Harold, No, sorry I do not grow any of the semi-double variants. I only aquired the yellow tipped Leucojum vernum 'Eva Habermeier' last year. Sorry I cannot be of more help. Mark > Message du 02/04/11 16:23 > De : "Harold Koopowitz" > A : "Pacific Bulb Society" > Copie à : > Objet : Re: [pbs] Leucojum aestivum cvs.? > > Mark: > Do you know of a source of Gertrude Weisser? > Harold > > At 11:24 PM 3/30/2011, you wrote: > > > > >Hello, > >I know that Gravetye Giant may take a couple of years for its extra > >large size and flowers to materialise. > >But saying that, they are not that much bigger than any other form, > >just enough to warrant cultivation. > >Re: yellow tips.This is surely a L.vernum form? This is called > >L.vernum var. 'Wagneri' variously. I have from Germany a form which > >is very good and stable called 'Eva Habermeyer'.I have never heard > >of a L.aestivum doing this trick. > >There are quite a few cultivars being selected of L. vernum and some > >being sold by Joe Sharman at Monksilver Plants in Cambridgeshire in > >the U.K. But in all honesty they are only botanical oddities and > >vary so little as yet from the species. > >The semi-double L. vernum 'Gretrude Weisser' is around.It is a north > >american selection. > >I am still waiting for a true and beautiful double form of either of > >these species. > >Kind regards, > >Mark > > > > > Message du 31/03/11 00:04 > > > De : "James Waddick" > > > A : "Pacific Bulb Society" > > > >" I've grown L. aestivum for ages. I just noticed a first > > > flower on bulbs purchased as 'Gravetye Giant'. I bought bulbs with > > > this name specifically to compare it to the old unnamed variety grown > > > and seeding around. I can see no difference. > > > > > > I understand that there is a cv with yellow spots replacing > > > the green at the distal tips of each petal. Does such a cv exist ? > > > and what is it called? > > > > > > Are there any other cultivars or un-name variants available > > > in cultivation or from collectors?" > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >pbs mailing list > >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >