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Anyone feeling rich?

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  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    I probably have multiple thousands of snowdrops in the garden so sometimes rootle about seeing if there is something that has mutated and will earn me a fortune. There never is.
    Rutland, England
  • coccinellacoccinella Posts: 1,428
    Gosh. My 10 9cm pots of ordinary nivalis in the green cost me 30 euros, 5/6 bulbs in the green per pot. I would gladily pay a fiver for yours @punkdoc.

    Luxembourg
  • didywdidyw Posts: 3,573
    I have some Joe Sharman snowdrops in my garden.  He specialises in those Rolls Royce snowdrops but has others too.  He's fairly local and I used to book him for the Garden Markets I ran and I see him at local plant fairs He is very knowledgeable. Nice man, bit grumpy sometimes.
    Gardening in East Suffolk on dry sandy soil.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    edited 10 February
    I like the yellows and wish the plant breeders well. One day they will come down in price and I hope to own some one day.

    I should add that the bulbs (including Joe's) are sold on Ebay and the high prices are a result of galanthophiles bidding each other up from zero. In some cases the final (over-excited) bidding prices for bulbs were not paid and the offer withdrawn.

    In some cases there may only be two plants of that named variety in the world and they are hard and risky to propagate. So, maybe you could think of it as owning a precious, unique artwork.








  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    " something is worth what someone else is prepared to pay for it" 
    " fools and their money are soon parted " 
    " Emperor's new clothes " 

    All spring to mind
    Devon.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I'd still rather have one with green markings even if everybody has one
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • WaterbutWaterbut Posts: 344
    Read an interesting article that these snow drops are not an investment. They will be reproduced and sold for pennies 5 years down the line by GCs but as Fire said people will be in there first to own a unique artwork.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    edited 10 February
    They call it galanthophilia because people get obsessed  - obsession is rarely sensible.

    A second hand pair of trainers sold for $2.2 million


  • kate.james58kate.james58 Posts: 198
    They do seem to be in very good condition @Fire, hardly used I would say.
    Cheshire
  • thevictorianthevictorian Posts: 1,279
    I know it sounds like an astonishing sum but you do have to factor in the time it takes to grow every hand pollinated experiment out to see if it's even worth it. It will take years and you might end up with something not worth anything.
    If this was a hydrangea it would be far more profitable in the end as they are easily propagated and often trademarked, where these seem to be sold in limited numbers.
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