Galanthus - Ebay digression 2012

[Carolyn Walker]

WHY in the world are there so many named varieties?   

Why are there so many named daffodils! They are all yellow LOL

Touche 

[mark smyth]

I do have an addiction to yellow 

[JoshY46013]

Amen Mark!

I love both Narcissus and Galanthus, I just wish it were a bit easier for a novice like me with plants with a large incidence for dishonesty!  That's why I have you guys, right?    

I think I'm going to stick with mail order nurseries for now, e-bay seems a bit scary and I really appreciate this thread.

[bulborum]

WHY in the world are there so many named varieties?   

Why are there so many named daffodils! They are all yellow LOL

Touche 

Maybe there are also tooooooo many named Daffodils
Tulips , Lilies and so on
But if a specialist can't say (or find out) what the name is
there is something serous wrong

Roland

[Alan_b]

The vast majority of snowdrops don't have a name and don't come true from seed.  So if you own named snowdrops it is very important you label them, keep track of where they are and either remove the seed heads or weed out the seedlings.  A specialist presented with a snowdrop for identification could certainly say if it resembles a named cultivar but with snowdrops provenance is all-important. 

If you are Joe Schmoe selling on eBay you should be able to say something like:  "For sale 'Blonde Minger', a bulb from stock I originally bought from The Small Snowdrop Company in 2005".  If you are buying on eBay you should be looking for something like this.           

[mark smyth]

very true Alan.

Josh I dont know what country you are in but by far the best snowdrop suppliers in the UK are Avon Bulbs and Wol & Sue Staines who sell pot grown bulbs. I think Colesbourne now have pot grown but they dont do mail order.

Others may know who sells pot grown snowdrops

[Kallie]

I've just ordered some snowdrops from Plants for Shade and they came really quickly and are in great condition - bearing in mind they're just going over!  They're nothing fancy - S. Arnott, Magnet and White Swan but I got 3 or 4 extra!

[JoshY46013]

WHY in the world are there so many named varieties?   

Why are there so many named daffodils! They are all yellow LOL

Touche 

Maybe there are also tooooooo many named Daffodils
Tulips , Lilies and so on
But if a specialist can't say (or find out) what the name is
there is something serous wrong

Roland

Roland,

  I agree, it makes it really difficult if a plant can't be surely ID'd, it makes it seem as if you're only buy the name? 

  Mark, I live in the US, I was chat with these companies about sending to the US with a permit  

Josh

[art600]

Has anyone dealt with 'mrbmoon1'?

[daveyp1970]

Has anyone dealt with 'mrbmoon1'?

Art i would be weary he changes the names of his snowdrops so he doesn't no for sure what he's selling.

[mark smyth]

Elizabeth Harrison - the snowdrop - appears on Alan Titchmarsh's programme beside John Grimshaw
http://www.itv.com/itvplayer/video/?Filter=310017 UK viewers only

[Alan_b]

Thanks Mark.  Fortunately for me, the feature on 'Elizabeth Harrison' is right at the start of the show so I had the minimum exposure to Alan Titmarsh. 

[mark smyth]

Does anyone think Elizabeth is very upright for a woronowii? I only have woronowii and w. coll. EK Balls which have arching leaves.

[Maggi Young]

Elizabeth Harrison - the snowdrop - appears on Alan Titchmarsh's programme beside John Grimshaw
http://www.itv.com/itvplayer/video/?Filter=310017 UK viewers only

Couple of screen grabs......
 right to left .....Alan Titchmarsh, Michael Perry (from T&M who bought the snowdrop) John Grimshaw, Matthew Pottage from Wisley



Talking about G. 'Elizabeth Harrison'



 to the left of the shot...A three-eared un-named green galanthus, shown by John Grimshaw

[mark smyth]

From the PBS yesterday
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120869376710

A Colchicum speciosum on Ebay with an option to buy now and pay later. I'm off to buy Green Tear and Elizabeth Harrison