Galanthus reginae-olgae

[Brian Ellis]

Welcome to the forum Mike, some of mine are now up too, but not surprising when we are so near and Ann Borrill had one in flower last week when I went, seasons are topsy turvy!  I look forward to seeing lots of pictures of your super snowdrop collection

Take a look at this page for help on posting pics:

http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=2.0

[mark smyth]

hello Michael it's good to 'see' you in here

[Hagen Engelmann]

Morning Michael, let`s have some "white" fun together. Here is a good place for drop-informations

[Oakwood]

Dear Galanthophyls!!!

I'm some "white" fun too   

Could you give me an advice about Galanthus reginae-olgae leaves frost-resistance during winter? As I think it overwinters after fall-flowering with green leaves till spring? Does it exist the frost-resistant clones of this one? Or such forms that push the flowers in fall and the leaves only in spring?

Many thanks!

Dima.

[Maggi Young]

Welcome, Michael, good to have you join us in this hotbed of white fever.

[mark smyth]

My first reginae-olgae is up today. Nothing special just the species. Time to get the slug pellets out to save the cultivars

[pehe]

Dear Galanthophyls!!!

I'm some "white" fun too  

Could you give me an advice about Galanthus reginae-olgae leaves frost-resistance during winter? As I think it overwinters after fall-flowering with green leaves till spring? Does it exist the frost-resistant clones of this one? Or such forms that push the flowers in fall and the leaves only in spring?

Many thanks!

Dima.

I have never had problems with frost damaged leaves. They overwinter in Denmark without any protection. (-15c)
The enemies here are slugs, snails and in spring Narcissus fly.

My first RGO have just popped up in the greenhouse. Outside there is still no sign of them.

Poul

[Oakwood]

Poul!!! My kind thanks!!!! Will try it in my climat in Donetsk or in Kiev!

[Anthony Darby]

Foliage can look very sad after a night when it has gone down to -8^oC in my garden, but as soon as the temperature rises the leaves soon regain their shape.

[Oakwood]

Thanks, Anthony! So after when it has gone down to -8oC they lost solidity but still alive, so I should try it at me.....

[michael broadhurst]

Having a first go at posting some photos, thanks Brian for the help.
We have two unnamed reginae-olgae that flower around now. One that flowers before the leaves with weedy scapes that fall over with the slightest breeze and the form shown (I hope!) with very sturdy scapes and leaves evident. This year there are a few green lines on the outers. The leaves are not affected by frosts here (ca. -5 min.) but the slugs do find the flowers rather tasty, we haven't tried them yet. Anybody got a good recipe?

[Brian Ellis]

Well done Mike, loads more in due course please

[Diane Whitehead]

the slugs do find the flowers rather tasty, we haven't tried them yet. Anybody got a good recipe?

Any French escargot recipe should do.  There might be a problem though, if the slugs have been ingesting poisonous plants like snowdrops.  Does the poison remain active in the slug?

[mark smyth]

Good to see your reginae-olgaes. My ?peshmenii are always weedy but multiplying. I feed them now and in the spring but they do not improve

Anyone got any idea how to improve weak stems Galanthus

[David Quinton]

Good to see your reginae-olgaes. My ?peshmenii are always weedy but multiplying. I feed them now and in the spring but they do not improve

Anyone got any idea how to improve weak stems Galanthus

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