Galanthus - Ebay digression 2012

[Paddy Tobin]

Spotted this on another site: Thompson and Morgan buy G. 'Elizabeth Harrison'

http://www.thompson-morgan.com/worlds-highest-price-paid-for-snowdrop-bulb?source=socialtw&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=spring2012&utm_content=world

Paddy

[GoodGrief]

Och... they're going to try and tissue culture it! Takes the 'romance' of it away...

[ronm]

£50,000 for a hyacinth. I missed that. 

[Anthony Darby]

£50,000 for a hyacinth. I missed that. 

Would you have out bid it?

[ronm]

 

[Sean Fox]

Spotted this on another site: Thompson and Morgan buy G. 'Elizabeth Harrison'

http://www.thompson-morgan.com/worlds-highest-price-paid-for-snowdrop-bulb?source=socialtw&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=spring2012&utm_content=world

Paddy

Well I guess you can take their interest as a kind of compliment for a truly beautiful snowdrop. Judging by the previous experience (Black Hyacinth) it's going to be a number of years before this snowdrop will become commercially available so I'm sure the Harrisons will still have plenty of opportunities to be able to sell their stock for the upkeep of their garden.

If the tissue culture cultivation is successful and these come true then it would surely guarantee the longevity of this wonderful snowdrop and the name of Elizabeth Harrison.

[mark smyth]

I knew T&M had bought the Elizabeth Harrison but was asked to say nothing  Then they blew their own cover

[David Nicholson]

I knew T&M had bought the Elizabeth Harrison but was asked to say nothing  Then they blew their own cover

They handled the publicity better than you would have Mark

[mark smyth]

After sitting on the news for a while I told two people to be honest. One candidly and one got the news.

[Alan_b]

I knew T&M had bought the Elizabeth Harrison but was asked to say nothing 

Oh Mark, think of the fun you could have had breaking the news!   

[mark smyth]

I know but they might have stopped buying photos off me.

[Anthony Darby]

...........instead of using Sandersii pics. I despair!

[bulborum]

I think I hit the bulled 

Roland

[chasw]

Well Elizabeth Harrison ,and Joe Sharman made the Look East News this evening,not good news I fear,having already lost a clump of Jessica from our front garden in the past ,it will no doubt not be the last time that these little plants go missing  

[mark smyth]

My local paper want an interview with me. I havent told them yes or no.