Galanthophile: A person who collects snowdrops. The definition is as simple as that!
Currently as of, Spring 2015, my collection contains 23 various species and cultivars. Prior to 2013 I just could not see the fascination. A snowdrop was a snowdrop was a snowdrop as far as was concerned. In spring 2013 I was gifted a single bulb (Galanthus elwesii Mrs MacNamara) by a gardening friend who is a keen galanthophile. It was his way, I think, of trying to convince me otherwise. I promised to grow and cherish it so I had a permanent reminder of him in my garden. The following year at an early bulb show held by the SRGC I got chatting to an extremely keen snowdrop breeder and collector and as she relayed a story about one of her snowdrops (G. plicatus Sophie North), I was hooked. You can read the whole story here. The rest they say is history!
A full list of 'SPECIAL' snowdrops (BY NAME) growing in my garden. I will endeavour to keep growing notes up to date. Includes year of introduction.
GALANTHUS AUGUSTUS (2015)
Said to be a good garden plant. A plicatus seedling found by Mrs Amy Doncaster.
A robust somewhat dumpy plant. Attractive very large leaves with a distinct broad silver channel. Said to increase well.
GALANTHUS BLONDE INGE (2015)
GALANTHUS BERTRAM ANDERSON (2014)
GALANTHUS BRENDA TROYLE (2015)
GALANTHUS CURLY (2016)
G. Curly is heavily textured and highly scented. Large flowered with green markings on outer segments. A particularly fine difussed almost X shape marks on the inner.
Curly was found and named in the 1960s by Richard Nutt and Herbert Ranson.
GALANTHUS PLICATUS EDINBURGH KETTON
In 1983 Chris Brickell received bulbs from The Royal Botanics Edinburgh, realising these were not G. Ketton - he renamed this clone.
Large flowers with an almost solid green mark on the inner segments.
GALANTHUS FARINGDON DOUBLE (2015)
GALANTHUS FRED'S GIANT (2015)
GALANTHUS GALATEA (2013)
GALANTHUS HILL POE (2014/2105)
Listed as having 5 or 6 outer segments but not as a rule and will often have 3 or 4.
Named for the person who's garden is was discovered in 1911 Co. Tipperary Ireland.
In my garden there are 2 clumps of this snowdrop growing in similar situations.
GALANTHUS HIPPOLYTA (2015)
Height 20cm
GALANTHUS HOMERSFIELD
GALANTHUS JAQUENETTA (2013)
A greatorex hybrid. Fully Double with plenty of green on inner petals. Named after the female character in Shakespeare's play. Jaquenetta is one of the taller Greatorex doubles. All greatorex doubles are crossed hybrids between G. Plicatus and G. nivalis Flore Pleno.
A single bulb planted in the green 2013 it has increased well.
Height 26cm Spread 8cm Hardy to -15°C
GALANTHUS JONATHON (2015)
G. elwesii Jonathon
GALANTHUS KETTON (NEW 2016)
GALANTHUS LAVINIA (NEW 2016)
GALANTHUS LITTLE BEN (2014)
Brought to my garden via Dr Evelyn Stephens garden in Dublane in 1924.
Short in stature with a large flower. Inner segments have an emerald green rounded horse shoe. The outer petals are large in comparison. Considered to be one of the mighty atom series. Origins are confused and it is is considered one of the easiest Mighty Atom snowdrops.
GALANTHUS MERLIN (2015)
GALANTHUS MILLHOUSE (2015)
GALANTHUS MRS MACNAMARA (2013)
G. elwesii Mrs MacNamara (syn. Milkwood)
GALANTHUS SOPHIE NORTH (2014)
GALANTHUS SPINDLESTONE SURPRISE (2014)
and Jim Jermyn at Spindlestone in Northumberland. A chance cross which appears to be a cross between plicatus and nivalis Sandersii.
GALANTHUS TRUMPS (2015)
Height 20cm
GALANTHUS VIRIDIPICE (2015)
GALANTHUS WENDY'S GOLD (2015)
Galanthus species growing in my garden.
GALANTHUS NIVALIS
GALANTHUS NIVALIS FL. PL.
GALANTHUS WORONOWII (2015)
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