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.
PLEASE NOTE GALANTHUS ARE SENT OUT BETWEEN DECEMBER & FEBRUARY.
You will get a notification before dispatch.
Our recent introduction with a chuncky appeareance and strongly faced inner segment markings. x valentinei.
Early G. elwesii with central green streak on the outer segments. Late Nov-Dec.
Tall G. elwesii with strongly arching spathe. Inner segments with two inverted skittle marks. Named for its sickle-like spathe. Phil Ballard, Malvern? Ht 18 cm.
A splendid recent introduction. Hybrid with well shaped flowers and blue-green spreading leaves. Elegant outer segments. Dark green inner mark. Stands out. Simon Savage Ht....
Beautiful poculiform G. plicatus. Once thought extinct, refound by Phil Cornish.
Similar to 'Mighty Atom'. Chunky flowers. George Chiswell, West Porlock. 1980s Ht. 23 cm.
Christmas flowering single marked G. elwesii. December. Timothy Clarke, Netherall Manor 1980 Ht 14 cm.
Elegant flowers with broad leaves. Tube-like inner segments. Ht. 16 cm.
An unusual G. nivalis double similar to ‘Mosquito’ . A distinct proboscis from the inner segments.Paul Barney. Watlington. 2010. Named for my father.
One of the finest virescents with flared outer segments. Shortish. And prefers sun. Glaucous leaves. British Colombia 1960s.
A neat G. elwesii with broad ridged outer segments and a rough x-marked inner segment. Michael Baron, Brandymount Ht. 16 cm.
Very large G. elwesii var. monostrictus. Long rounded outer segments. Jan-Feb. Ht 15 cm.
Vigorous hybrid double with inflated spathe and often aborant outer segments. Earliest hydrid double. Mary Biddulph, Rodmarton Manor 1970s.
Truely elegant hybrid with elegant rounded flowers. Simon Biddulph, Rodmarton Manor.
Large full double from Anglesey Abbey. Vigorous and clumps well. Ht. 30 cm.
Choice virescent from Prague seed. Selected by John Morley, North Green.
Late flowering albino poculiform G. nivalis. Vigorous.
A stunning inverse poculifor G. x hybridus from Veronica Cross’s garden.
A very vigorous inverse poculiform with double green markings on outer segments. Stunning. Mark Brown, Normandy.
Extraordinary poculiform with large flowers similar to E A Bowles. Often with double scapes.
Very early G. elwesii from Peter Gatehouse to Elizabeth Strangman. 1994. Nov Ht.10 cm.
A large rare G. elwesii with large flowers and a delicate pedicel. Long outer segments and broad dark green inner marking. Ht 20 cm.
A classic Greatorex hybrid double. Fully double and early. H A Greatorex, Brundall, Norfolk 1940s.
A November flowering G. transcaucasicus from Ian Christie.
Rounded semi-double G. elwesii with broad grey-green leaves. Natalie Garton, Ramsden, Oxon Ht 16 cm.
Late flowering Walrus-type with outward facing flowers. Late. Ht. 14 cm.
An early G. elwesii blue green leaf single flower.
The fabulous golden snowdrop found at North Green. Pure white outers with golden inner segments. This bulb needs to settle to get the best colouration.
A recent find from Richard Bashford. Tidy double with a distinctive proboscis from the inner segments.
Outers claw shaped to an extent incurving around themselves forms basket.
Robust distict G. plicatus with strongly marked X on inner segments. From David Bromley’s garden 2007.
Old hybrid with large leafy spathe, large flowers with long outer segments with green marks on base and apex. E B Anderson 1950s Ht. 20...
The exceptional colour changing yellow inverse poculiform from Alan Street.
A vigorous hybrid with rounded flowers from Primrose Warburg’s garden, South Hayes. Large flower. Named after John Grimshaw’s niece.