Autumn-flowering Snowdrops
This is a collection of snowdrops (Galanthus) that usually flower before New Year.
(This can vary from season to season)
Autumn flowering Snowdrops usually prefer a more open aspect, where they can get some autumn sunshine with good drainage.
Probably the earliest to flower with us. Often out in September. Found in Kent. Highly scented. Bob Brown.
Early G. elwesii (Hiemalis Group) Reliable. Bulks up quickly. November - January Donald Sims, Foxton, Cambridgeshire. Distributed by Rod Leeds Ht. 14 cm.
The classic Christmas flowering snowdrop. A G. plicatus with textured rounded outer segments. John Morley, Henham Hall 1984 Ht 12 cm.
Autumn flowering G. rizehensis. Chunky rounded flowers, often with 2-3 scapes per bulb. Vigorous. Mid-green leaves. Probably our best performing autumn flowering snowdrop. Oct-Dec. Ht...
Bold, vigorous, large flowered G. elwesii. Selected at Edulis for it early flowering. December-January Ht 15 cm.
Pre-Christmas flowering single marked G. elwesii. December. Timothy Clarke, Netherall Manor 1980 Ht 14 cm.
Reliable & popular very early G. elwesii Oct-Nov Barr Nursery 1928.
Bold, vigorous, large flowered G. elwesii. Selected at Edulis for its early flowering. December-January Ht 18 cm. Green-tipped form.
Reliable autumn flowering species. Oct-Dec. Full sun.
Albanian seed. January-February. Ht 14 cm
Vigorous, easy, autumn flowering r-o, with narrow leaves. October-November Peter Moore, 1980s Ht. 13cm.
Very early G. elwesii from Peter Gatehouse to Elizabeth Strangman. 1994. November flowering Ht.10 cm.
Robust autumn flowering r-o, with wallflower perfume. Cambridge Botanic Garden, originally from Corfu. Ht 14 cm.
Bill Baker's garden. This is from the population of G. reginae-olgae found beneath a black mulberry in the late Bill Baker's garden. Leaves displaying a...
A rare virescent G. reginae-olgae from Melvyn Jope. Rarely offered. November Ht 18 cm.
New Year flowering single marked G. elwesii. January. Ht 14 cm.
Reliable October/November flowering G. reginae-olgae with dumpy rounded flowers. Almond perfume. Leaves held erect appearing after flowering. Bulbs said to have originated from Gerald Rawinsky in...
Vigorous green-tipped G. elwesii . November flowering.
Classic pre-Christmas flowering virescent.