G.'Magnet'

[Anthony Darby]

I'm sure there's one called 'Fridge Magnet' too Martin? I heard it's quite cool!

[David Nicholson]

Cor blimey

[Martin Baxendale]

I'm sure there's one called 'Fridge Magnet' too Martin? I heard it's quite cool!

And 'Babe Magnet', which I'm lead to believe tends to be very good-looking with an incredibly long pedicel (nudge, nudge, wink, wink)!

[Anthony Darby]

I'm sure there's one called 'Fridge Magnet' too Martin? I heard it's quite cool!

And 'Babe Magnet', which I'm lead to believe tends to be very good-looking with an incredibly long pedicel (nudge, nudge, wink, wink)!

Don't have that any more Martin.

[Maggi Young]

You guys are going to be owe me so much chocolate that I'm thinking of buying Cadbury shares, to cash in on the profits.
You have, however, given me the perfect name for MY snowdrop, which,when I find/breed it... I will name it G. 'Sad Sausage' in tribute to you poor souls smitten with the white fever

[Martin Baxendale]

And 'Babe Magnet', which I'm lead to believe tends to be very good-looking with an incredibly long pedicel (nudge, nudge, wink, wink)!

Don't have that any more Martin.
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Me neither, but I'll see if I have an old photo of it I can post.

[Martin Baxendale]

And 'Babe Magnet', which I'm lead to believe tends to be very good-looking with an incredibly long pedicel (nudge, nudge, wink, wink)!

Don't have that any more Martin.

Me neither, but I'll see if I have an old photo of it I can post.
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There you go!

[apothecary]

Oh, and then there are 'Little Magnet' and 'Wisley Magnet', which also share similarities with true 'Magnet' but...I hear the distant sounds of Maggi laughing and Kristina throwing in the towel.

I think I'm running out of towels.


I didn't think they were Magnet myself, but something I have must be.  I can remember potting some up with kink-free arching pedicels last year.  This year, so far, no sign.  Keeping my fingers crossed.

My despair went one step further when I began on my next so-called 'Magnet' sample only to find it has two completely distinct flowers in it and neither of them are 'Magnet'.  Aargh!

And then further again when I read your line...

...there are other snowdrops with long pedicels like Magnet, like Galatea, which inexperienced snowdrop growers might (and have been known to) confuse with Magnet.

...glanced over at the pot of 'Galatea' waiting in line to be inspected next and noticed the nearly erect pedicels with distinctive kink at the end.  Double Aargh!

Honestly.  If anyone wants to donate any old towels to a good cause, I'll throw them.

[Martin Baxendale]

Come on, Maggi, I'm waiting!   

[apothecary]

shall I say it?

[Maggi Young]

Martin, far be it from me to keep you waiting.......Yup! you were cute in 1975... but then again, so was I..... in 1975 .......time is not always kind as she marches past us, is she? Thank gawd for Ivi and Ian, eh?

Kristina, sorry, I cannot spare you any old towels at the minute... using several to mop up drool at sight of young Baxendale and the rest are soggy from drying out Lily the westie and her pal, Figo, the baby cocker spaniel.

[Martin Baxendale]

Kristina, don't despair. 'Galatea' starts out with an upright pedicel with a kink, then as the flower ages and the pedicel lengthens, it droops and bends over (but still with a slight kink in the end - not as graceful as Magnet's kink-free perfect arch). Show a pic when you're ready.

[Martin Baxendale]

Sorry, I meant to say upright pedicel, not scape, in that last post. (now corrected)

[Martin Baxendale]

Maggi, you were very gentle with me. I was expecting much worse. But I'm probably still up for a chocolate fine.

[Maggi Young]

But I'm probably still up for a chocolate fine.

Oh, no, I'm not rising to that one....