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Galanthus x valentinei ‘Big Lad’

30cm high with outers 40mm+

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Galanthus x valentinei ‘Marks Tall’

30cm high once settled. Pale ovary and inverted heart on inners

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Galanthus nivalis ‘Mini Me’

Tiny nivalis often with a butterfly on the inners

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Galanthus nivalis ‘The Astronomer’

Upward facing flowers that eventually turn sideways

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Galanthus plicatus ex Finnebrogue or maybe to be ‘Finnebrogue’

A late emerging plicatus found in Finnebrogue Estate

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Galanthus ‘Dinky’

Tiny ?hybrid with green tips

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Galanthus woronowii �Oak King� (matte leaves)

named after the pagan kings, Oak and Holly, who battle over light. The Oak King reigns from the winter solstice until the summer solstice. The Holly King reigns as the days get shorter

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Galanthus woronowii �Alban Arthan�

named after the Druid seasonal festival at the winter solstice. Flowering in early December with large flowers and leaves

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Galanthus woronowii ‘to be named’

with twin scapes flowering before Christmas

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Crocus tommasinianus ‘Eostre’s Egg’

Eostre is the dawn that, at the equinox, rises due east. She holds in her hands the balance of light and dark. In one hand is the bulb buried in the dark soil, rooted and secure; in the other is the blossoming daffodil moving towards the light. In one hand she also holds the egg, perfectly oval, its life contained safely within

Anemone apennina ‘Ostara’

pale blue flowers. Named for the Goddess of spring and dawn

Ranunculus ficara

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‘Adder’

Leaves like camouflage

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‘Oengus’ (Aengus/Angus)

Aengus is the God associated with summer, youth and love. He is one of the Tuatha De Danann who were the tribe of the Gods

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�Alban Eilir�

Brown leaves with green variation

One of the inner mysteries of Druidry is the Druid’s egg. Life-giving, it is the egg protected by the hare, which is the symbol of Alban Eilir – still celebrated by the giving of Easter eggs by the Easter bunny.

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‘Broken Heart’ or �Aine�, said on-ya, the Goddess of love and fertility

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‘Chameleon’

a colour changer

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‘Forest Flame’ maybe �Brigid� after the Goddess of fire

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Goibniu � a God of metalsmithing � rusty leaves

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‘Goldilocks’

double with gold reverse

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Lemon flowers

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‘Saint Clements’

A colour changer � oranges and lemons say the bells of St Clements

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�The Morrigan’

Named for the shape shifting Celtic warrior Goddess who takes on the form of a raven

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‘Pinstripe’

Dark line down the centre of the leaf

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‘Smudge’

Leaves with a sooty centre

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Future names using Celtic God and Goddesses

Prominent members of the Tuath Dé

The Dagda � who seems to have been a chief God

Lugh � a warrior, king, master craftsman and saviour

Nuada � Goddess of wind, air and war

Brigid � Goddess of healers, poets and smiths

Manannán � a God of the sea

Dian Cecht � a God of healing

They have parallels in the pantheons of other Celtic peoples: for example Lugh is cognate with the pan-Celtic god Lugus, Nuada with the British god Nodens, Brigid with Brigantia; Tuirenn with Taranis; Ogma with Ogmios; and the Badb with Cathubodua.

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The Tuath Dé eventually became the Aos Sí or "fairies" of later folklore

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Green and silver leaf

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