Data specific to Snowdrops (Edit)
Cultivar Group: Imperial

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 8 - 10 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Spring ephemeral
Other: Grayish green
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Green
White
Other: White with heart-shaped green markings
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Provides winter interest
Will Naturalize
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Toxicity: Other: All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Bees
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Snowdrop
Also sold as:
  • Sam Arnott

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-02-10
Location: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England
Date: 2005-02-13
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2014-03-09
Location: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England
Date: 2007-02-20
Uploaded by aspenhill
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Brussels)
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2014-03-02
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2014-03-02
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