Galanthus 'Green Mile'

[Ant-k]

I now see the 'Green mile' nursery is offering dormant bulbs for €125 but won't flower until spring 2017!...as a novice are non flowering and smaller size dormant  bulbs easier to grow and establish then a normal size dormant bulb?

[RichardW]

I wouldn't pay out that sort of money for what must be a very small bulb  personally I'm not sure about selling something that hasn't flowered, particuarly if it's something produced rapidly from chipping/twin scaling.

but I wouldnt pay that for several large bulbs 

[mark smyth]

Most of the sellers will have them in a year or two at reasonable prices

[Ant-k]

Most of the sellers will have them in a year or two at reasonable prices

I didn't realise that it was in wide circulation yet?

[Gerard Oud]

Bit of a dissappointment for those who invested last year a lot of  money in it. I have heard from a groupe of collectors from Germany who bought about 4 for 2000 euro If they had waited till this year they could have bought 4 times as much

[johnw]

Bit of a dissappointment for those who invested last year a lot of  money in it.

Those who purchased Green Mile would have been aware of the worthy cause for which the sale was intended.  Supporting a nursery like Green Mile whose quality is of the very highest standard is always to be applauded.

johnw

[Gerard Oud]

Sounds fair John, but to drop the price from 500 euro to 125 euro the very next year

[Richard Williams]

Sounds fair John, but to drop the price from 500 euro to 125 euro the very next year

I'm tending to agree with Gerard here, it's a substantial drop (excuse the pun) in price but I suppose the lower price reflects a bulb that is going to take another year to flower. My question is why they are selling what we classify as Fs1 sized bulbs in (pleione terms) at all ? Waiting a year and a half until it flowers would certainly test the patience of the most enthusiastic galanthophiles and having to nurse it through two dormant periods! If they found green mile five years ago they have had a chance to bulk it up but perhaps the mistake was to release some last year at £500 even if it was for a good cause. I'd have chipped/twin scaled it in bulk  and have a lot more to sell somewhere between the two extremes in prices.

[Robin Callens]

 

[Brian Ellis]

Superb pictures and it is obviously worth every penny

[Alan_b]

I have never seen 'Green Mile' growing anywhere but I agree with Brian; it photographs superbly well. 

[mark smyth]

I saw it in two gardens this year and was quite disappointed. It looks better in photos

[Maggi Young]

Perhaps 'Green Mile ' is like many other snowdrops and takes a while to settle down?  Seems a reasonable expectation when practically ever other 'drops mentioned seems to do that!

My understanding is that one can buy s flowering sixed bulb for 500 euros  or now, in response to requests, a young chipped bulb for  125 euros - there is no doubt that the difference in size is clearly  stated.

I think it rather unfair to be making these comments over the sale of the plant - can the seller not choose whatever price he likes - whether that is  for a snowdrop or a wardrobe?? And it is it not open to anyone to buy - or not- as he pleases?
This is one of those times when I think galanthomania really needs to learn boundaries. This is an honest seller - I would think there were enough scoundrels out there for you to aim your gripes at.

Be nice, for goodness sake!

[mark smyth]

Its probably the group setting that sets it off better than a lone bulb

[Richard Williams]

Perhaps 'Green Mile ' is like many other snowdrops and takes a while to settle down?  Seems a reasonable expectation when practically ever other 'drops mentioned seems to do that!

I think it rather unfair to be making these comments over the sale of the plant - can the seller not choose whatever price he likes - whether that is  for a snowdrop or a wardrobe?? And it is it not open to anyone to buy - or not- as he pleases?
This is one of those times when I think galanthomania really needs to learn boundaries. This is an honest seller - I would think there were enough scoundrels out there for you to aim your gripes at.

Be nice, for goodness sake!

Come on Maggie nobody's really griping as such, just having an open discussion on the 'wisdom' of such a drastic drop in price. Not really sure what boundaries are being crossed here on no occasion does anyone suggest the seller being dishonest or otherwise and they certainly can adopt whatever selling strategy they like for what is a stunning plant. We are being nice, always nice.