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Galanthus
elwesii
'Mrs Macnamara'
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Image: Patmore, Kristina May - NBGW
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
Locations
1:
Boulder Garden/Yr Ardd Glogfeini 04b
(BOU04B)
• Accession: 2011-0310 • Provenance: Garden/Gardd
2:
Spring Woods/Gwanwyngoed 14
(SW14)
• Accession: 2001-0250 • Provenance: Garden/Gardd
Area
Individual