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    Lovely pictures Armandii. :dbgrtmb: How's the knees? :biggrin:
     
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    I lay on some plastic sheeting in the cold and wind and placed a black board behind the Snowdrops, Sheal.:hate-shocked: Numb fingers and other vital parts, plus my glasses steamed up with my breath, were the price, and it didn't help as Jenny came to see what her idiot owner was doing and kept staring into the lens. It is a beautiful flower though but we just don't often see it up close but stand and look at from a height.:coffee:
     
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      The things we get up to eh? I hope the neighbours didn't spot you. :heehee:
       
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      They're used to my antics, and beside all the neighbours are known as the Crazy Club. One lady in the end house aged 60 still sky dives. She said her husband won't join her in case she "fixes" his parachute:heehee:
       
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        1. They are very samey - nothing wrong with that ... but:
        2. You probably would be surprised how many out-of-the-ordinary varieties there are, and how different they are. I believe there are around 2,000 registered named varieties

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        "Green Brush" which has a hint of green on the outer petals

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        "Rosemary Burnham" very green outer petals, and more green on the inners than the usual inverted-V

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        "Kite" has an X-like marking on the inners

        Then yellow ones like

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        Wendy's Gold

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        "Green Tear" which sold for a fortune (last year I think, maybe year before)

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        E A Bowles

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        Walrus

        More here if you want to take a look :)

        Plus there are doubles, and early / late ones too ... lots to choose from :)

        Get back down on your hands and knees and see if you have any "sports" - they could make you a fortune :)
         
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          Often looked through ours and in all the 5 or so 1,000 I have never seen any thing different. BUT, then I have never found a seed capsule with viable seeds either. You need seed production to get variation. If you ever get the chance to go to somewhere like The Weir Garden in Hereford, you will see what is called a 'hybrid swarm'. It is in that kind of situation where you find new variations. So Kristen keep planting all these forms of G. nivalis and you never know, but don't hold your breath, they take a while to flower from seed.
           
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            I had been thinking that I should plant all the species that self seed and hybridise so that they may create some of their own interesting varieties over time ... assuming I have the time to "wander" round on my knees checking them!
             
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            Well, that's my point, Kristen, regarding simple Snowdrops being "very samey", how many of us actually get on our knees, or lower, to actually look closely???.:dunno: :snork: The minor differences in the more "Tulip Madness" collectable Snowdrops are not noticeable enough to really see the difference standing up, except for the Double Snowdrops of course.:heehee:
             
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            You only need to crawl on your hands and knees to find a new one :), if you owned some special ones you'd know where they were and either grow them in raised beds, or pots, or whatever, or grow them in the ground as "Normal" and pick the flowers for a nice small vase in the middle of the table :)

            Although, something I learnt recently, and wished I hadn't read!, is that its unlucky to bring Snowdrops into the house before Candlemas (mid point of Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox I think ...). Also Groundhog day ... FWIW

            Here's one I know you'll like:

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            "Grumpy" :) [Link]
             
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              Looks like me in the morning when I first look in the mirror!!:heehee: I didn't realise you are superstitious??? I would think that raised beds would be the answer for those who collect certain plants though.:snork:
               
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              I'm saying nothing!

              Well, I'm not ... but .... bit like Sterling Moss said when asked whether he was superstitious "I'm not, but I'd be a fool to ignore it just in case its true" :heehee:
               
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                :lunapic 130165696578242 5:
                 
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                Haven't been able to do that for over 20 years!!! :old: :sad:
                 
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                Are we talking about the same thing here, Shiney??:scratch: :heehee:
                 
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                I really don't know what you could mean! :heehee:
                 
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