Galanthus elwesii
snowdrop
- 9cm pot | 4 per pot
- £8.99
- available to order from winter
- 2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
- £17.98 £5.99 each
- available to order from winter
- 10 × bulbs
- £7.99 £9.99 £0.80 each
- available to order from summer
- 30 × bulbs
- £21.60 £27.00 £0.72 each
- available to order from summer
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- Standard £5.99
- Position: partial shade
- Soil: moderately fertile, moist but well drained soil, or loam-based potting compost for containers
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: January to February
- Hardiness: fully hardy
- Bulb size: 5/6:
A delicate, winter-flowering, bulbous perennial with broad, strap-like, glaucous leaves, folding one inside the other. Solitary white, pendent flowers have two green spots on the inner petals which sometimes fuse together. Named after H.J. Elwes, an English plant collector (1846-1922), who discovered the original plants in Turkey.
These hardy spring bulbs prefer partial shade and moisture-retentive, humus-rich soil. When planting dormant bulbs in autumn, plant them 10cm (4in) deep and apart in September and October.
For potted plants, maintain the same depth they were growing at previously when planting out or potting up.
After flowering, allow the foliage to die back naturally, as this replenishes the bulb's energy for next year's display. Where bulbs are planted in grass do not cut the grass until after the leaves have died right back. An annual feed with a good general-purpose fertiliser (like Vitax Q4) in autumn will help keep the bulbs growing vigorously.
For pots and containers, plant snowdrops more densely for an abundant show. Ensure good drainage and consider moving pots to a sheltered spot during summer dormancy.
For potted plants, maintain the same depth they were growing at previously when planting out or potting up.
After flowering, allow the foliage to die back naturally, as this replenishes the bulb's energy for next year's display. Where bulbs are planted in grass do not cut the grass until after the leaves have died right back. An annual feed with a good general-purpose fertiliser (like Vitax Q4) in autumn will help keep the bulbs growing vigorously.
For pots and containers, plant snowdrops more densely for an abundant show. Ensure good drainage and consider moving pots to a sheltered spot during summer dormancy.
- Humans/Pets: Harmful if eaten
