Galanthus reginae-olgae Galanthus reginae-olgae Galanthus reginae-olgae is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Sicily and the west and north-west Balkans (parts of Greece and the former Yugoslavia). Some variants produce their pendant white flowers in autumn, others in winter and early spring. It is cultivated as ornamental bulbous plant, preferring warmer situations in the garden than other species of "Galanthus" (snowdrops). "Galanthus reginae-olgae" has revolute leaves that are dark green with a central silver line and when fully grown are 11–15 cm long by 3–8 mm wide. Its flowers have three larger outer tepals, pure white, and
Golding Constable's Flower Garden Golding Constable's Flower Garden Golding Constable's Flower Garden is an 1815 painting by John Constable. The work shows the flower garden belonging to Constable's father, Golding Constable, who lived in the Suffolk village of East Bergholt. The painting was donated by the grandson of the pioneering travel agent Ernest Edward Cook, who left his art collection to the Art Fund, which distributed it to nearly a hundred British galleries. It is currently in Christchurch Mansion, which is near East Bergholt. It formed a pair with the painting "Golding Constable's Vegetable Garden" and hangs beside it. The two paintings were painted