#galanthus

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Snowdrops (Galanthus)

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Saturday 24 February 2024

Great for a shady place under mature deciduous trees Galanthus nivalis (snowdrop, Candlemas bells, fair maids of February, little sister of the snows) will form large colonies. This early flowering bulbous perennials are fragrant and provide food for early pollinators.

Jill Raggett

[huariqueje]

Galanthus, jug from Gwen -   Lucy Culliton , 2020.

Australian, b. 1966  -

Oil on board , 40 x 40 cm.

[lindagoesmushrooming]

[lindamarieansonsnaps]

[los-plantalones]

Def not thrilled to see them this early, but was still heartened because… spring comin’.

[wiley-treehouse-gardens]

[nanmo-wakaran]

snowdrops i saw the other day~

[wordsandmorewords]

january, goodbye

that moly snowdrop to serve as a cure a flower tonic for a poison sullen and toxic

white petals signify a nascent Spring send forth a clarion call, for those dove wings to fall

february may it soon conjure relief from these dreary gray, listless, blank days

[wildlifegermany]

[heather-rajendran]

Common snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) wildflower photos I took today 04/02/2024, West Yorkshire, UK

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Snowdrops (Galanthus)

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Tuesday 20 February 2024

In my local community garden the snowdrops are heralding the end of winter and the beginning of spring. Most of the bulbs have single flowers but there are some clumps of Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus 'Flore Pleno' (double snowdrop).

Jill Raggett

[alejaolch]

Poland, early March 2023

[kihaku-gato]

The day's sun has been mostly under clouds so the spring flower shots I nabbed today are clasped shut. This has been the longest I've seen the spring blooms since they started abnormally early (a month ago at least) but lasted longer thanks to the abnormal freeze/thaw patterns. Next on the spring report- good ol Snowdrops!

Despite only acquiring mine from transplants from my Uncle/Grandma's long abandoned gardens- they have filled their new spaces thickly and quickly- I've even noticed some new plants a little beyond the gardenbeds they were planted in. I've also noticed some more height differences between different spots despite them all being the same genetic batch. Maybe the taller ones are in response to more moisture or foliar competition?? Who knows!

[lindamarieansonsnaps]

Galanthus nivalis