Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
Bulbs => Galanthus => Topic started by: apothecary on January 30, 2008, 11:54:41 AM
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After a few days away from the snowdrops (my mind was feeling thoroughly addled), here are some more photos for general perusal. They're supposed to be 'Brenda Troyle' but, due to the aformentioned addledness of my mind, I haven't closely checked them against the monograph yet. The plant is a little more elderly than it should be so the outer perianths weren't quite so curled when the flowers were in their prime.
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Kristina, if it came to you from Primrose Warburg's garden as Brenda Troyle then I'd leave it labelled as such. The problem is, it's very difficult (often impossible!) to distinguish with any great degree of accuracy between the likes of Brenda Troyle, S. Arnott, Backhouse No. 12 etc. If perfectly grown, healthy, full-sized bulbs, you can perhaps find some small distinguishing differences (or think you can!) but under-performing, smaller. less healthy bulbs of any of them can look virtually identical to ditto bulbs of any of the others. Many a snowdrop grower has been driven to distraction by trying to decide if this or that bulb is Brenda, Arnott or whatever.
The best anyone can do is stick with whatever name they got their bulbs under. If they came from South Hayes, they're as likely to be "correct" as anything else if not more so.
Enjoying the NBGW thread by the way. Fascinating.
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A nice quote from 'the book' concerning the differences between 's. Arnott', 'Neill Fraser', Mrs Backhouse No 12' and 'Brenda Troyle':
"Colin Mason's suggestion, when asked for his opinion on a specimen from this set, that the plant in question was in fact Galanthus 'Neill Troyle No 12', sums up very well indeed this unfortunate state of affairs!" ;D ::)
regards
John
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A nice quote from 'the book' concerning the differences between 's. Arnott', 'Neill Fraser', Mrs Backhouse No 12' and 'Brenda Troyle':
"Colin Mason's suggestion, when asked for his opinion on a specimen from this set, that the plant in question was in fact Galanthus 'Neill Troyle No 12', sums up very well indeed this unfortunate state of affairs!" ;D ::)
regards
John
Exactamundo!
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Galanthus 'Neill Troyle No 12
What a good idea, I shall whizz outside again and relabel them all! ;)