In a statement it was confirmed that "On Thursday 16 February at 14:40 after a bidding frenzy of over 30 biddersThompson & Morgan, the Ipswich based mail order plant and seed company, acquired the world’s most expensive snowdropGalanthus woronowii‘Elizabeth Harrison’ for £725." On reflection, this makes much more economic sense and is more acceptable when compared with the notion that the bulb was winging its way to some private collection never to be seen again. After all, as with many other rare and unusual plants with potential to sell in large numbers, this pretty little gem of a plant will now go in to propagation until it becomes available for general sale. Plus, this so called bidding frenzy has created quite a nice bit of spin to get the orders rolling in!
In a statement it was confirmed that "On Thursday 16 February at 14:40 after a bidding frenzy of over 30 biddersThompson & Morgan, the Ipswich based mail order plant and seed company, acquired the world’s most expensive snowdropGalanthus woronowii‘Elizabeth Harrison’ for £725." On reflection, this makes much more economic sense and is more acceptable when compared with the notion that the bulb was winging its way to some private collection never to be seen again. After all, as with many other rare and unusual plants with potential to sell in large numbers, this pretty little gem of a plant will now go in to propagation until it becomes available for general sale. Plus, this so called bidding frenzy has created quite a nice bit of spin to get the orders rolling in!