{"id":1063,"date":"2016-02-08T00:11:58","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T07:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1063"},"modified":"2016-02-06T05:03:58","modified_gmt":"2016-02-06T12:03:58","slug":"snowdrop-tips-and-top-three-varieties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/snowdrop-tips-and-top-three-varieties\/","title":{"rendered":"Snowdrop  Tips  and Locations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"by Bobby Dimitrov\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2004\/2280872343_eebc82edcc_d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Snowdrops are officially called Galanthus. This snowdrop is Galanthus elwessii with larger than normal blooms and a honey scent the other main species are Nivalis and Plicatus. The snowdrop is very hardy, grows in most soils and prefers partial shade.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Gardeners Snowdrop Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Other AGM snowdrops include Galanthus nivalis and the double flowered version pleniflorus &#8216;Flora Pleno.&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>For late flowering Galanthus there is a bell shaped flower Diggory or David Shakelton, Ikariae or Hill Poe<\/li>\n<li>One of the earliest flowering is called Atkinsii.<\/li>\n<li>For double varieties there is Lady Elphinstone, Nivalis\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Flore Peno, \u00c2\u00a0Hill Poe and Mrs Thompson.<\/li>\n<li>Reginae-olgae can prove tricky to cultivate and seems to appreciate a drier and sunnier spot than but it is autumn flowering<\/li>\n<li>There are some 75 species of snowdrop and many more cultivars and hybrids. Well worth making a collection of your favourites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cultivation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Snowdrop bulbs should not be allowed to dry out or they die.<\/li>\n<li>Plant\u00c2\u00a0 with green leaves shortly after flowering no later than mid summer as they go dormant.<\/li>\n<li>You can do worse that scrounge off neighbors when they split clumps as snowdrops spread quite effectively.<\/li>\n<li>Snowdrops do not come true to seed except species but you can propagate by <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.google.com\/a\/narrateo.com\/fieldgate-twinscaling\/\">twin scaling<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The process was originally developed for narcissus, but works well with galanthus producing 10-30 new bulbs from one old one.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Top\u00c2\u00a0 Snowdrop Sites<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.waterperrygardens.co.uk\/\">Waterperry Gardens<\/a> Oxfordshire<br \/>\nIn the shade of<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationaltrust.org.uk\/visit\/places\/gardens-and-parks\/view-page\/item689950\/\"> Fountains Abbey<\/a> for the National Trust.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rhs.org.uk\/gardens\/wisley\">RHS Wisley<\/a> Surrey<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.derbyshireuk.net\/hopton_hall.html\">Hopton Hall <\/a>Derbyshire<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastlambrook.co.uk\/pages\/site.php?pgid=147\">East Lambrook <\/a>Garden Somerset<br \/>\nSherborne Gardens Somerset. \u00c2\u00a0 Local gardens open for the National gardens Scheme<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brandymount.co.uk\/\">Brandy Mount House<\/a> Garden Hampshire National collection of snowdrops<br \/>\nEaston Walled Garden<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastonwalledgardens.co.uk\/\"> &amp; Little Ponton Hall Lincolnshire<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beningtonlordship.co.uk\/\">Bennington Lordship<\/a> Hertfordshire<br \/>\nHodsock Priory Garden<a href=\"http:\/\/www.snowdrops.co.uk\/\"> snowdrop <\/a>display in February 2010<br \/>\nAngelsey Abbey.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.healegarden.co.uk\/\">Heale Garden <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.welfordpark.co.uk\/\">Welford Park<\/a> Wiltshire<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rococogarden.co.uk\/\">Painswick Rococo<\/a> garden Gloucestershire<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.camboestate.com\/\">Cambo Estate <\/a>Fife Snowdrop Spectacular 1st February &#8211; 15th March<br \/>\nSee our favourite snowdrop <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5773\">locations in the top ten<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatbritishgardens.co.uk\/snowdrops.htm\">National garden schemes<\/a> from mid January<br \/>\nFor other sites in Scotland visit the Royal Botanic garden in Edinburgh or search the National Trust for Scotland web site.<br \/>\nThis is our selection unless you know better &#8211; if so let us know.<br \/>\n<a title=\"Snowdrop soldiers8 by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/4406154197\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4012\/4406154197_1fbb02c48f.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdrop soldiers8\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check for open days in February and March for a day out to enjoy. You may also find snowdrops in unexpected locations. I snapped these pictures in Haworth church Bronte land.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Haworth snowdrops by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/6807413468\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7042\/6807413468_6e039d7304.jpg\" alt=\"Haworth snowdrops\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Snowdrops in an alpine house at Harlow Carr.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Snowdrop by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/4285864542\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2790\/4285864542_66b9ebdf4f.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdrop\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Galanthophiles see beauty many varieties.<br \/>\n<a title=\"snowdrop by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/5486389074\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5099\/5486389074_eef798d0ab.jpg\" alt=\"snowdrop\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Snowdrops are officially called Galanthus. This snowdrop is Galanthus elwessii with larger than normal blooms and a honey scent the other main species are Nivalis and Plicatus. The snowdrop is very hardy, grows in most soils and prefers partial shade. Gardeners Snowdrop Tips Other AGM snowdrops include Galanthus nivalis and the double flowered version pleniflorus &#8216;Flora Pleno.&#8217; For late flowering Galanthus there is a bell shaped flower Diggory or David Shakelton, Ikariae or Hill Poe One of the earliest flowering&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/snowdrop-tips-and-top-three-varieties\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-flowers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1063\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}