I have never seen Galanthus peshmenii thriving outdoors in England and regard it as less hardy than G. reginae-olgae. John Grimshaw Dr John M. Grimshaw Sycamore Cottage Colesbourne Nr Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9NP Tel. 01242 870567 COLESBOURNE PARK OPEN DAYS 2007 Easter Monday 9 April, Arboretum Weekend 15-16 September Gates open 1pm, last entry 4 pm website: http://www.colesbournegardens.org.uk/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane McGary" <janemcgary@earthlink.net> To: <john@johnlonsdale.net>; "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 1:01 AM Subject: Re: [pbs] Galanthus peshmenii hardiness > John Lonsdale asked about winter hardiness of Galanthus peshmenii (a > fall-blooming species from southwestern Turkey) and Scilla vincentina (I > think the correct form of the name may be S. vincentii? I got it under > both > versions at different times). > > I'm pretty sure G. peshmenii would be at least as winter-hardy as G. > reginae-olgae. One thing I noticed about G. peshmenii in the wild is that > it grows in extremely well-drained positions, such as in steep cut banks > and even in the detritus on top of big boulders. I hope I didn't kill my > pot of it by bringing it into the sunroom last winter when we had a very > hard freeze in December; I'll turn it out soon and find out. > > S. vincentii/vincentina does fine in my bulb frames where it gets down to > 20 degrees F sometimes, and it self-sows between the pots too. I think > it's > a good candidate for the open garden in moderate climates and will try > some > there myself this year. > > Jane McGary > Northwestern Oregon, USA > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.16/914 - Release Date: > 23/07/2007 19:45 > >