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Bulbs => Galanthus => Topic started by: Maggi Young on February 27, 2011, 02:35:18 PM

Title: more galanthus for ID.....
Post by: Maggi Young on February 27, 2011, 02:35:18 PM: Hello Folks, Susan Tindall in Northern Ireland has sent me pictures of these two 'drops for which she hopes you can help her to find IDs....... the first is this one:
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And she also has another snowdrop she wishes folks to look at, it was given to Susan years ago by the late Paddy Ryan. He called it Ketton, but it is not......

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Title: Re: more galanthus for ID.....
Post by: Martin Baxendale on February 27, 2011, 03:03:09 PM: Pic no. 1 is ikariae.
Title: Re: more galanthus for ID.....
Post by: mark smyth on February 27, 2011, 03:55:05 PM: Susan must have given up on me visiting her this week

I agree with ikariae

Could the second be a poorly marked Edinburgh Ketton
Title: Re: more galanthus for ID.....
Post by: Tony Willis on February 27, 2011, 04:55:28 PM: Quote from: mark smyth on February 27, 2011, 03:55:05 PM
Susan must have given up on me visiting her this week

I agree with ikariae

Could the second be a poorly marked Edinburgh Ketton

Mark how can it be a poorly marked Edinburgh Ketton?
Title: Re: more galanthus for ID.....
Post by: mark smyth on February 27, 2011, 05:04:16 PM: I only thought about broken 'arms'. I have never seen this snowdrop growing at Susans so when I go I'll be able to see how variable/stable it is.