{"id":14427,"date":"2023-12-06T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=14427"},"modified":"2023-12-06T12:46:21","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T17:46:21","slug":"snowdrops-galanthus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2023\/12\/06\/snowdrops-galanthus\/","title":{"rendered":"Snowdrops (Galanthus)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Snowdrops (Galanthus<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Snowdrops (Galanthus<\/em>\u00a0nivalis<\/em>) are one of the first flowers to bloom in the spring. Depending on the region where you live, snowdrops appear in the early days of spring; often snow still blankets the ground. Snowdrops are tiny plants (3 – 6 inches\u00a0tall) that produce multiple small showy, white, bell-shaped flowers, which hangs off the ends of green, leafless stalks. When the bloom opens, three outer petals arch out over three inner petals. The grayish-green leaves emerge first into 3-4 inches long strap-like blades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snowdrops pop up in mostly deciduous woodlands (maples, lindens, ornamental cherries, dogwoods, oaks, etc.). Winter light should average 6 or more hours of filtered sunlight. Plant snowdrop bulbs in a loose, humus-rich, well-drained soil. Snowdrops do not thrive in heavy clay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most common varieties planted in U.S. and Canadian gardens: Common snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) <\/em>grow 6-8 inches tall with many varieties including G. nivalis <\/em>\u2018Flore Pleno\u2019, a double white flowering form (zones 3-7). Giant snowdrops (G. elwesii<\/em>) grow 10 -12 inches tall and include varieties \u2018Polar Bear\u2019 and \u2018Mount Everest\u2019 (zones 3-8). If you are a snowdrop hobbyist, mark garden patches with a variety (cultivar) label.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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David Culp’s Snowdrop Patch at Brandywine Cottage in PA (summer dormancy period)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Plant snowdrop bulbs 3-inches deep in soil that you have thoroughly cultivated. Space bulbs 3-4- inches apart. The bulb tip should be set in hole facing up. In late fall add a thin 1\u20132-inch layer\u00a0of compost\u00a0to provide the nutritional needs for next year’s bloom. Spreading a bulb fertilizer may give snowdrops a slight growth boost after flowering. Snowdrops will often naturalize. Lift and\u00a0divide crowded bulb clumps if you wish to increase the total numbers of snowdrops or trade with garden friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glory-of-the-snow (Chionodoxa<\/em>), Crocus (Crocus spp<\/em>.), Winter aconite bulbs (Eranthis hyemalis<\/em>), Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia<\/em>), and Bloodroot (Sanguinaria<\/em>) are excellent companion plants with snowdrops in a woodland or rock garden setting. Do not buy snowdrop bulbs too far ahead of planting time to avoid them from drying out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snowdrops are resistant to deer and rabbits and are poisonous to pets and humans. Wear gloves when handling bulbs or plants to avoid possible skin irritation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Naturalized multi-year planting of snowdrops<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Snowdrops (Galanthus\u00a0nivalis) are one of the first flowers to bloom in the spring. Depending on the region where you live, snowdrops appear in the early days of spring; often snow still blankets the ground. Snowdrops are tiny plants (3 – 6 inches\u00a0tall) that produce multiple small showy, white, bell-shaped flowers, which hangs off the ends […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,1319,1226,1281,1037,665,1588,628,853,551,1571,625,202,843,812,729,958,777,630,705,646,113,708,655,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14427"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14427"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14437,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14427\/revisions\/14437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}