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GALANTHUS elwesii Mixed
Commonly known as the ‘Greater Snowdrop’. G. elwesii is a Tall snowdrop with broad glaucous leaves. Outer segments of flowers are pure white with well defined green markings on tips. Flowers hang high above the foliage making a bolder statement in the garden than its cousin G. nivalis.
Named after their discoverer, a British plant collector and sportsman H.J. Elwes (1846-1922), who collected bulbs in north west Turkey. G. elwesii is native to Romania and the Ukraine, south to Greece and western Turkey.
GALANTHUS. The Latin name for Snowdrop coined by Linnaeus means milk flower. Snowdrops are not native to Britain, they were probably first introduced from Europe by monks during the mediaeval period. G. nivalis is native to Southern and Central Europe. Galanthus only gained their English name “Snowdrop” in the seventeenth century. Previously they were referred to as “bulbous Violets”. Snowdrops close their flowers at night to encapsulate the daytime warmth; the temperature inside the bell is sometimes as much as two degrees warmer than the surrounding air. Snowdrops look best planted under hazel trees. Snowdrops like a fertile moisture retentive but not waterlogged soil and grow best in part shade.
Priced per bulb
£4.00
Plant Details: GALANTHUS elwesii Mixed
Plant: GALANTHUS
Species: elwesii
Common name: Snowdrop
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Origin: Turkey
Flower colour: Green, White
Flower month: Feb
Flower scent: Sweetly
Foliage colour: Green
Hardy: Hardy
Soil type: Moist yet well drained soil
Aspect: Shade, Part Shade, Sun
Evergreen: Deciduous
Height: 20
Spread: 10
Flower type: Single
Leaf colour: Green
Naturalising: YES
Winter grow conditions: Outside
Container Compost: Peat Substitute Compost
Web rating: Woottens rating 9/10
Pot Size: Bareroot
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