G.peshmenii small bulbs?

[robsorchids]

being a species drop does this one naturally have smaller bulbs?
i decided to grow it under glass this year (alpine house with reginae olgae cultivars) (again to be covered with fleece when the time is right as my last lot got bulb fly as so many others did annoyingly)
thanks
rob

[art600]

Rob

I find this and transcaucasica certainly have smaller bulbs.  Think I am growing them corrrectly and would be interested to know if our expert growers have large bulbs.

[Anthony Darby]

What do you mean by small?

[Maggi Young]

Rob, have you got a ruler? It would be useful 

[art600]

I would say bulbs that are small are half an inch to three quarters, whereas large bulbs start at one inch from base to start of leaves.

[annew]

A friend of mine, no longer with us alas, told me that there are two distinct types of peshmenii going around, one of which has large bulbs, and one small - both producing similarly sized aerial parts. (that is, they look the same above ground)

[Maggi Young]

Hmm...... the plot thickens...

[Anthony Darby]

You've got the answer Maggi! Soil type. The soil in my plot is very thick!

[Hans J]

Here is my answer :

G. peshmeniii grows in my garden like a weed - without any protection !!!
There is no difference in size with other Galanthus ( p.e. with G. r.o. ssp. vernalis )
the only bulbs are really small are the bulbs of G. gracilis .....but no wonder -the plants are also very small

Here is a pic from my Galanthus wall - in the row above grows G. peshmenii+ G.reginae olgae ( plus ssp. vernalis )......
This wall is now new builded ( we must build a new garage ) and the workers has comlete rebuild all

[Hans J]

Rob :

Yes I grow outside the most of my snowdrops !
my only problem is always G. cilicicus .....

[art600]

Rob

I grow peshmenii outside successfully.  Only problem I find, is that if we do not have enough sunshine, it does not always flower.  This can be the same with reginae-olgae.

[Anthony Darby]

Not tried cilicicus, so can't comment. I have peshmsnii both inside and out, both those outsdie flowered in Jaunary! My gracilis is not much smaller than elwesii, i.e. quite large.

[mark smyth]

I grow peshmenii outside in a trough.

Anthony if your gracilis is as big as an elwesii you might have one of the cultivars

[Anthony Darby]

Heigh ho. Will have to cross that one off my record list.

[Maggi Young]

Friends, there is a question which has been taxing me... and at least one other forumist..... can someone please help us to understand the difference bewtween G. regina-olgae and G. peshmenii?

From previous discussion on the forum I have got this far........
Some people say reginae-olgae flowers without leaves showing and peshmenii has leaves present or only tips showing ....but this is not certain each year.... I'm told the only way to tell is to cut across a leaf and look at it's cut edge under a microscope. One has hole/s visible on the leaf edge but I don't know which!
It's not enough! Come on, please you 'Drop Fiends.... clue us in, please!