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Galanthus elwesii 'Mrs Macnamara'

 
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Galanthus elwesii 'Mrs Macnamara' - eirlys Elwes, greater snowdrop
Image: Patmore, Kristina May - NBGW
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Common name: eirlys Elwes, greater snowdrop
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Distribution: Gardd/Garden
Hardiness: (H5) Hardy-cold winter. -15 to -10°C (USDA 7b/8a)
Life form: Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber) • Geoffyt (bwlb, cormau neu cloronen)
Geirdarddiad / Etymology: Galanthus (guh-LAN-thus): From the Greek gala- (milk) and -anthos (a flower).
Geirdarddiad / Etymology: elwesii (el-WEZ-ee-eye): For Henry John Elwes (1846–1922), author.
Geirdarddiad / Etymology: 'Mrs Macnamara': Originated from Dylan Thomas's mother-in-law, Yvonne MacNamara.
Dyfarniadau / Awards: RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Description: A tall upright plant with well developed narrow glacous foliage at flowering time. Slender flowers held well clear of the foliage. Small rather slim V marking on the inner segment. originated from Dylan Thomas's motherin-law, Mrs McNamara.
Links: Royal Horticultural Society

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