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General question galanthus
« on: February 11, 2022, 05:27:29 PM »
Apologies for naivity, but what is a snowdrop 'Scape' please?

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Re: General question galanthus
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2022, 06:00:58 PM »
Basically, a scape is the  leafless stalk of a flower.
 Here are some links that may be useful :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_botanical_terms

https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/help/glossary

http://conservationresearchinstitute.org/forms/CRI-FLORA-Glossary.pdf
 ... there are lots of other glossaries available.
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