Snowdrops
We reserve the right to withdraw a bulb if the quality is not acceptable. The majority of our stock our potted in August and then then are bare-rooted before dispatch. We cannot inspect the bulb until this point. The bulbs are sent out in damp moss, and need to be potted as soon as possible on receipt.
You will get a notification before dispatch.
Classic pre-Christmas flowering virescent.
Bold, vigorous, large flowered G. elwesii. Selected at Edulis for it early flowering. December-January Ht 15 cm.
Bold, vigorous, large flowered G. elwesii. Selected at Edulis for its early flowering. December-January Ht 18 cm. Green-tipped form.
The classic Christmas flowering snowdrop. A G. plicatus with textured rounded outer segments. John Morley, Henham Hall 1984 Ht 12 cm.
Vigorous green-tipped G. elwesii . November flowering.
Very early G. elwesii from Peter Gatehouse to Elizabeth Strangman. 1994. November flowering Ht.10 cm.
An early G. elwesii blue green leaf single flower.
Very early G. elwesii with distinctive sickle-shaped spathe. November - January.
Elegant hybrid. Early. Large rounded outers. Named for the famous Galanthophile. Ht 28 cm.
Probably the earliest to flower with us. Often out in September. Found in Kent. Highly scented. Bob Brown.
Early flowering hybrid with clawed outer segments and H-marked inner segment. Dec-Jan Ht 16 cm.
A Colin Mason hybrid from Mrs Macnamara. Very early flowering. December -January. Ht. 12 cm.
Early G. elwesii (Hiemalis Group) Reliable. Bulks up quickly. November - January Donald Sims, Foxton, Cambridgeshire. Distributed by Rod Leeds Ht. 14 cm.
Robust, early hybrid. Forms strong clumps Paul Barney, Compton 2009 Ht. 28 cm.
A classic early Irish hybrid often with a second scape. November- January Mahon estate, Castlegar, Co Galway Ht. 15 cm.
Reliable & popular very early G. elwesii Oct-Nov Barr Nursery 1928.
Robust, tall, classic hybrid with pear-shaped flowers. Narrow upright leaves. Bulks up. Forming good drifts. Jan-Feb. James Atkins 1860s. Ht. 20 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...
Vigorous, easy, autumn flowering r-o, with narrow leaves. October-November Peter Moore, 1980s Ht. 13cm.
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...
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...
Robust autumn flowering r-o, with wallflower perfume. Cambridge Botanic Garden, originally from Corfu. Ht 14 cm.
Early flowering, floriferous G. reginae-olgae subsp. vernalis with distinct upright scapes and very blue-green leaves. A strong silver mid-rib. Leaves held flat to the ground....
Large robust & distinct G. reginae-olgae ssp. vernalis, with a strong silvery-midrib and well shaped flowers. January-February. Sicilian form. Ht. 16 cm.
Reliable autumn flowering species. Oct-Dec. Full sun.
From Bill Baker’s garden, Tidmarsh, Berkshire.
Albanian seed. January-February. Ht 14 cm
Pre-New Year virescent G. nivalis
New Year flowering single marked G. elwesii. January. Ht 14 cm.
Small but large flowered early G. elwesii. Sought after and elegant. Distinctive green leaves. December-January. David Foreman named for his mother.
Pre-Christmas flowering single marked G. elwesii. December. Timothy Clarke, Netherall Manor 1980 Ht 14 cm.
A pre-Christmas flowering G. elwesii with green markings on the outer segments. Found in potted snowdrops in Dresden flower market by Joerg Lebsa's mother 1999...