Galanthus peshmenii

[scatigaz]

     I wonder if anyone can help.I have just received some Galanthus peshmenii bulbs and understand that they need a summer rest. When would be the best time to plant these bulbs? I will be planting them in a pot and putting them in a sunny border then lift the pot when they go dormant for their summer rest. I was thinking maybe planting in mid August. Is this ok or too early or should i plant now? Any help would be much appreciated.

[bulborum]

Hello Garry

G. peshmenii can be planted direct
it is one who I don't let dry out completely
I found it in the nature next  a waterfall
but also next to the road
I grow it in a loam based soil
this is also where I found it in

Roland

[Hagen Engelmann]

Hello Gary, do it like Roland says, so you will have a lot of pleasure with Galanthus peshmenii.

[scatigaz]

     Many thanks for the help. Does this mean it is not necessary to put them in a pot to give them a rest? Will they be ok in a well drained sunny border?

[mark smyth]

My guess is slugs hiding in the border will eat the flowers as they come up.

[scatigaz]

     Mm never thought of that. Thanks Mark.

[mark smyth]

I would feed the slugs with an alternative food

[bulborum]

If you have problems with slugs
Try Mesurol Profesional
special after a dry period it works very good
the slugs are hungry
or biological make the soil moisture and almost flat
put a piece of wood on the place
in the evening before you go to sleep
or in the morning kill the slugs under the piece of wood

Roland

[Slug Killer]

I would feed the slugs with an alternative food

LOL

[fermi de Sousa]

Hi Gary,
Galanthus peshmenii grows reasonably well in our rock garden but we have a dry summer. Another small clump of it survives in a shaded border which does get some water during the summer but as Mark suggest usually the slugs find it first!
cheers
fermi

[scatigaz]

     Thanks Fermi. I will try them in the sunniest part which is reasonably slug free.
     Cheers
     Gary

[bulborum]

Gary

I am not sure if that is the best place
I did not find Galanthus peshmenii in the nature in a full sun spot
half shade or even at the waterfall it was complete shade but light
maybe it is better to do some slug hunting
like I am doing 2 times a day
early morning and before I go to bed with a light
results: hardly any at the moment
but the first weeks hundreds   
I just cut them in 2 parts put them in a bucket with water and stinging nettles
a very pleasant perfume appears after a week
and you have a perfect fertiliser for free

Good Hunting.     

Roland

[Tony Willis]

I found them in very hot dry situations both in sun and semi shade. Barnsley is not the hottest of places and I think they would do fine in full sun there. I agree on the slugs,I have no chance of flowers outside

[scatigaz]

     Thanks for all the input everyone. When i say i will try them in the sunniest part of the garden, it is by no means sunny all day. I get sun in this part of the garden for about 60 to 70% of the day. I will try this slug hunting from tonight onwards. Cheers Gary.

[Anthony Darby]

Here in wet Dunblane, where the slugs are so big that you trip over them, but they don't seem to have found my clump of Galanthus reginae-olgae, which has been blooming merrily for a month.