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