Snowdrops for me signify the end of Winter rather than the coming of Spring. Tucked under this hedge row the snowdrop is left to multiply naturally by seed and by division.
Tips for Snowdrops
- Transplant snowdrops as soon as they finish flowering and have visible leaves. This is when they are ‘in the green’ and is the safest time to plant snowdrops. Many bulb suppliers sell them in the green.
- The small bulbs are prone to dry out and these dry bulbs do not grow on as successfully as snowdrops in the green.
- The Galanthus family of small waxy white flowers have a green V or horseshoe marking on the inner petals and flowers pay close inspection.
- There are several varieties of snowdrop and you may want to have a range of them. After the single variety Galanthus nivalis you may want a double Flore Pleno or the rare and more expensive double Hyppolyta.
- Elwesii, S Arnott, Ikaraie, Atkinsii and Viridapice species are also currently available ‘in the green.’
- According to The Scotsman ‘Some snowdrop enthusiasts, known as galanthophiles, will pay big money for a single, rare bulb. A lorryload of snowdrop bulbs, valued at £60,000, was seized in Fife in 2003.’
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It seems I’m seeing so much more of these than in the past. I’m going to have to get some and file away your helpful tips for then. Thanks.