Gala ?

Tee Hee!
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Re: Galanthus January 2012
« Reply #514 on: January 27, 2012, 12:09:59 PM »
Warren, shouldn't you reginae olgae be vernalis?

Quite right Anthony..thank you for pointing that out..

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Re: Galanthus January 2012
« Reply #515 on: January 27, 2012, 03:02:08 PM »
things starting to open now in some lovely afternoon sunshine.

Blewbury tart (one of few doubles I really like)
Comet
Curly
Headbourne
Diggory
ex Ivy Cottage (maybe Corporal?)
Ketton in G/H
Merlin in G/H
Peardrop in G/H
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Re: Galanthus January 2012
« Reply #516 on: January 27, 2012, 03:05:33 PM »
a few more...

little bit ugly
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Re: Galanthus January 2012
« Reply #517 on: January 27, 2012, 04:27:55 PM »
Not everybody likes this snowdrop (e.g. KentGardener doesn't) but I have a soft spot for it.  It seems to be an accidental hybrid between G. nivalis flora pleno and G. plicatus but it is a much more perfect double than nivalis flore pleno; it always has three outer petals and no aberrant/abhorrent inners.  I call it "Cressida", but that's my little joke. 
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Re: Galanthus January 2012
« Reply #518 on: January 27, 2012, 04:29:03 PM »
Two Galanthus, both bought at garden centres as G.elwesii, clearly not. The one with 3 flowers I have had since 2008 and I have already been able to give one to a friend, and the other I bought last year. I presume that they are G.woronowii
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Re: Galanthus January 2012
« Reply #519 on: January 27, 2012, 04:54:01 PM »
Not everybody likes this snowdrop (e.g. KentGardener doesn't) but I have a soft spot for it.  It seems to be an accidental hybrid between G. nivalis flora pleno and G. plicatus but it is a much more perfect double than nivalis flore pleno; it always has three outer petals and no aberrant/abhorrent inners.  I call it "Cressida", but that's my little joke. 

Very neat and tidy Alan.
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Re: Galanthus January 2012
« Reply #520 on: January 27, 2012, 05:19:04 PM »
Janette

WOW!   :o  

They are fantastic finds.  Very very nice.   P1010535_2.jpg particularly so.  

IMG_1949_2-0.jpg is lovely but also slightly similar to other woronowii finds.

But  P1010535_2.jpg - again WOW!   8)

You will be able to do lots of swops for those with members and increase your collection with lots of lovely drops.

Thank you for sharing the pictures.
« Last Edit: January 27, 2012, 05:22:05 PM by KentGardener »
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Re: Galanthus January 2012
« Reply #521 on: January 27, 2012, 05:23:59 PM »
Richard - have you noticed the wonderful scent on 'Pear Drop'? 
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Re: Galanthus January 2012
« Reply #522 on: January 27, 2012, 05:40:29 PM »
Or Slagger - Snowdrop Lovers' Annual Push Punch & Elbow Reunion. ??? :-X
« Last Edit: January 27, 2012, 05:42:47 PM by johnw »
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Re: Galanthus January 2012
« Reply #523 on: January 27, 2012, 05:44:05 PM »
Not everybody likes this snowdrop (e.g. KentGardener doesn't) but I have a soft spot for it.

I can see what you mean Alan. There is a quite simplicity about it.

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Re: Galanthus January 2012
« Reply #524 on: January 27, 2012, 05:46:15 PM »
Janette - You must be tickled with your finds especially as they have proven to be stable so far.

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