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Title: Good green inner snowdrop?
Post by: Ant-k on March 04, 2014, 06:50:39 AM

After alittle advice,could anyone recommend a good complete green inner snowdrop that is a good grower?..and any pictures would be great too
Thanks

Title: Re: Good green inner snowdrop?
Post by: Alan_b on March 04, 2014, 07:13:30 AM

The classic snowdrop with full green inners is called 'Merlin'.  This dates back to the 1890s when this was a noteworthy feature.  As more of these emerged they were often given the name 'Xyz Merlin'.  For example, I grew 'Tubby Merlin' for a while which was a fine snowdrop, although I seem to have lost it.  The name of Avon Bulbs' recent snowdrop 'The Wizard', an inverse poc. Trym derivative, alludes to 'Merlin'.  But these days the number of snowdrops with good green inners is too numerous for me to count.     

Title: Re: Good green inner snowdrop?
Post by: RichardW on March 04, 2014, 09:19:27 AM

Washfield Colesbourne is another good one, large flowers & good foliage.

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=11202.msg291927#msg291927 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=11202.msg291927#msg291927)

Title: Re: Good green inner snowdrop?
Post by: snowdropcollector on March 04, 2014, 08:07:20 PM

Richard, that is the one I would pick up also. Great snowdrop, which is strong with very good large flowers  :D