Common Snowdrop

Galanthus nivalis Amaryllidaceae

Growth habit

Geophyte

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Not Native to the Finger Lakes Region, Europe

Location

Mundy Wildflower Garden, Young Flower Garden

Source of plant

Van Bourgondien, The Daffodil Mart

Description

Leaves two, appearing with the flowers (in cult. forms), narrow, to nearly 4" long, 1/4" wide, pressed flat against each other in bud; flowers about 1" across, the outer segments white, inner segments whitewith green markings around the sinus at apex.

USDA Hardiness Zone

4

Special characteristics

flowering season