North Green Snowdrops

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'Green of Hearts': this stunningly beautiful snowdrop occurred in
the garden here in the late 1990s and closely resembles our Award of
Merit G. 'Trumps'. The darker green and more obviously heartshaped
markings on the outer segments and the overall substance of
the flowers (reminding us of G. 'Anne of Geierstein') dispell any
confusion between this and G. 'Trumps'. A rare, highly refined and
scarce snowdrop which we have only offered in our catalogue once
before. One bulb per customer. (Snowdrops, (2001) p.282)
£65.00
'Hobson's Choice' (×valentinei): a robust, vigorous selection and
probably an hybrid between G. plicatus and G. nivalis. Found in the
grounds of Anglesey Abbey by Richard Ayres. A good snowdrop.
£10.00
'John Gray' F.C.C. (1996): a very beautiful early snowdrop The
flowers are about 40mm long, strongly marked with green on their
inner segments. E.B. Anderson in his book ''Seven Gardens'' tells of
visiting the garden of the late ''Jock'' Gray of Benhall, Saxmundham
'' I found two wood labels marked XXX against the remains of snowdrop
foliage. I brought these bulbs back to Lower Slaughter and one bore
an outstandingly large flower among the earlies and this I named
'John Gray' in memory of a delightful friend. The late Sir Frederick
Stern said it was the finest early snowdrop he had ever seen. I think
the other one, but of this I am not quite sure, is the dwarf, largeflowered
one that I named 'Mighty Atom'.'' (Snowdrops,
(2001) p.247) £8.00