What was the record ebay price last year?
So, it's started... already??!! In spite of myself, that 'Grumpy' is cute :-\Well, I'm no expert, but 'Grumpy' does look like a snowdrop rather than a painting by Titian. I'm obviously growing the wrong plants - those E-Bay prices would pay my gas bills for the next quarter (if I economise). Is there a teeny-weeny bit of one-upmanship going on here?
I think for most of us, though, the choice between flowers and food and shelter is not such a very tough choice.... after all, if WE'RE homeless, what would happen to the plants? I imagine most will be sticking with the mortgage payments :-X
Now I often go by bicycle.
John W, here is my way to new galanthus ;) May be it`s easier you would help me?
'Deerslot' in the book is perfect but in real life it's very variable and can be a bit disappointing. Mine always have a join between the two hoof prints
John (wearing a t-shirt, sitting in an internet cafe, drinking a beer, in Madeira).
plicatus 'Wendy's Gold' and 'Trym' and nivalis 'Blewbury Tart and 'Sandhill Gate are on Ebay with high starting prices. Someone is making sure his/her bulbs dont sell too cheaply
it`s a Hollander selling those....
:-[ such high prices,I`m ashamed
Anthony shows clearly the difference between ikariae and woronowii
Mark,from the search results for ikariae.....
Thanks for the response. I look forward to your pics. I've given up on the search function as it never seems to work well for me. ::)
Anthony ,
the leaves of ssp. snogerupii are also apple green !
The other way
Matt says
ikariae is medium to dark green
woronowii light to medium green
They are exquisite Jo.
Can you tell me how long they take to flower from seed?
Hi Hans, I don't keep the old AGS seed lists for more than a year or two so I can't help you there.
I also don't remember whether the seed was from the wild collected or the garden collected section.
Certainly it is a late flowerer, in March as some of the others go past their best. Jo
I haven't got the old seed lists going back that far, but I'll look into it, give me a little time.Well, of course you haven't... you are far too young.... your Grannie would had to have left them to you! ;D
Cute little ani Maggi, I've adopted it ;DI collect them, Helen, I can't resist 'em!
Hi Hans,
I don't keep the old AGS seed lists for more than a year or two so I can't help you there.
I also don't remember whether the seed was from the wild collected or the garden collected section.
Certainly it is a late flowerer, in March as some of the others go past their best. Jo
Hi Hans,
I don't keep the old AGS seed lists for more than a year or two so I can't help you there.
I also don't remember whether the seed was from the wild collected or the garden collected section.
Certainly it is a late flowerer, in March as some of the others go past their best. Jo
Would be interesting to see the two forms side-by-side. ;D
I continually find it odd that people who are interested in snowdrops don't know where to buy them! :-\
A friend gave me 2 bulbs of 'Three Ships' - both have flowered.Hope your pal gets an extra special cake when they next visit for afternoon tea, Arthur..... it's what they deserve!
On EBay a single bulb has just sold for £51.99 :o :o :o
Brian Ellis: It is still strange however, that people don't bother to find out where they can be bought at a more sensible price than eBay!
Hope your pal gets an extra special cake when they next visit for afternoon tea, Arthur..... it's what they deserve!
EBay is not all bad.....
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Brian Ellis: It is still strange however, that people don't bother to find out where they can be bought at a more sensible price than eBay!
Not really Brian... this is Ebay, after all, where Cherie Blair buys shoes ... or was it sells shoes? and you can bid on a cornflake with the face of Fidel Castro on it........ why would any of the Ebay snowdrop madness surprise you in the light of that? !!
...having said that if you see one you want the Fever takes hold and you bid hundreds for one with the face of Fidel Castro 8)
:-\ - not really - last year it resembled Abraham Lincoln. ;)
Thanks :D - but I think it was a good example for a Norfolk-Northern Ireland-Majorcan-Coproduction ;) ;DOH! An intercontinental hybrid ! ;D Even better!
What was that Maggi... and incontinent hybrid? Ewwwwwww! :P
That must be a cross with Galanthus koenenianus, famous to smell of urine ;D ;D ;D
What was that Maggi... and incontinent hybrid? Ewwwwwww! :P
Paul,
That must be a cross with Galanthus koenenianus, famous to smell of urine ;D ;D ;D
Gerd
Nope, blame Maggi. Her word started ME off. ;)Who, ME? ::) [attach=1]
Maggi,
Welll if you've got enough time to put in all those little pictures.... obviously you have not got enough to do in you "job here". ;)
I particularly like the 4th attachment, pointing out the guilty figure. Very well done. :P
Not a good example in that photo. It's much nicer in the book.
Nope, blame Maggi. Her word started ME off. ;)
You're a brave woman, Jo ;)Nope, blame Maggi. Her word started ME off. ;)
At risk of continuing silliness here is a beautiful example of hoare frost on Merlin this morning
Doesn't really grab me. Apart from the obvious one (that is beyond my reach) in that post, I like 'Ballerina'.
You have even more sympathy for this one Maggi, Cyclamen cilicium sneaking in. :DOh, poor little things! Off now to Ebay to check two things.... availability of hot water bottles and Cyclamen! ::)
Jo's ikariae ssp ikariae seed from the AGS list 36 1988 was garden-collected.
It was a good year - corcyrensis was also offered, and I don't think I've seen
it listed any other time.
The biggest seller was Britten's Kite that sold for £78.palepink struck again! :-\
Maggi nice new pic but why is there a camera stuck to your ear?Mark, look again, I just knew someone was goin gto say that, so I changed it again.... must have been doing that as you posted!!
Maggi, where is your blue cloak?Helen, it's hanging up behind the door, I still use it in the summer ;D
Can I have it?
I wonder if 'Palepink' is watching us? :oAre you speaking about that dodgy website again, Antony? ???
I wonder if 'Palepink' is watching us?
see PM Art ;)So Gordon Brown knows? :D
see PM Art ;)So Gordon Brown knows? :D
Re: The ebay season begins....... ( includes ikariae/ woronowii comparisons)
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see PM Art
So Gordon Brown knows?
He has not got time for frivolous things like Snowdrops - he's 'saving the world'
To answer your second question, if you have only put in a sensible bid you are allowed to see the highest bidder at the end of the auction.
Just posted on the PBS (Pacific Bulb Society) list:
Another comment on eBay in general. We have discovered that illegally
imported material is sometimes offered. Fish and Wildlife has actually
brought us material they got off eBay to help identify. Some is likely
smuggled CITES material, especially with succulents. I suggest checking
with known sources before relying on eBay.
What a devious lot we are :oSpeak for yourselves.... I' m not devious, just sneaky... :P ;)
quote author =Hagen .....for my pics you can wait a long long time
Hagen ,
willst Du erst twinscaling machen ?
Or when it comes to snowdrops "sulum sumptus parco est", if I can help it."Sumptus censum ne superet" , Anthony..... always good advice........ perhapswe should send it to the ebayer buying all those snowdrops at great expense?
I have Clovis, obtained from Joe Sharman. Correction; I am waiting for Clovis to put in an appearance.Are you worried yet that your 'Clovis' is not showing, Steve? Up here in Aberdeen we have hardly any drops through the soil at all so far , so I won't be anxious about any "missing" for quite some time yet.
Maybe Arne :o :o :o ?
So how many of us have bought snowdrops on ebay ??Were there only the three of us putting up our hands?
Arne :
::) are you not Wurzelwurm ? ::)
:P
QuoteSo how many of us have bought snowdrops on ebay ??Were there only the three of us putting up our hands?
I have bought snowdrops successfully on EBay - this means good drops at reasonable prices. :) I have also sold drops on EBay - not made my fortune yet.
I have no hesitation in recommending 'farmhouse500' on EBay for excellent value.I've bought from him. :)
has anyone been watching Clovis ::) over 100 pounds now. half hour to go, i didn't have a chance ;D rob
Sorry folks, indignation doesn't make for accurate word-processing. "Bissing" in my last post is of course "bidding"..
Then there are the ones you can cut the top bit off.
Just think how fast I usually have to move to disguise (from my husband ) the price of plants bought
Diane i think your idea of a snowdrop exchange sounds great.
yes it is allready done 'behind the scenes' but i very much enjoy exchanging snowdrops, it saves you money and helps others obtain that snowdrops they have been after, and you get something you have wanted.
its also a nice way to increase your Friends in the snowdrop world.
so perhaps if something is set up like this it will help out us growers who just want to collect snowdrops without going bankrupt ::)
perhaps i can make a example by listing all my spares when they have all have emerged, if others can do this in a thread or something then that would help.
rob
I think one has to be a Galanthus magnate to be able to keep up with Ebay prices. 8)
Now there's a name for a snowdrop. 8)I think one has to be a Galanthus magnate to be able to keep up with Ebay prices. 8)
How true, some are worth a blonde ingot.
johnw
Can I be the only one on the forum who doesn't know how to bid on ebay?I take it you've got past the www.ebay.co.uk and then searched for "Galanthus" bit? Click on the item you fancy, fill in your bid. and place bid. It then asks you to fill in ID (your made up unique identity) and password. If you are not registered you follow the procedure outlined on the page.
I take it you've got past the www.ebay.co.uk and then searched for "Galanthus" bit? Click on the item you fancy, fill in your bid. and place bid. It then asks you to fill in ID (your made up unique identity) and password. If you are not registered you follow the procedure outlined on the page.
;D
Where else could you buy a fully-working Magic Roundabout in its original box?
;D
Where else could you buy a fully-working Magic Roundabout in its original box?
Damn! I missed that! :'(
Hard to resist that sort of temptation . I love Ermintrude :-X
;D
Where else could you buy a fully-working Magic Roundabout in its original box?
Damn! I missed that! :'(
Hard to resist that sort of temptation . I love Ermintrude :-X
Was there an English atlas as well Maggi? :P
Can I be the only one on the forum who doesn't know how to bid on ebay?
Helen you have to think of a name, to register, that no-one else has thought of. There is someone registered called handsoffitsmine
Can't help wondering if this snowdrop has been a tad over-hyped.
The search engine came back with "Did you mean Galanthus accusing 'd'Or' ?" Which I thought was quite appropriate given my last post. ;D
‘Flocon de Neige' is now £102-00:o :o :o
I so wish I was rich.
(then again.... after my mothers up-bringing, I still don't think I could bring myself to spend that much on a single bulb!)
John
On the question of price/value of bulbs: do other members find that an expensive bulb, after a few years when it has bulked up in the garden, simply become another bulb that you can swap for something which you would like to have and this without any consideration of original price?
Michael,
You must try Galanthus 'Hill Poe' - Irish, perfectly formed and symmetrical.
Paddy
'flocon de neige' reached over 250 pounds last year y'know ;D
rob
Could it be Ian found LADY MARIAN?? ;) I mean it`s a nice one with a short and round ovarium.
Now Maggie, you have to admit this one looks different. It is early, plicate, it has long pedicels,it has 2 marks on the inner, it 2 marks on the outer, it has chunky, puckered outers, its large and vigorous, it doesn't look like most the other sort
QuoteNow Maggie, you have to admit this one looks different. It is early, plicate, it has long pedicels,it has 2 marks on the inner, it 2 marks on the outer, it has chunky, puckered outers, its large and vigorous, it doesn't look like most the other sort
Yes, Jo, it is distinctive :P I do approve of the "vigorous bit !!
I've got the stake, the rope and the wood. Who's got the matches? ;)
Maggi,
You're really brave or should I say reckless making all these statements right in the middle of "Galantophalia" ...... :o ;)I've got the stake, the rope and the wood. Who's got the matches? ;)
I would rather have a snowdrop which had the constitution of an ox and would grow in any soil and make a thousand gardeners happy
I'll sort Maggi out. She's coming to Dunblane 4 weeks tomorrow. ;DIndeed I am... and coming mob-handed, Anthony, there will be a bus-load of us!
The whole thing is lunacy, I tell you.Maggie
I was thinking about Tulipomania, Steve ;DThe whole thing is lunacy, I tell you.Maggie
You didn't quite say the whole galanthus thing was doomed to go the same way as Dutch tulip fever, but does anyone know how the tulip thing eventually imploded and collapsed? How about crocus fever, or a narcissus romieuxii craze?
Now Maggie, you have to admit this one looks different. It is early, plicate, it has long pedicels,it has 2 marks on the inner, it 2 marks on the outer, it has chunky, puckered outers, its large and vigorous, it doesn't look like most the other sort :) :D ;D
I would rather have a snowdrop which had the constitution of an ox and would grow in any soil and make a thousand gardeners happy
Exactly what I'm trying to breed, Maggi, or at least one of the main aims of my breeding programme.
Now Maggie, you have to admit this one looks different. It is early, plicate, it has long pedicels,it has 2 marks on the inner, it 2 marks on the outer, it has chunky, puckered outers, its large and vigorous, it doesn't look like most the other sort :) :D ;D
daffydillers are too sensible to get carried away .... we embrace variety with joy but not hysteria.... ;) ::) ;D
daffydillers are too sensible to get carried away .... we embrace variety with joy but not hysteria.... ;) ::) ;D
Daffodils are generally bred deliberately and released at a very high price
which gradually comes down as stocks increase. I remember there was
one (was it a white one?) which cost about $200 way back in the 1950s.
Arthur,
Great Deal!
very tempting to buy a starter pack myself!(if there is anything left!)
Arthur,
Great Deal!
very tempting to buy a starter pack myself!(if there is anything left!)
I am sure there are still some left - remember there were 3 different levels of starter pack.
Good luck if you decide to go for it.
There seem to be quite a few available still.......I wonder what the BD would say if I.................. ::) :o
There seem to be quite a few available still.......I wonder what the BD would say if I.................. ::) :o
Maybe he would say 'go for it' ;D or maybe call for the men in white coats??? ::)
Arthur,
Your experience is one I have had with Beth Chatto. She has always been most generous with her bulbs, always that bit more than was expected.
Paddy
Changing the subject back to Ebay I see a forumist, Alan_b gets a mention as the finder of a drop .
How did Ecusson end up? Big Money?
Arthur,
Have you visited her garden?
The winners name comes up after the item is won
How did Ecusson end up? Big Money?
I could not find this snowdrop on Joe Sharman's list this year, although the description remains (he listed it for the first time last year). Did I miss it or did he temporarily exhaust his stock?
BrianOn this site some pictures of overviews and plants of the Glen Chantry garden (Summer)
We know from last year's Snowdrop day at Glen Chantry that Wol & Sue's prices are reasonable. He assured me during a recent chat that the same applies this year. :) :) :)
Tried to switch to Friday, but not possible. Any Forumists visiting Glen Chantry on Feb 7th? See you there
Yes Martin. The photo above shows a flowers with only 3 outers.
Yes Martin. The photo above shows a flowers with only 3 outers.
That's what I thought. I was just a bit confused when you wrote that he'd used your photo, along with that pic from ebay. I think John's right. It might be best to repost that pic with a different caption, such as 'Not Flocon de Neige'
Ebay is a pain in the rear when trying to contact them. No phone number is available unless you are a power seller. Here is Ebay's list of possibilities but I cant find a good one to get started
http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/index/A.html (http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/index/A.html)
It doesnt work :-\
so I think I am probably the first galanthophile to have slept witn Flocon de Neige.
i just noticed this as well -
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rare-snowdrop-Galanthus-nivalis-Flocon-de-Neige_W0QQitemZ200304439577QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_HomeGarden_Garden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN?hash=item200304439577&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1686%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
very suspect.
obviously someone is trying to hitch a ride on the snowdrop fever wagon, from the looks of it hes selling just ordinary nivalis flore pleno.
the text in the auction is terrible as well, certainly not typed by a galanthophile.
i feel sorry for the person who is bidding on it.... :-\
rob
Steve,I see you washed it before you brought it back, Paddy.... it has shrunk! :o
I hope you don't mind - your photograph of G. 'Eccuson d'Or' was very nice and I borrowed it for a while and am returning it now.
Paddy
Steve,
I hope you don't mind - your photograph of G. 'Eccuson d'Or' was very nice and I borrowed it for a while and am returning it now.
Paddy
Perhaps someone sent a point "question", earlier on, say, round about 5.44 p.m.? ;)
Which drop is being described here:-
"This is the first green leaved, green tipped snowdrop." ??? ???
Which drop is being described here:-
"This is the first green leaved, green tipped snowdrop." ??? ???
Which drop is being described here:-
"This is the first green leaved, green tipped snowdrop." ??? ???
That's my one, isn't it?
My point was - don't all snowdrops have green leaves ??? Am I missing something?
The snowdrop being sold on EBay by mrohowes is 'Greenlight'
Steve,Paddy
I hope you don't mind - your photograph of G. 'Eccuson d'Or' was very nice and I borrowed it for a while and am returning it now.
Paddy
My point was - don't all snowdrops have green leaves ??? Am I missing something?
The snowdrop being sold on EBay by mrohowes is 'Greenlight'
Hi Arthur
the 'Green Light' is the one that Alan found and shared with Joe Sharmon. I have seen the plant and can confirm that it has green leaves ;D (there is a write up by Alan on the SRGC somewhere about how he found it).
I think it should say 'green shining leaves' or something similar. Do you know in the way that G. Angelsey Abbey has green leaves (rather than the usual bluish/Grey flush that G leaves have). When the 'Green Light' is seen next to other Nivalis it becomes just how obvious the difference is - with Green Light shining out.
Kind regards
John
Thanks John
How does it compare to woronowii?
Noticed one on Ebay I liked descibed as a rare Snowdrop. 'Blonde Inge' Is it rare?
Provided Maggi agrees that it is sensible to do so, how about a note here, or in a special thread, of how to complain to Ebay with telephone numbers, website links and any other useful similar information. It's bound to happen again in the future.
Provided Maggi agrees that it is sensible to do so, how about a note here, or in a special thread, of how to complain to Ebay with telephone numbers, website links and any other useful similar information. It's bound to happen again in the future.
It is really the duty of photographers to take what measures they think necessary to protect themselves against unscrupulous sellers using images without permission and to seek to ascertain whether a seller is selling what is claimed.... as has been shown on previous occasions, that can be easier said than done and is not a problem confined to Ebay.
Steve, re your photograph of 'Eccuson d'Or'. I only borrowed it for a few minutes to, as Maggi said, give it a wash. I thought you showed the flower from a great angle which showed the shape perfectly but I felt the indoor lights had put a bit of an off colour on it.No Paddy, this lady was Mrs Clean and the supplier is Mr Clean.
I hope it wasn't one of the snowdrops you say had virus infection. That would be terrible.
Paddy
Recently http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=2790.45 (http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=2790.45) there was discussion on the forum about Galanthus ikariae on Ebay. There was concern as to whether it was right or not as no flower was shown. The seller, Melvyn Jope, has contacted me to let you know who he is and his seller ID for future reference. His ID is groman4444Melvyn is a name I know, and certainly should know his stuff? I was just surprised to see ikariae in bud at Christmas, but then if he grows reginae-olgae in the greenhouse, perhaps this accounts for it? I would, however, be loathed to bid for something that 'might possibly be' or 'must be this because that's where it came from', unless I knew the seller.
Melvyn, in case you don't know, is the grower and supplier of the reginae-olgae selections featured in the snowdrop book.
Recently http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=2790.45 (http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=2790.45) there was discussion on the forum about Galanthus ikariae on Ebay. There was concern as to whether it was right or not as no flower was shown. The seller, Melvyn Jope, has contacted me to let you know who he is and his seller ID for future reference. His ID is groman4444
Melvyn, in case you don't know, is the grower and supplier of the reginae-olgae selections featured in the snowdrop book.
I am still awaiting a photo of an ikariae flowering in December. In my opinion the leaves weren't correct. So what does that leave us? A flower we can't see because it's in bud, at the wrong time of year, with the wrong (in my opinion) leaves and being sold on EBay by someone, who until today, was anonymous. Need I say more? The seller certainly needed to.
If you buy on EBay you are a fool if you do not read the Feedback. Melvyn Jope has a perfect score and the remarks would certainly persuade anyone to buy with confidence. You can also email the seller for more information.
If you buy on EBay you are a fool if you do not read the Feedback. Melvyn Jope has a perfect score and the remarks would certainly persuade anyone to buy with confidence. You can also email the seller for more information.
I wasn't buying. I merely passed comment, which I am entitled to do.
when it is shown to be wrong, then an apology might be appropriate. :(When was it shown to be wrong? ???
when it is shown to be wrong, then an apology might be appropriate. :(When was it shown to be wrong? ???
Thanks John
How does it compare to woronowii?
.....Where is Alan when you need him? :D
Regards
John
You'll note how I neatly justified, in that last post, spending money I can't really spare on bulbs. I'm good at this!
You'll note how I neatly justified, in that last post, spending money I can't really spare on bulbs. I'm good at this!
Convinced me too. Do you have a link to his list ?
No Janis's list :)
Avon's list Jo? They are only selling 'Big Boy' just now
I think we should list who is reliable on Ebay. Jimlad is OK I know him.
Avon's list Jo? They are only selling 'Big Boy' just now
Hi Mark - I think Jo is after a link to Janis's list.
Sorry Jo - I don't know it.
Regards
John
There's often a clue, eh? ::)
I've been looking for Avon's snowdrops on Ebay... can't find them...... ???
Jimlad21 is selling 'Rosemary Burnham', which is now at £131. :P
I see Jimlad21 is selling 'Rosemary Burnham', which is now at £131. Too expensive for us northerners. :P
And pensioner southerners
not sure if this is the auction mark metioned but this seller has a suspect mrs thompson on ebay at the moment -
looks nothing like my mrs thompson, the inner mark is to large, also the outer segments dont look quite correct .this is my mrs thompson in normal 3x3 formation notice the small inner mark -
Dear Snowdroppers,
At the moment it seems unlikely that we shall be distributing an extra-special snowdrop list this spring. It is proving to be a rather ‘different’ snowdrop season with Somerset experiencing more snow than we have for many years and it is difficult to assess our stocks. We may reconsider the situation later on.
It may be worth mentioning that a few ultra rare snowdrops are being released and sold through ebay. It is not a ‘vehicle’ of choice for us but it does have the (commercial) advantage of maximising the return on a few snowdrops that are otherwise difficult to price. We too have bills to pay ! Currently G. Big Boy is available from us this way, it will be followed shortly by G Art Nouveau and G. Acton Pigot No 3 for those of you who are interested, and possibly a few others will follow. On ebay we sell under the name bhfchris (though we make it clear that this is the Avon Bulbs tag)
Jo just give it a try there is no mystique in it. If you are happy with slightly less new bulbs you do not have to go as far as twin scaling. You can just cut the bulb into sections vertically,say six and go from there. The essential thing is hygiene. Some bulbs succeed in producing bulbils and others do not. Nothing ventured ,nothing gained
Rob, I was forwarded an email from the seller of 'Mrs Thompson' who says the bulb being sold is Mrs Thompson but that they used a photo of a different snowdrop because they couldn't take one of their 'Mrs Thompson' because of the snow. I believe the seller is genuine, though not sure about the advisability of using an incorrect photo, maybe better to use none at all.What happens if the buyer is expecting the snowdrop in the picture?
Rob, I was forwarded an email from the seller of 'Mrs Thompson' who says the bulb being sold is Mrs Thompson but that they used a photo of a different snowdrop because they couldn't take one of their 'Mrs Thompson' because of the snow. I believe the seller is genuine, though not sure about the advisability of using an incorrect photo, maybe better to use none at all.What happens if the buyer is expecting the snowdrop in the picture?
50 quid would have been my maximum for big boy (the starting bid!), and yes martin it would make a good breeding plant, i can imagine some nice giant flowered seedlings raised from this one!
rob
Mark - Did Wol & Sue mention the success rate for Rosemary Burnham chipped? Or anyone else for that matter?
johnw
A friend has chipped it but I don't know how many wee bulbs
are considered good.
Before anyone goes chopping Big Boy the resulting bulbils have a low survival rate. So say Wol and Sue.
Before anyone goes chopping Big Boy the resulting bulbils have a low survival rate. So say Wol and Sue.
Should one lay the scales + bulbils on the surface when potting or cover them? If cover, how deep and with what medium?
I don't think it will have a negative effect on those of us who swap. It may just push up the prices for those that are on sale, but then again it may not? Consider this: how many can you sell at these prices on Ebay compared to the numbers that can be sold at galas etc? Perhaps the really rare will always be dear due to their scarcity? This can't always be the case, and interest may decline once they become more readily available?
Bonjour mes amis
Could someone hazard a guess as to the identity of this potful? Bought at the AGS Spring Show, labelled "nivalis"!
The seller is offering 'Flocon de Neige' which doesn't look right and is in Edinburgh. The last not-Flocon was also in Edinburgh.
I saw large quantities of Woronowii on sale in a big Northumberland garden centre at the new year, all labelled as nivalis...
Alan we are supposed to be coming to Anglesey Abbey tomorrow, what's it like over there now?
Alan we are supposed to be coming to Anglesey Abbey tomorrow, what's it like over there now?
whats this on ebay? -I see the fake 'Flocon' (click link and check seller's other items) on Ebay is now at £30.! :o :o >:(
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=170300789906&Category=16087&_trksid=p3907.m29&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26its%3DI%26otn%3D1
is this an actual nivalis cultivar? or another fake.
reminds me more of worroniwii
rob
I see the fake 'Flocon' (click link and check seller's other items) on Ebay is now at £30.! :o :o >:(
I should have realised it was that seller again >:(
rob
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Is it the same seller?
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looks like it! same bad spelling ;D
rob
I was about to phone Ebay, someone else can do it next time, re this listing. I cant find it. Is it gone already?
whoops, not sure why that quote didn't work that time normally does!
yes my spelling is not allways 100% correct (I'm not a academic), but this sellers is absolutely atrocious just look at his text in the listing ::)
i know intresting should be spelt interesting but for some reason its not allways recognised in spellcheck, (maybe its a American spelling?) so i often use the former
(its not recognised on this spell check either! ???)
rob
how do I quote just a little bit of someones text ?
Diane's giraffe is still there.
Diane's giraffe is still there.
Diane's giraffe
Thanks Vivien, I'll try this. Good name Diane :D for one with a long pedicel
Oh dear , thats all blue :DDiane's giraffe is still there.
Diane's giraffe
Thanks Vivien, I'll try this. Good name Diane :D for one with a long pedicel
It is a matter of some regret to me that the Spellcheck seems to have serious shortcomings, or perhaps it is simply exhausted?
It's also good to click on Preview before posting, you can see how the html codes are rendered???
It's also good to click on Preview before posting, you can see how the html codes are rendered
open to all nationalities and all standards of written EnglishMy views as well Maggi, I consider myself a reasonably good grower of some plants, but in no way a professor of the English language.
Funny you should say that, Diane.... I can't see that it makes any odds at all when I try "preview".... I've never seen the point, because it looks the same to me.... I must be missing something :-[
I noticed that when I was using Firefox it underlined spelling mistakes in red. I had to change it to English as it was driving me daft! ::)Funny you should say that, Diane.... I can't see that it makes any odds at all when I try "preview".... I've never seen the point, because it looks the same to me.... I must be missing something :-[
I suppose it's different in different browsers, although I tried in IE and Firefox and it's the same.
I tried Tony's post as it's got a smiley in it as well as a quote. Here's the screen shot of the Post reply page
It shows the posting with the html codes in it, and above in the Preview box, how it will look. You will see the code for the smiley is three question marks, which is interpreted as the "Huh" smiley. Also the square brackets which will render as a blue quotation box.
I noticed that when I was using Firefox it underlined spelling mistakes in red. I had to change it to English as it was driving me daft! ::)
I was writing, or least trying to write, in English. Firefox was trying to change it to American! >:( A hundred years ago books written by American authors were printed for the British market in English (cf Gene Stratton-Porter); now supposedly English books are written in American. >:( Biology texts particularly annoy me: words like oestrogen and foetus have their 'os' dropped. Why? Not a word I like to hear, but as far as I am concerned a pedophile (paedophile) is a foot fetishist. :P If not, what does a pedometer measure?
What language were you writing in, Anthony?
I was writing, or least trying to write, in English. Firefox was trying to change it to American!
Did anyone lodge a complaint? Ebay needs more complaints befre removing it
Diane at the bottom of the page it says other options. Click on report this item and select relevant questions from Ebay stick as close as possible to fraud, infringment and copyright
Diane at the bottom of the page it says other options. Click on report this item and select relevant questions from Ebay stick as close as possible to fraud, infringment and copyright
Did anyone lodge a complaint?
And me.QuoteDid anyone lodge a complaint?
I did.
me too.And me.QuoteDid anyone lodge a complaint?
I did.
That's a very nice ?nivalis fl pl. Are they all neat?
Note back from the flogger of the fake flocon............
"it isnt a good photo but its a flokon i checked google encyclopeida" ...... well, that'll be alright then, eh?!! :P
What does a giraffe have to do with this? Have I missed something?
Is someone from SRGC taking the P with the listing on Ebay?What? On Ebay? Surely not... that would be cruel as well as illegal.
John did you make that?
I removed that image so how did you find it?I expect John bought it on Ebay!! ;D
Can we have the giraffe with the hat?
Can we have the giraffe with the hat?
The 'fake flocon' finally seems to have been withdrawn.
s/he never replied to my queries. I asked about Dragon's Eyes or whatever s/he has called it but never got a reply.
Diane when the seller refered to me by name did you get the impression I was known? The only place on snowdropinfo.com I mention my name is at the contact link
Looked like woronowii to me? I know a garden here in Dunblane that are a huge patch of woronowii - several square metres - which looks spectacular.
The dragon's eyes plant was renamed to G nivalis. But I think maybe that had also been withdrawn