Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
Bulbs => Galanthus => Topic started by: Ant-k on February 28, 2015, 06:22:08 PM
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Found this one in a pot of a hosta...seen the leaves for the last few years,didn't realise it was even a snowdrop!...any idea if it's unique?..stem and inner markings even varigated!
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Another one
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...stem and inner markings even varigated!
looks a bit virused to me Anthony :-\
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Ah virus ! Burn it !
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Shoot...it looks so healthy and was such a surprise to find out it was a snowdrop..I will keep it in a pot out of the way of my others..is there anyway it can be proved to be virused?
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Wait a bit and see how many of the others in your garden end up looking the same!
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Wait a bit and see how many of the others in your garden end up looking the same!
;D ;D ;D
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Can anyone link me to previous discussions concerning galanthus virus? Thanks
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Here is one on stag
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=12818.0 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=12818.0)
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Gone to the allotment!
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Can anyone link me to previous discussions concerning galanthus virus? Thanks
Ant-k sadly virus can affect many plants so if you make a search of the forum, from the SEARCH button ( fourth from the left in the line of options near the top of the page - this sometimes give more complete results than the one t the top right of the page - don't ask why, I have no idea!) you will find many references to assorted virus attacks - mostly the advice ifs to burn the affected plant. Sometimes it can be possible to gather seed from and infected plant, which, when grown on, should be clear - but then you will also read of instances when seed does seem r to carry some diseases - the choice, and risk, is yours!
Bear in mind ,also, that many virus infections are not host specific so a virused snowdrop could pass on the disease to other plants too, not just other 'drops.
For what it's worth - in my opinion your plant is heavily virused and I would burn it forthwith.
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Here was interesting thread/post about viruses
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=8612.msg234162#msg234162 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=8612.msg234162#msg234162)
I got a little scared about them, because I have some varieties which according to that post have virus (although I haven't seen any symptoms), and in some winters the circumstances are not good here with long and snowy winter.. I hope the viruses don't start showing then.. :(