Thank you: Now where can I find them in the USA? Harold At 08:05 AM 1/31/2012, you wrote: >Harold, >Galanthus elwesii is not a rare plant. I would >avoid the var.monostictus variants though.They >seem to be higher altitude more cold adapted plants. >The type species grows well in the mediterranean. >Other species that you could try if you can find them: >GG.gracilis, fosteri, cilicicus, peshmenii. They >are all southern european to middle-eastern species. >I would recommend the same culture as for Iris >unguicularis but with slightly richer humusy soil. >G. peshmenii and G. cilicicus are barely hardy here! >There are selected forms these days too. >I have just heard of an autumn flowering ssp of G. fosteri this spring... >A good form of G. fosteri is a great treasure! It seeds well too. >I could save the seed but it would not be true! >Mark > >1924 route de la mer >76119 Sainte Marguerite-sur-mer, >France. > > > > >"Message du 31/01/12 16:17 > > De : "Brian Whyer" > > A : "Pacific Bulb Society" > > Copie à : > > Objet : Re: [pbs] pbs] Galanthus nivallis > > > > According to my copy of "The Bulbous Plants > of Turkey" by Mathew and Baytop, there are 7 > species of Galanthus in the country. Habitat > "usually occurring in light woodland or > scrub". Some will get pretty warm in summer in > I would have thought so it is not a lost cause, > but G. nivalis only gets a passing mention as > the ssp. reginae-olgae, so you will need to avoid the cheap ones unfortunately. > >  > > Brian Whyer" >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/