Elwes's Snowdrop

Galanthus elwesii Amaryllidaceae

Other names

Greater Snowdrop

Growth habit

Geophyte

Native distribution

Not Native to the Finger Lakes Region, Balkans, Western Turkey

Location

Mundy Wildflower Garden, Groundcover Collection

Source of plant

Brent & Becky's Bulbs

Description

Bulbous perennial to 30cm, with broad, glaucous leaves and nodding, solitary white flowers with outer segments to 2.5cm long, inner ones flared at tip, with both basal and apical green marks.

USDA Hardiness Zone

4