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Bulbs => Galanthus => Topic started by: art600 on November 16, 2009, 12:44:14 AM
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On my recent holiday in Turkey I was lucky to see hundreds of Galanthus peshmenii in flower. Until now I had thought there was little variation other than size of inner mark. I remember the excitement generated when Tony Willis showed a rock covered in peshmenii showing green outer tips.
In two different locations I found two exciting forms:-
1). Green outer markings that were the same colour and shape as the inner markings. I apologise for the very poor photograph taken back in the hotel room on a single flower. I think it shows the marks quite clearly.
2). A poculiformis without a trace of green. Again apologies for the very poor photo of the inner. Photos taken on a flower in the hotel room. This plant was growing in a rock crevice.
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Good grief those are strong outer markings! If those asleep only knew.
johnw
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Good grief those are strong outer markings! If those asleep only knew.
johnw
John
I have never seen anything quite like it - not sure there is a reginae-olgae equivalent.
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Arthur - I wonder if there is any equivalent. ::) You are certainly burning the midnight oils.
johnw
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very interesting flowers, very ..........pics ;), Arthur!
I believe, the outer markings aren`t not only green tips. It much more interesting. You saw a plant with the effect of "equal" marks on all segments. Best example is TRYM. The outer green is much deeper, then you can find it on "normal" tips.
Nice poculiforme, I like these "hololeucus".
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Arthur,
Extraordinary flowers. Excellent finds.
Paddy
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That'll teach me for going to bed early! Wonderful finds Arthur, I suspect that there are many interesting forms out there, comparable say to the variation Melvyn has found in reginae-olgae.
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I suspect that there are many interesting forms out there, comparable say to the variation Melvyn has found in reginae-olgae.
Arthur - great finds.
Brian - if you have not already ordered it, then I recommend that you send off for a copy of this year's RHS Daffodils, Snowdrops & Tulips Yearbook where you will find an excellent article By Hagen Engelmann entitled "Galanthus peshmenii, a snowdrop with many different faces" which contains a fantastic gallery of 9 photographs demonstrating the immense variability of this species.
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Cheers Chris, It is sitting in my pile of things to look at. I was caught up in a thriller by Stieg Larsson and can now find time to read it ;D
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Brian
There was a reference to the Yearbook elsewhere on the Forum and how to get it for £9. Did you make a note - I did not :-[
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Brian
There was a reference to the Yearbook elsewhere on the Forum and how to get it for £9. Did you make a note - I did not :-[
Look here, Art!
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=4486.msg120514;topicseen#msg120514
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Mine is usually £8 but it was £10 this year.
Lovely snowdrops Arthur.
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Cheers Chris, It is sitting in my pile of things to look at. I was caught up in a thriller by Stieg Larsson and can now find time to read it ;D
Ah, a man who likes to pass his time in pleasantly irrelevant fiction. Read the third in the series a few weeks ago. Enjoyed it.
Paddy
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Very nice Arthur. The photographs show the flowers well. I like them both.
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Paddy + Brian :
I'm just also reading the third book of Stieg Larson ...really good !!!
what a pity that this man has died ...
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Paddy + Brian :
I'm just also reading the third book of Stieg Larson ...really good !!!
what a pity that this man has died ...
PIty, indeed, Hans. Three good books and his future as an author was guaranteed.
I now have to turn my attention to the 9 gardening books waiting to be read.
Paddy
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Arthur,
The interesting bit will be seeing what they look like next year and whether the markings (or lack of) are stable. I hope that they are, as both are brilliant!! Thanks for showing us.