Galanthus peshmenii hardiness
Jane McGary (Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:01:56 PDT)

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