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Bulbs => Galanthus => Topic started by: David King on March 03, 2014, 03:17:03 PM
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The picture below taken at the weekend shows nine people. Four of them have snowdrops named after them. Who are the four and what is the snowdrop name? On the next post I will put pictures that show a little more of their faces.
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Individual pictures;
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I knew the husband had one but didn't know the wife and daughter had one each also
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Same guesses here Mark - I think I might know 3 out of the 4.
And I am struggling to work out where I have met the 4th one before...... The face certainly looks familiar - but a name eludes me.
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Do you mean the first one?
I think I know...........?
Lina.
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I know the guy in the red fleece in the first picture - any points for that?
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Sorry, you'll have to wait for my drop :P
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Do you mean the first one?
I think I know...........?
Lina.
Sorry Lina you are not correct!
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Sharon -louise (white)
Cliff Curtis
Little Joan
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Sharon -louise (white)
Cliff Curtis
Little Joan
Well done on those but they were the easy ones I felt. G Sharron Louise (Sharron White), G Cliff Curtis and G Little Joan (Joan Curtis).
By the way I am reliably told you ought to know the other one!
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There seems to be a family theme but the only names I can think of are Tony and Jamie-Lee.
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There seems to be a family theme but the only names I can think of are Tony and Jamie-Lee.
Keep working down that line Alan you never know where it might lead...... and neither do we. I wasn't aware Hacconby was part of Hollywood. By the way isn't Tony Curtis dead and Jamie Lee Curtis a woman? Might affect the photo.
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Well done on those but they were the easy ones I felt. G Sharron Louise (Sharron White), G Cliff Curtis and G Little Joan (Joan Curtis).
By the way I am reliably told you ought to know the other one!
David, Sorry for delay i've had login problems :P. I'm scratting for grip with last one,and i know this man ???.
Margaret looks well.
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David, Sorry for delay i've had login problems :P. I'm scratting for grip with last one,and i know this man ???.
Margaret looks well.
You are the forums one hope of solving this Steve because I know for a fact that you grow this snowdrop.
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As I am (just) in the original photo I am only going to say that I seem to remember the last person and/or his snowdrop being mentioned, in a previous thread this year, as possibly the largest of snowdrops. I received it 2 years ago from the finder and it is doing well.
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By 'eck- if he's Sam Arnott, he's looking VERY well for a man of his age!!!!!!! ;D
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Is it 'Richard Handscombe'?
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By 'eck- if he's Sam Arnott, he's looking VERY well for a man of his age!!!!!!! ;D
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Is it 'Richard Handscombe'?
Carole's clue was almost was almost as big the snowdrop. We were very pleased to get it from you Steve as it came from the village next ours.
If anyone is in any doubt, it is indeed G Richard Handscombe.
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At last,My brain needs a sleep now ;).
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it is indeed G Richard Handscombe.
Presumably he is the Richard Handscombe who is the co-owner of this NGS Open Garden http://www.ngs.org.uk/gardens/gardenfinder/garden.aspx?id=20960 (http://www.ngs.org.uk/gardens/gardenfinder/garden.aspx?id=20960) ? Has anyone visited?
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These are two of the snowdrops.
1. G. Little Joan (and label for size comparison)
2. G. Sharron Louise
You can find the other two here:-
G. Richard Handscombe. http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=10048.msg267835#msg267835 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=10048.msg267835#msg267835)
G. Cliff Curtis http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=5090.msg140591#msg140591 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=5090.msg140591#msg140591)
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Has anybody seen galanthus Richard Hanscombe in the flesh?
It looks really big on ebay & went for £156.
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Ours is in it's first year and was large but not enormous, the finder told me that it will be twice the height and more. So yes it will be big, as David said we were very pleased to acquire it as it was found up the road from here!
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Has anybody seen galanthus Richard Hanscombe in the flesh?
It looks really big on ebay & went for £156.
It's big. First year,last year, Rob and Richard were a bit disappointed with mine but this year the flowers are very large, leaves very wide and like most snowdrops as they go over, are extending. Probably the largest in my garden.
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‘Big’ and ‘very large’ are such subjective words!!.. Has anyone got a tape measure on it?
Tim DH
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I would say 'Richard Handscombe'is big,large flowered and easily recognized.I have elwesii that are bigger in both flower and leaf,I must stress that's in my growing conditions and can only speak from my own experience's.'Green Ribbon' had the largest flowers i've ever seen on a ewesii.No, before you ask i didn't measure them,sorry.
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From the ebay description:
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Galanthus-elwesii-Richard-Handscombe-extremely-rare-collectors-snowdrop-/171247348310 (http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Galanthus-elwesii-Richard-Handscombe-extremely-rare-collectors-snowdrop-/171247348310)
The extremely large single flowers are typically 5cm long (2") and have a striking, very dark green, inner segment mark. Photo 2 shows the height of the plant - the 35cm (14") high 2L drink bottle stands alongside the clump to give a comparison. It can be seen that the plants are even taller, reaching to 40cm (16") above the ground. Some of the plants lifted last year were over 2 foot in length!
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How big are the bulbs?
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Is that a 1L or 2L bottle in the photo?
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The description does say 2 litre Mark.
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From the ebay description:
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Galanthus-elwesii-Richard-Handscombe-extremely-rare-collectors-snowdrop-/171247348310 (http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Galanthus-elwesii-Richard-Handscombe-extremely-rare-collectors-snowdrop-/171247348310)
Nice to see another ebay seller with an impeccable provenance for his 'drops ;)
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we were very pleased to acquire it as it was found up the road from here!
Hard to imagine how you could have missed finding it yourself, Brian; giant thing that it is.
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Hard to imagine how you could have missed finding it yourself, Brian; giant thing that it is.
Probably because he wasn't looking for it and Rob had already found it eighteen years ago!
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Eighteen years ago, eh? That seems like a long time but then 'The Book' was published 13 years ago now. I think the information recorded for every snowdrop should include the year it was discovered and whether it was then a single bulb or a group (assuming this has not been forgotten). In the case of a deliberate breeding programme I guess the year of discovery would be the year of first flowering.
David, my comment was only prompted by the thought that such a large snowdrop in a public place, as I presumed it was, would seemingly be hard to miss. But perhaps they all grow large in that locale and the selection was made based on being only a bit taller or a bit more nicely-marked than the others?
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Does anyone have any of their own pictures of galanthus Richard Handscombe?
It looks impressive in the ebay 'coke bottle' photo.
£156 seems excessive though.
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£156 seems excessive though.
Well that was eBay prices! Sorry I didn't take one I don't think, will have to check later.
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Sorry Mike, I didn't take a photo, I must have decided that it wasn't mature enough to show it's grandeur ;)
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Does anyone have any of their own pictures of galanthus Richard Handscombe?
As Brian says neither of us have a picture of the one in the garden but I did take the one below at Carole Smith's in February 2012. It is not at its best as it was starting to go over and because it is a close up doesn't really show you the size. Perhaps next year.
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Right, synchronise tape measures - for what it is worth - in my garden TODAY:
Petal Leaf - width Length
Richard Handscombe 1 3/4 ins 1 1/4 ins 12 ins
E A Bowles 1 1/2 ins 1 3/8 ins 6 1/4 ins
The Whopper 1 1/2 ins 1 1/8 ins 12 1/2 ins
George Elwes 1 3/8 ins 1 in 15 ins
Please don't ask for a photo - as David will witness my brain aches from trying and I am truly impressed with just how clever he is!
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new money please Carole. I couldn't tell you what 3/8th is :D
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Petal Leaf - width Length
Richard Handscombe 1 3/4"/ 44.45mm 1 1/4" / 31.75mm 12" / 30.48cm
E A Bowles 1 1/2" / 38.1mm 1 3/8" / 34.9mm 6 1/4" / 15.87cm
The Whopper 1 1/2" / 38.1mm 1 1/8 ins 12 1/2" / 31.75cm
George Elwes 1 3/8" / 34.9mm 1" / 25.4mm 15" / 38.1cm
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Thanks Carole
That's very informative... It makes RH the largest flower so far mentioned on this forum.
Can anyone get a measure on Fieldgate Superb, which I've seen listed as being late and having petals over 40mm
Tim DH