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.
Lovely vigorous G. plicatus with clawed outer segments, with green marks towards the apex. Strong green mark on inner segments. From Amy Doncaster's garden, Chandler's...
A late virescent G. nivalis. Named for Aldo Nefat by Decora Nursery, Croatia.
Excellent. Beautifully poised flowers in this seedling from Margaret Owen’s garden. Solid green inners. 1993. 21 cm.
G. plicatus x nivalis. Vigorous.
Hybrid with large very white flowers and glaucous leaves. Almond scented. J G Baker 1891 Ht. 12 cm.
Distinctive low altitude clone of woronowii. Large shiny green strappy leaves and well proportioned flowers. Of, Turkey Ht 14 cm.
Easily distinquished species with spiny bright green leaves. Outer segments tapered. Jan-March. Vigorous. 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...
Robust two-scaped selection from Prof. Baytop 1976 Ht 14 cm.
October-November.
From Bill Baker’s garden, Tidmarsh, Berkshire.
Large robust & distinct r-o, with a strong silvery-midrib and well shaped flowers. January-February. Sicilian form. Ht. 16 cm.
Albanian seed.
A late plicatus selection with broad leaves, and large flowers. Narrow inverted V at apex of inner segments. E A Bowles 1954 Ht 18cm.
A vigorous green-leaved G. plicatus Excellent for naturalizing.
Large & distinct with veratrum-like leaves & large puckered flowers. Flared inner segments. John Morley, Henham Hall, Suffolk Ht. 13 cm.
A reliable and showy yellow, with large flowers and yellow ovary and green-yellow inner markings. Diana Aitchison's garden, Spindlestone, Northumberland 1990s Ht. 20 cm.
G. plicatus with tall long arching scape and large flowers. Percy Picton, Malvern, Worcestershire 1970s Ht. 23 cm.
Flowering in March.
Reliable showy G. plicatus from Amy Doncaster, Chandlers Ford.
Attractive pleated outer segments
Inner segments with two pale green marks.
Flowers February
Selected form of the species.
The autumn flowering form of peshmanii with very glaucous leaves. Full sun. Poor soil.
Virescent G. nivalis from Decora Nursery, Croatia.
Vigorous green-tipped G. nivalis clone. Excellent for naturalizing.
An aborant G. nivalis with outer segment petels often on the ovary. Sits at 90 degrees. Sort. Decora Nursery, Croatia Ht 10 cm.
Distinct G. nivalis with a bold marking on the outer segments and a solid green inner.
Long clawed G. nivalis with a squid-like appearence when mature. Decora Nursery, Croatia. Distinct.
Elegant albino G. nivalis February Sibbertoft Manor Ht 12 cm.
Tiny green tips from Decora, Croatia. Very cute.
Dutch for cherries. Inner segments with cherry-like markings. Reliable. Nicolas Top, Germany, 1996 Ht. 12 cm.