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Bulbs => Galanthus => Topic started by: Mavers on February 16, 2009, 08:52:37 AM

Title: Garden Centre Find
Post by: Mavers on February 16, 2009, 08:52:37 AM: Hello fellow 'philes

I thought you'd like to see a snowdrop I bought at a local nursery in a pot of 5 so called 'nivalis' but I'm not sure how to upload the jpgs.

Maggi can you help........or anyone else?
Title: Re: Garden Centre Find
Post by: Anthony Darby on February 16, 2009, 10:04:03 AM: Mike, when you open a 'reply' page, click '+ Additional options...' bottom left of the box in which you are typing. The just 'Browse' until you find the Jpeg. As long as it is 350kb or less it will upload. To add more, click 'more attachments' and it will open another browse line.
Title: Re: Garden Centre Find
Post by: Mavers on February 16, 2009, 10:21:09 AM: OK Anthony I'm at work so I'll have a go during my coffee break in 10mins or so.
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Post by: Mavers on February 16, 2009, 10:52:06 AM: Ok here goes................ :P
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Post by: Alan_b on February 16, 2009, 11:24:57 AM: Very nice indeed. I presume it's an elwesii, although I can't quite tell from the photos.
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Post by: Brian Ellis on February 16, 2009, 11:37:51 AM: Great Mike, having spent a fortune at the weekend it's good to know that there are still bargains to be had out there ;D
Title: Re: Garden Centre Find
Post by: Mavers on February 16, 2009, 12:05:48 PM: It was labeled as nivalis but I would say it was elwesii.

There were 5 bulbs in the pot growing in very wet peat based compost. Two bulbs had gone over, one was in flower (still is), a typical elwesii, nice but not remarkable & one is a very small elwesii type that looks very neat in stature.......I'm keeping an eye on this one as well as the one in the photos.

All the bulbs were good size & all had a great many vigorous roots.
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Post by: Maggi Young on February 16, 2009, 12:11:47 PM: Well done Mike... on finding the nice 'drops and on loading the pix! Thanks to Anthony for his good advice.... I've been having a morning off :P
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Post by: KentGardener on February 16, 2009, 12:23:56 PM: Hi Mike

it is nice to find good'uns in the garden centre isn't it. In previous years I have always scanned the shelves looking for nice markings. I have found some nice elwesii finds too - unfortunately I have never found them very long lasting. I had a nice fat one that looked rather like your find - but this year it too seems to have gone to the great snowdrop heaven. :-\

Fingers crossed that your find turns out to be long lived.

Regards

John
Title: Re: Garden Centre Find
Post by: Mavers on February 16, 2009, 12:50:14 PM: Glad you all like it.

Heaven must be full of the very best snowdrops John as it seems to be the most treasured ones that give up the ghost all too readily!

I showed it to Angela Winfield on Saturday whilst I was at Snape Cottage & she thought it was a significant find. She said it reminded her of a greentipped Diggory (before it lifts up the outer petals).

I was helping her with some final titivating of the garden ready for the first of her snowdrops Sundays this year.
Title: Re: Garden Centre Find
Post by: art600 on February 16, 2009, 04:25:51 PM: I bought four pots of elwesii at a local garden centre. I separated out many different markings (over 22), including one with green tips rather like mike's. I have made a note of the different marks and potted them up singly to see what they look like next year.
I note everyone's comments about garden centre snowdrops not being long lived, but I hope some will disprove that and muliply.
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Post by: Mavers on February 16, 2009, 04:58:39 PM: I hope their long lived as well art cos I love my new drop!
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Post by: Mavers on February 17, 2009, 08:49:07 AM: Hi Rob, when my neighbours see me going around my garden when I get home form work, croopied down with a torch to look at my little beauties.......(my snowdrops that is!) they surely must think I'm bonkers.

I've also given up trying to explain to others in my office why its not madness being so enthusiastic about snowdrops when all the Philistines see is little white blobs.

Its good to find fellowship here!!!!

Mike
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Post by: art600 on February 17, 2009, 08:55:55 AM: croopied ???
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Post by: KentGardener on February 17, 2009, 09:37:59 AM: Quote from: art600 on February 17, 2009, 08:55:55 AM
croopied ???

According to the 'Somerset dictionary' Croopy down means to squat down.

According to the 'new urban dictionary' - Croopy means a man with a permanently floppy 'you know what'! :-[ ::)
Title: Re: Garden Centre Find
Post by: Mavers on February 17, 2009, 10:00:17 AM: oooooooooooer missus!

OBVIOUSLY being a Zummerzet boy I meant the former ie 'squatting'.

Loose smocks & clean living keeps uz Zummerzet boyz in tip top condition! ;D :-*
Title: Re: Garden Centre Find
Post by: Brian Ellis on February 17, 2009, 10:02:35 AM: Quote from: Mavers on February 17, 2009, 08:49:07 AM
I've also given up trying to explain to others in my office why its not madness being so enthusiastic about snowdrops when all the Philistines see is little white blobs.

Its good to find fellowship here!!!!

This is a unique corner of the internet Mike 8)
Title: Re: Garden Centre Find
Post by: ranunculus on February 17, 2009, 10:05:23 AM: Quote from: KentGardener on February 17, 2009, 09:37:59 AM
Quote from: art600 on February 17, 2009, 08:55:55 AM
croopied ???
According to the 'new urban dictionary' - Croopy means a man with a permanently floppy 'you know what'! :-[ ::)

There is nothing wrong with a permanently floppy hat anyway, Mike ... :D
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Post by: emma T on February 19, 2009, 09:02:06 PM: found these
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Post by: Alan_b on February 19, 2009, 09:20:19 PM: Very nice, Emma. If only that last one had some eyes it could be a man with a hat and a moustache.
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Post by: emma T on February 19, 2009, 09:30:34 PM: the bottom marks look to to me like dropping eye lids
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Post by: Maggi Young on February 19, 2009, 09:33:10 PM: Quote from: emma T on February 19, 2009, 09:30:34 PM
the bottom marks look to to me like drooping eye lids
Yes! I can see that!
Title: Re: Garden Centre Find
Post by: Anthony Darby on February 19, 2009, 10:20:36 PM: Galanthus 'Salvador Dali'?
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Post by: Paddy Tobin on February 19, 2009, 10:35:52 PM: Lovely finds, Emma.

Paddy
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Post by: Michael J Campbell on February 19, 2009, 10:52:56 PM: ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: maggiepie on February 19, 2009, 11:07:53 PM: Quote from: Michael J Campbell on February 19, 2009, 10:52:56 PM
;D ;D ;D

hahaha, I want one!!!
;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Anthony Darby on February 19, 2009, 11:17:21 PM: Brilliant Michael! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: KentGardener on February 20, 2009, 04:18:27 AM: very good Michael.

For some reason I am sitting here looking at it and keep thinking of an SRGC member - it must be that I have woken up far too early again (it is probably the excitement of going up to Norfolk for the weekend to look at snowdrops with Brian ;D 8)).

Does anyone else see Hagen?....

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Regards

John
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Post by: mark smyth on February 20, 2009, 05:57:53 AM: Emma how yellow is the inner mark of the first one?
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Post by: Hagen Engelmann on February 20, 2009, 06:21:51 AM: Morning John, the magic mirror is the best. How many bulbs do you have? Already one for swap? I have a few others with my pic, but only half as good as yours. ;D

Emma, really nice flowers.
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Post by: galanthophile on February 20, 2009, 02:51:16 PM: Just shows you don't have to spend a fortune to get some nice flowers.