Melinda Myers

Snowdrops

Botanical Name

Galanthus nivalis

Min Zone

3

Max Zone

7

Height

6 inches

Width

6 inches

Flowers

Early spring: drooping, pure white with green crescent around the notch of inner tepals

Light

Part to full shade

Soil

Moist, well-drained, cool

Planting & Care

• Plant bulbs 4 inches deep, spaced 4 inches apart
• Grows well under deciduous trees where the sun exposure is full in early spring but becomes more shaded as the trees leaf out
• Best when planted en masse in random, natural looking patterns
• Naturalizes by self-seeding and bulb offsets

Problems

None serious

Varieties

• Galanthus elwesii - giant snowdrop, 9 to 12 inches tall, flowers are larger than G. nivalis, Zones 4 to 7