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Bulbs => Galanthus => Topic started by: Pauli on November 02, 2011, 01:48:24 PM

Title: Galanthus peshmenii ????
Post by: Pauli on November 02, 2011, 01:48:24 PM: Hello,

I enjoy Galanthus flowers on the onset of winter. As Galanthophilie is only in its childhood here in Austria, it is very difficult to see collections or to get new plants. The few collectors mainly concentrate on spring species.
I have several clones of G. reginae-olgae and only one of peshmenii (none of autumn flowering elwesiis anyway).
I inherited it from a local gardener and I do not know anything about its origin.
It is rather small flowered, very much smaller than my best G. reginae-olgae but still smaller than my smallest. It has now leaves, that are 1-2 cm long. It grows withour problems in my bulb frame.

First picture with G. reginae-olgae

Second picture alone

Is it really Galanthus peshmenii?
Title: Re: Galanthus peshmenii ????
Post by: bulborum on November 02, 2011, 02:17:31 PM: Herbert

The leaves are more important

Roland
Title: Re: Galanthus peshmenii ????
Post by: JohnLonsdale on November 02, 2011, 04:48:27 PM: Quote from: bulborum on November 02, 2011, 02:17:31 PM
Herbert

The leaves are more important

Roland

Can you please be more specific. I have heard that, as with certain crocus species, presence or absence of leaves at flowering time is definitive. It may be true within a certain location or range of climatic parameters, but I find it does not hold true when comparing, for example, plants growing in the UK and eastern USA. Galanthus reginae-olgae in several collections of known wild provenance flowers here well before the leaves appear - as does G. peshmenii.

Thanks,

John
Title: Re: Galanthus peshmenii ????
Post by: Pauli on November 02, 2011, 05:07:58 PM: Hello,

The leaves are short (1-2 cm) but visible. They are applanat and for me very similar to reginae-olgae.
Have I to compare them more exactly in spring?
Title: Re: Galanthus peshmenii ????
Post by: bulborum on November 02, 2011, 06:03:18 PM: The leaves, when they appear, are applanate (flat, pressed together) and are glaucescent, with a surface appearing to be lightly dusted with a grape-like "bloom", much different to the well-marked silver stripe of reginae-olgae

Roland
Title: Re: Galanthus peshmenii ????
Post by: JohnLonsdale on November 02, 2011, 06:33:50 PM: Quote from: bulborum on November 02, 2011, 06:03:18 PM
The leaves, when they appear, are applanate (flat, pressed together) and are glaucescent, with a surface appearing to be lightly dusted with a grape-like "bloom", much different to the well-marked silver stripe of reginae-olgae

Roland

Excellent, thanks.

J.