DUNBLANE EARLY DWARF BULB DISPLAY

[Maggi Young]

Missed this one
Sandy Leven's lovely Snowdrop leaves

Can anyone remember what it is called? 

[Anthony Darby]

Apart from being a fine form of Galanthus plicatus byzantinus looking rather like 'Sophie North', but with the constriction in the green mark, no.

[Roma]

Sandy calls it 'Look at the Leaves'. 

[Mavers]

What a wonderful display, absolutely superb.

[Maggi Young]

Sandy calls it 'Look at the Leaves'. 

So he does!
Just been on the phone to Sandy... and he tells me that 'Look at the Leaves' came originally from the Castle. (Brechin Castle)

'Alexander the Great'  was obtained by Sandy some time ago as Galanthus caucasicus. When he was advised to put it up to Joint Rock some years ago,it was awarded a PC, subject to the application of a cultivar name.
Sandy favoured 'Cauc of the North' as a nod to its caucasicus roots but this was rejected.

Further advice was to choose a memorable name so Alexander the Great was chosen.... in tribute   not to Sandy (Alexander) but to a memorable person with a name to match a large , noble snowdrop......

Alexander the Great was not available to comment on the naming of this 'drop. 

[David Shaw]

The crocus shown as biflorus weldenii went up to Joint Rock, for some reason, Roma, and the Great&Good did not object to the name. I have a large planting of the same in the garden which I bought as 'Fairy'. I put a picture of them on the Forum a few years ago and either Thomas or Tony, forget which, objected to the Fairy part of the name.

[Sandy Leven]

  Thank you to everyone who brought pots of bulbs to the display on Saturday. Outside it looks like winter but when we gather our treasures together 'spring is sprung' inside the hall.
Judging by all the plants which were bought, next year should be even better!

  Did anyone leave a brown bag with 3 potss of bulbs bought from John Amand?
Genuine enquiries only. None of the 3 pots was Elizabeth Harrison!

[Roma]

Thanks, David.  I wondered if the white one was the real 'Fairy'. 

[J.B.Wyllie]

The white one is mine I got it from Chris Jones some years ago and had no reason to question the name.I have checked Janis Ruksans book and will change the lable. We live and learn

Jean