Data specific to Snowdrops (Edit)
Cultivar Group: Double

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Plant Height: 6 - 8 inches
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Underground structures: Bulb
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Other Beneficial Insects
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Offsets
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon

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Common names
  • Snowdrop
  • Elwes's Snowdrop
  • Greater Snowdrop

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Location: Wallsend Tyne and Wear England UK 
Date: 2023-02-07
Galanthus elwesii 'Godfrey Owen'

Date: 2024-01-30
Godfrey Owen
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-02-10
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2018-02-04
Location: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England
Date: January
Galanthus Godfrey Owen
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