A compact bulbous perennial to 15cm tall, with strap-like bright green leaves and nodding white flowers in early spring, with green markings on the inner segments
Position
Soil Types
Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Spread
0-0.1 metre
A compact bulbous perennial to 15cm tall, with strap-like bright green leaves and nodding white flowers in early spring, with green markings on the inner segments
0.1-0.5 metres
0-0.1 metre
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
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Grow in humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil that does not dry out in summer.. This species comes mainly from north- eastern Turkey and eastern Georgia and southern Russia and is often found on chalk, but has a wide range of soils and conditions under which it grows. In the garden it is easy to grow and its leaves are a fresh green, making a change from the glaucous leaves of many other species. See snowdrop cultivation for further information.
Propagate by seed, sown in containers in an open frame when ripe or division when foliage dies back. Seed may not come true
No pruning required.
May be susceptible to narcissus bulb fly
May be susceptible to snowdrop grey mould
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