G. 'Rosemary Burnham'

[KentGardener]

.... it also appears in the RHS publication "daffodils , snowdrops and tulips Yearbook 2006-2007" with a glowing report of this special flower.  So hopefully no one would consider taking the name for any other galanthus!

Thanks very much for posting the reply John.

John

[johnw]

John Grimshaw tells me he is snow-dropped under!  However he says the 'Rosemary Burnham' name as validily published is secure.

My fear was the taxidermists might cite Francesca Darts as the vaild, first-mentioned name.

Good news. Case closed.  Taxonomists need not reply.

johnw

[Anthony Darby]

My fear was the taxidermists might cite Francesca Darts as the vaild, first-mentioned name.

Good news. Case closed.  Taxonomists need not reply.

johnw

Tell 'em to get stuffed if they try anything John.

A year ago John (aka Kent Gardener) was on a waiting list of three years for a bulb. How long now John? Is it worth putting my name down, or should I train wee James up?

[johnw]

"Tell 'em to stuff it"

As a Danish rhodo friend says:

If you're unsure, collect a leaf in the wild, hold it over the barbecue for 20 minutes and send it to a taxonomist - they'll put a name on it.

johnw

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[KentGardener]

A year ago John (aka Kent Gardener) was on a waiting list of three years for a bulb. How long now John? Is it worth putting my name down, or should I train wee James up?

Hi Anthony

hopefully my name is still on that list.  I did try really hard to get one this year from lots of different growers -  emails and letters were flying all over the place.  I got very excited at being promised one and then really disapointed when they got confused and gave it to someone else.   

If the original estimate from Colesbourne is correct, I should only have two more years to wait     Though I have heard that is a particularly difficult one to twin scale - (quite often meaning that a mature bulb has been chopped up, to end in complete failure) so I may have to wait a little longer than 2 years.

Seeing pictures on SRGC of some of the wonderful virescent elwesii forms that have been found by Alan_B and growers in Holland and Germany, I am hopeful that these may be easier to propagate - meaning that Rosemary Burnham is just the first (and probably still the best) in a reasonable selection of such forms.

regards

John

[johnw]

Rats.  Just checked one of the last two 'Rosemary Burnham' left here and found a bulb with a sluggish emerging shoot was rotten.

I had hoped to  send out another wave to folks in the UK.  I will have to make some desperate phone calls.

johnw

[johnw]

Any recommendations on a potting mix for Galanthus?

johnw

[Diane Whitehead]

I just use my standard Sunshine Mix #4 - it's the one with bits of sticks.

[Paddy Tobin]

John,

Not what you asked but in line with your question: I do not and would not grow galanthus in pots. However, this is a general practice with all bulbs for me as I find I am not consistent enough in my care to commit the bulbs to pot culture.

Is there some particular and pressing reason why you could not grow the galanthus in the open ground?

Paddy

[Anthony Darby]

I just use my standard Sunshine Mix #4 - it's the one with bits of sticks.

Not heard of that one. Is it loam based or peat based?

[johnw]

Is there some particular and pressing reason why you could not grow the galanthus in the open ground?

Paddy

Paddy - It in a very small garden with too many other plants it is simply to easy for the cultivars to get mixed up and infiltrated by seedlings.  Labels have a habit disappearance as well. Also it is much easier to get at the bulbs for dividing and passing along to others. It certainly is a hassle growing them in pots and to date losses have been minimal aside from 'Rosemary Burnham's almost complete disappearance.

Thanks to Diane for the  Sunshine #4 recommendation, I'll check it out.

johnw

[mark smyth]

I dead head every year.

Twinscaling may be making Rosemary a weak plant