Snowdrop theft

[mark smyth]

When I went looking for yellows it took ages to find them but they weren't that common - 8 years ago! Where do the years go

[johnstephen29]

I have just bought some Galanthus rizehensis after reading all these posts i'm not sure if I should put them outside or not, even though I live in the middle of nowhere in deepest Lincolnshire.

[Maggi Young]

I know it is upsetting to read of these  filthy thefts, js29, but I wouldn't let it put you off enjoying your 'drops in your garden.  The chances of a theft from a private, unknown garden are pretty small. It would be dreadful  if we all became paranoid about the actions of a few scumbags - they must not win!

[Alan_b]

Whilst I agree wholeheartedly with Maggi, I should also point out that most of the stolen snowdrops are rare named cultivars that either sell for large sums of money or are never offered for sale.  Galanthus rizehensis, although an excellent snowdrop, falls into neither of those two categories so would probably not be deemed worth stealing. 

[Paddy Tobin]

Let there be good news also: We had a local garden club visit the garden last Saturday, approximately 40 people, and it was from start to finish a perfectly pleasant experience. Not as much as a flower was touched. Perhaps, these people had not yet been infected by the mania.

[johnw]

Whilst I agree wholeheartedly with Maggi, I should also point out that most of the stolen snowdrops are rare named cultivars that either sell for large sums of money or are never offered for sale.  Galanthus rizehensis, although an excellent snowdrop, falls into neither of those two categories so would probably not be deemed worth stealing.

Alan  - My guess is they go to the thief's garden unless we are speaking of masses of narturalized species. 

johnw

[johnstephen29]

Thanks Maggi & Alan for replies, i'll take the risk and plant them. As you say Maggi why let these toe rags spoil my enjoyment of these great little plants.

[Alan_b]

Alan  - My guess is they go to the thief's garden unless we are speaking of masses of narturalized species. 

I'm sure you are right John but every time the thief strikes they risk getting caught.  The "reward" of getting a stolen rizehensis, which can be bought quite cheaply anyway, would not be "worth" that risk, or so I would have thought.     

[johnstephen29]

Thanks Alan