New german snowdrop cultivar

[Hans J]

Hi all ,

After invention from Hagen a friend from both of us give his agreement to name this snowdrop ( I have send before some times pics of it )
The new name is :

Hans guck in die Luft

It is namend after a old german story - please look :
http://www.fln.vcu.edu/struwwel/guck_dual.html

[mark smyth]

This looks the same as Grumpy and Whittallii Group

[Martin Baxendale]

This looks the same as Grumpy and Whittallii Group

But if you look at the leaves, Mark, it's not an elwesii.

[snowdropman]

Hans mentioned in his earlier posts that this was a hybrid (plicatus x elwesii).

[Anthony Darby]

I like it. 

[Hans J]

This looks the same as Grumpy and Whittallii Group

Mark :

Martin is correct -it is not a elwesii!
As Chris says it is a hybrid beween elwesii X plicatus

[Maggi Young]

Hans, this snowdrop was pictured in another post.. is that correct? I cannot find it... would you post it again, if the pix were yours, or tell me where to find it so that i can repost the other pix here, too.
 Thank you!

Edit: Now I see these are the same pix! Sorry!!
 M

[snowdropman]

Yes Anthony, it is a nicely proportioned plant and also very vigorous - it quickly forms a nice clump, as can be seen in the photo's.

[snowdropman]

Maggi - Hans originally posted pics on the 'Galanthus January 2008' thread - post # 951

[Hans J]

Maggi ,

Chris was faster than I - Thank you Chris !

[Hans J]

Anthony ,

Yes it is true -this snowdrop has a good multiplication .
I have received from my friend in year 2000 two or three bulbs -look now ! .....and I have given some bulbs away !

[Anthony Darby]

That's very good. Viridapices is like that in my garden, and lagodechianus does well too. I seem to have lost kemulariae, unless it is really late this year?

[Hans J]

  I'm always willing with trade

.....the first 'Hans guck in die Luft' are in the post today ......

[Alan_b]

This looks the same as Grumpy and Whittallii Group

It's the type of snowdrop I call "sad-faced clown" because the marks on the inners look like two eyes and a large downturned mouth .  There does not seen to be a proper collective name for this type of snowdrop marking.  Perhaps if someone could latinise "sad-face"?

[Anthony Darby]

I'm always willing with trade

.....the first 'Hans guck in die Luft' are in the post today ......