Galanthus nivalis
Common name: snow drop
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Leaf: two linear, or very narrowly lanceolate, basal, grey-ish-green leaves
Flower: erect scape (flowering stalk), which bears at the top, a solitary, pendulous, bell-shaped white flower, held on a slender pedicel, 6 tepals, Jan- April
Habit: perennial herbaceous plants that grow from bulbs
Form: can form a 'carpet-like' spread of many snowdrops
Height: 7-15 cm
Culture: Grow in humus rich, consistently-moist organic soil that does not dry out in the summer. Hardy in USDA zones 3-8b. Does best in deciduous shade and semi-shade- where soil does not dry out as much. Can be divided in spring. Best to leave the leaves on as long as possible, as long as they are still green, they are gathering energy back into its bulb for next year's flowering.
Uses: best planted on mass, can be planted in a lawn as long as you are willing to delay mowing until leaves are no longer yellow. woodland planting, under deciduous trees, spring container.
Origin: Europe
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Flower: erect scape (flowering stalk), which bears at the top, a solitary, pendulous, bell-shaped white flower, held on a slender pedicel, 6 tepals, Jan- April
Habit: perennial herbaceous plants that grow from bulbs
Form: can form a 'carpet-like' spread of many snowdrops
Height: 7-15 cm
Culture: Grow in humus rich, consistently-moist organic soil that does not dry out in the summer. Hardy in USDA zones 3-8b. Does best in deciduous shade and semi-shade- where soil does not dry out as much. Can be divided in spring. Best to leave the leaves on as long as possible, as long as they are still green, they are gathering energy back into its bulb for next year's flowering.
Uses: best planted on mass, can be planted in a lawn as long as you are willing to delay mowing until leaves are no longer yellow. woodland planting, under deciduous trees, spring container.
Origin: Europe
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