Galanthus
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Galanthus
‘Atkinsii’
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The true form originates from James Atkins of
Painswick, dating from 1860’s. Two clones in existence (G.Atkinsii
which is shapely and James Backhouse which is deformed) Easy to grow,
flowers mid January.
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4.00
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Galanthus
‘Bill Bishop’
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This is an early
flowering cultivar, of the G. Mighty Atom type. When the flower is
expanded it is readily identified by its enormous, almost
disproportionately longer outer segments, which make the plant extremely
elegant.
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15.00
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Galanthus
‘Brenda
Troyle’
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HONEY SCENTED. A
well-known snowdrop whose origin into cultivation is disputed. A good
mid-season imperati.
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8.00
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Galanthus
‘Colesborne’ AM 1951
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N/A 2008
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RARE. A choice cultivar with
deep green convolute leaves. Found by Henry L Elwes. Of dwarf habit, the
ovary is narrow and long. The inner segments are long and tubular with a
green mark from the base to sinus. Slow to increase.
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Galanthus
‘Cordelia’
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Greatorex double. One of the taller members of the
group that is not well known. It is a regular double, whose outermost
whorl of inner segments is rarely aberrant. The markings on immature
plants are completely different to the fully grown specimen.
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9.00
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N/A 2008
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RARE. Introduced
in 2000 by Mark Brown, from Susan Cowdy’s garden at Rushmere in a
mixed colony of G.plicatus and G.nivalis. Superb virescent seedling has
pale green shading over the apical half of the outer segments.
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Galanthus
‘Dionysus’
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A Greatorex double and historically confusing. The
modern stock is thought to originate from R.D.Trotter. Occasionally will
throw single or semi-double flowers.
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4.50
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Galanthus
‘Faringdon
Double’
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RARE. Early
flowering convolute hybrid. This snowdrop sometimes flowers at
Christmas. Found by Ruby and David Baker at Faringdon Oxon. Semi-double
with a sinus mark only.
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Galanthus
‘Galatea’
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The modern stock of this plant is worth growing,
owing to the large shapely flowers. Similar to G.Magnet, but the v mark
on the inner segment of G.Galatea is almost a perfect right angle (that
of G.Magnet is of 70 degrees). Also usually shows a kink or bend in the
pedicel behind the ovary.
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5.50
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Galanthus
‘Ginns’
Imperati’
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STRONG FRAGRANCE.
Collected in central
Italy
by Robert Gathorne-Hardy. Similar to G. S. Arnott and G. Brenda Troyle.
Makes a good strong garden plant.
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8.50
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Galanthus
‘Hill Poe’
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NEW
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Late flowering double,
where by the solid looking flower is tightly packed with inner segments
that form a neat rosette. A old firm
favourite.
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8.50
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Galanthus
‘Hippolyta’
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One of the shortest extant Greatorex clones
consistently producing neat double rounded flowers. Broad glaucous
leaves.
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7.50
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Galanthus
‘Hobson’s
Choice’
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Prolific snowdrop found at Anglesey Abbey, and
named after a local horse dealer. According to folklore, it was rather
to luck as to whether one hired a ‘good or useless horse from him.’
Hence the enduring term ‘Hobson’s Choice’.
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17.50
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Galanthus
‘Jacquenetta’
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A Greatorex double with beautiful symmetrical
segments heavily marked with green.
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7.00
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Galanthus
‘James
Backhouse’
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A cultivar of G. Atkinsii, with flowers somewhat
aberrant. Curious, and first distributed by the nurseryman James
Backhouse from
York
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4.00
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Galanthus
‘John
Gray’
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N/A 2008
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A firm favourite. In the top 10 of any
collectors’ snowdrops. Bottle-green flowers on perfectly sculpted
large generous flowers.
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Galanthus
‘Ketton’
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N/A 2008
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A classic snowdrop, very easy to grow, introduced
by E.A.Bowles in the 1950s. The flowers are held proud of the narrow,
upright foliage and open widely in sunshine.
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Galanthus
‘Ivy Cottage Corporal’
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NEW
One per customer
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From Michael Broadhurst. The first of his Ivy Cott
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e series. This fine hybrid has two fine Vs (just like an army corporal)
on the inner segmens.
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25.00
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Galanthus
‘Lady
Beatrix Stanley’
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Possibly from the
garden
of
Barbara Buchanan
who brought bulbs from her mother’s garden (Lady Beatrix Stanley) at
Sibbertoft. Small to medium in height, neat and tightly double.
Increases quickly.
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6.00
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Galanthus
‘Lavinia’
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NEW
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Although similar to G. ‘Cordelia’, it differs
in having on aver
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e six less inner segments and these being incurved.
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10.00
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Galanthus
‘Lerinda’
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Selected in 1970 by Ken Aslet formerly of
Kew
. January flowering with large flowers. Clumps up quickly.
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10.00
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Galanthus
‘Limetree’
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An Oliver Wyatt selected clone of G. Atkinsii. Is
the original lost? Like a slim-looking G. Atkinsii. Discovered under a
lime tree.
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5.00
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Galanthus
‘Little
John’
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Limited
Number
1 per person
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Found by Phil Cornish in 1992, in E.B. Anderson’s
former garden. Tall robust hybrid with large smooth solid-looking
flowers with straight pedicels. Pale glaucous foliage
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15.00
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Galanthus
‘Lyn’
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A vigorous clone of G. ‘Atkinsii’, found in
1981 by Lyn Sales near Cirencester. Quite early flowering time.
Increases quickly.
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5.00
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Galanthus
‘Magnet’
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Limited Number
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A
robust old cultivar which still retains a charm due to its long pedicel. Erect,
tall, narrow, green leaves. Outer segments are bluntly oval in shape and
the inner segments are broad with a solid, sharply angled, green mark.
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4.50
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Galanthus
‘Merlin’
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NEW
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One of the best known cultivars with all green
inner segments. Good foli
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e which is strongly channelled and glaucous, with variably explicative
margins. Considered to be a hybrid of G. elwesii and G.plicatus.
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10.00
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Galanthus
‘Mighty
Atom’ Complex
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N/A 2008
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A problematical group of single flowered snowdrops
- the original clone and its presumed derivative or sibling cultivars
now fall into 3 different divisions. It has flat or almost flat leaf
margins, which place it in the (N1a) division. A later flowering
snowdrop from John Gray’s garden at Benhall. It is of small stature,
but has a very large flower, with a clear green sinus mark.
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