Bulbs, Perennials > Galanthus > Galanthus nivalis > Galanthus nivalis f. plentiflorus 'Flore Pleno'
Galanthus nivalis
f. plentiflorus 'Flore Pleno'
Double Flowering Snowdrop
Origin: First recorded in cultivation in 1703, being one of the oldest cultivars in the genus.
Mike's
Opinion
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A class plant that no garden should be without.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Amaryllidaceae |
| Genus |
| Galanthus |
| Species |
| nivalis |
| Cultivar |
| 'Flore Pleno' |
| Category |
| Bulbs, Perennials |
| Forma |
| plentiflorus |
| 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 cm |
| Spread |
| 10 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Fruit Description |
| It is a sterile cultivar never setting seed. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The Mac Cuddy Botanic Garden, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. |
| 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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