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    GALANTHUS
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    GALANTHUS

    Commonly known as Snowdrop

    Genus of about 20 species of bulbous perennials from woodland and rocky sites flowering from late autumn and mid spring.

    The Common snowdrop, nivalis is an introduction from mainland Europe and now extensively naturalised.

     

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes - Click to close
    • Place of origin
      Europe to Caucasia
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Bulbous perennial
    • harmful if eaten
      People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, notably dogs and cats

    Varieties
    GALANTHUS elwesii
    Elwes's snowdrop
    (syn. G. graecus). Blue-green linear leaves and pendant white flowers. More robust and with larger flowers than G. nivalis
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £10.00
    GALANTHUS nivalis
    Common snowdrop
    Small white flowers in spring
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £10.00
    GALANTHUS woronowii
    Giant snowdrop
    White flowers with green markings.
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £10.00

    Useful extras...

    Garden Goodies
    Slate Plant Labels
    These wonderfully tactile natural slate plant labels are hand made in Cornwall and come with a chalk pen. Just stick them in your pot or border. Pack of 6.
    Stick in slate labels
    £10.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
    All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants. Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
    1 ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
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