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Galanthus nivalis
Common Snowdrop
Origin: Found in meadows and hillsides throughout Europe from the Pyrenees Mountains to Ukraine.
Mike's
Opinion
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Great for naturalizing and a harbinger of spring that no garden should be without. A class, reliable plant!
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Amaryllidaceae |
| Genus |
| Galanthus |
| Species |
| nivalis |
| Category |
| Bulbs, Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7b - 8a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 7b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 (I have successfully grown this plant easily in H7) |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -15 to -10 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 5 - 14 |
| Height |
| 10 - 50 cm |
| Spread |
| 10 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| Dwarf bulbous perennial. |
| Landscape |
| It should be used 'en masse' in woodland gardens, meadows, or as an underplanting under ground covers. Planted under Hamamelis 'Arnold Promise; produces a double promise of spring. |
| Cultivation |
| Easily cultivated in most free draining soils. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| ID Characteristic |
| Narrow green leaves with solitary nodding white flowers. |
| Pests |
| Grey mould. |
| Leaf Description |
| Each bulb generally produces two linear, or very narrowly ( 6 mm wide and 10 cm long) lanceolate, greyish-green leaves and an erect, leafless scape. |
| Flower Description |
| Atop a pair of bract-like spathe valves joined by a papery membrane emerges a solitary, pendulous, bell-shaped white flower, held on a slender pedicel. |
| Propagation |
| Clumps may be divided 'in the green': lifting clumps and dividing when in full foliage or lifting and dividing dormant bulbs in late summer. Use caution when 'dividing in the green' as broken roots will not re-grow until the following season unlike other perennials. |
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