Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
Bulbs => Galanthus => Topic started by: Rick Goodenough on December 27, 2014, 10:17:34 PM
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I am curious if readers of the Forum are aware of other named tulip shaped galanthus flowers? I know there is a fine nivalis, G. 'Finchale Abbey', which exhibits a tulip form, but I am a bit of a newbie and do not recall seeing photos of other tulip formed drops. I have stumbled onto one, pictured below, in a batch of elwesii I bought last spring on EBAY. It opened for the first time on Christmas morning. Rick
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I do know that "KentGardener" (John F. ) c wrote about : "The unique shape of 'Finchale Abbey' (makes me think of tulips)" on the forum in 2010 : http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=4921.msg134600#msg134600 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=4921.msg134600#msg134600)
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It might expand over the coming days
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Another one that Ian Christie is kindly looking after for me.
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I was really taken with 'Finchale Abbey' when I saw it growing in John F's garden a few year ago. He was kind enough to give me a bulb but I lost it after a spell of unusually cold weather. I've been looking to replace it ever since, but it is rarely sold. I believe the original finder is the person who sells on eBay as 'farmhouse500'.
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Thanks Maggi, Mark, Alan and Anthony. Anthony, curious if you or Ian might have a photo of yours you would be willing to post? I had seen a photo of G.n. 'Finchale Abbey' and it went to the top of my list at that point, so I was quite pleased when this serendipitously appeared last week. One to watch to see if the form persists and for other garden worthy attributes.
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Rick, G.n. 'Finchale Abbey' (pronounced Fing-call) is a lovely snowdrop, however I find that it only retains this shape for a limited amount of it's blooming time...maybe because of where I grow it ??? So there may be others that have this characteristic that I haven't noticed ::) I'll try and remember to take a photo and monitor the length of time the characteristic is evident in its position under a Lonicera fragrantissima. It might be a time to be moving it to see whether it is better in another position.
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'Finchale Abbey' ... only retains this shape for a limited amount of it's blooming time...maybe because of where I grow it ???
The second time I saw it, it didn't seem nearly so impressive as the first - so I think you are probably not alone, Brian. But at its best it looks really distinctive.
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Brian, thank you for the pronunciation of G.n. 'Finchale Abbey' (pronounced Fing-call). I had it all wrong with "finch - ale"...a good group of linguists on this forum along with their galanthophilia. And Alan, I will keep an eagle eye on it and post another shot in a few days. Now to get Fing-call, Fing-call, Fing-call imbedded...LOL. Rick
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Brian, thank you for the pronunciation of G.n. 'Finchale Abbey' (pronounced Fing-call).
Not at all, we are indebted to Barrie who found it for providing the pronunciation notes. ;)
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As for many cultivars those days, Finchale Abbey has to be on the same spot before it shows its characteristics. The bulbs have to be
mature also. It is a good grower :).
If anyone is looking for a bulb of this lovely snowdrop, you are very welcome to send me a pm. I am able to swap a few ;).
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I found one tulip-like nivalis here around Kiev area, its flowers remind me a shape of a Cottage tulip "Rosy Wings".
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Dima, that is a lovely looking Nivalis, I like the way the outers go wider at the end :D
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Hello Dima, I can see a very unusual and nice pagoda-type of snowdrop flower at your picture. And if it is stable and you do not need all, I had a good idea...... It is much more the shape of SOUTH HAYES, TRYMLET, Trimmer etc.
Here is a G peshmenii and I think it is like an autumn FICHALE ABBEY, isn't it?!?! It is not a pagoda-type. Only the tips of the outers show to the outside of the flower (normally to the inside)
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Well, Dima, Your snowdrop may be not called tulip shaped, but I would prefer it to all the others! Very beautiful indeed!
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Hi Rick,
I have found a few in the elwesii and one in the plicatus! see pic
cheers
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Dima, that is a beautiful drop with the upturned petals. Good luck with it as I think it to be fairly unique in G. nivalis.
I also enjoyed seeing your tulip formed G. peshmenii, Hagen. A lovely form.
Gerard, fun to learn that a G. plicatus has that petal form as well. A very pretty one there. Here is a shot of the same elwesii flower brought in the house due to predictions of much colder weather moving in. I like that it sprang wings as it matured! The apical mark was elusive and looked to be a definite 'w" shape, but that must have been in part a shadow, as it looks more like a more typical 'V' now.
Cheers! Rick