The amount of green can vary. Erect though short, glaucous , blue-grey foliage with taller stems of beautiful rounded, almost globose flowers, creating splashes of pure white. Named after the great galanthophile and found in her garden after her death, this is one of the yellow varieties that have become highly sought after. This double snowdrop gets its name from the three, elongated, tusk-like outer petals that stick out in odd directions.
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This variety was named for the queen of the tribe of the Amazons in Greek mythology, and we think it's more than deserving of such a magnificent title. We recommend interplanting with Nivalis or Elwesii for a contrast of flower forms. More Info Add to Wishlist Your wishlist has been temporarily saved. Out Of Stock! We will notify you when this product becomes available.
Available on:. Galanthus Giant Snowdrop 'Elwesii'. Instead, we like to imagine the creators of Elwesii were referring to its enormous personality! Yes, several hundreds! The craze known as Galanthophilia has swept through the ranks of gardening enthusiasts in the past few years.
While all snowdrops look the same to the uninitiated - dainty, nodding white flowers, with a dab of green, held on a thin arching stalk at the end of a thicker stem - they reveal their differences when you take a closer look. Some bear single flowers with 3 large outer petals enclosed 3 smaller inner ones. Others feature double flowers with many inner petals resembling petticoats. The foliage of strap-like leaves varies considerably across species and cultivars wide, narrow, twisted, etc.
Some Snowdrops bloom extremely early and can show up weeks before crocuses do. Others can be found in flower in late May. It should be noted that weather conditions have a huge influence on the flowering season of Snowdrops.
The same Galanthus species can bloom considerably earlier or later from one year to the next, depending on how cold or warm the weather is. In the United Kingdom, the earliest snowdrop varieties bloom in October before they are joined by most in February, when the winter is slowly receding.
In milder areas, these Snowdrops will bloom earlier, while they will raise their milky-white heads from the sleeping earth much later in warmer areas. Once in bloom, they will last longer if the weather remains cool.
In the United States, where a wider range of weather conditions exists, the Snowdrop season generally starts in October and ends in April, with the peak season being in February and March. In warmer areas, the blooms will start weeks earlier, while they will occur weeks later in cooler areas. In the South, snowdrops may even bloom all winter long. Wherever Snowdrops grow, they generally follow a sequence wherein the ones starting the season typically end it as well.
Galanthus 'Atkinsii' Snowdrop. Galanthus 'Lady Beatrix Stanley' Snowdrop. Galanthus elwesii var. Galanthus reginae-olgae Autumn Snowdrop. However, there is plenty of room for an insect to squeeze its way in and find pollen at a time when other food is scarce. The bracts later open, releasing the flower to droop downwards, with three outer tepals opening outwards and three inner tepals white and light-green at the tip remaining close together.
Snowdrop bulbs themselves are poisonous, a fact which perhaps lead to the superstition that a single snowdrop bloom in a house represents death. Snowdrops and other plants from the Amaryllidaceae family have a naturally occurring substance in them called galantamine.
In British folklore; snowdrops have come to symbolise hope and purity. The flower, perhaps unsurprisingly given its status as one of the first signs of new spring life, has come to symbolise hope and consolation as well as purity.
White is classically a colour associated with these traits. However…a superstition has developed around snowdrops. Although very pretty, a single flower indicates impending death and it should never be brought into the house. This is possibly as a result of the poisonous qualities it possesses. Snowdrops, like many plant and animal species, are under threat in certain areas. In most countries it is illegal to collect bulbs from the wild, the exceptions being Turkey and Georgia.
Part of the reason bulbs are so valuable is that once you have one, it can and will multiply. As the flowers tend to grow at a time of year when there are few pollinating insects around, the plant has had to develop a different approach to furthering its species. Bulbs will split when dormant and begin to sprout new flowers. Since the s Kew Gardens have been monitoring the growth of snowdrops. Take a stroll in this picture-perfect valley carpeted in snowdrops.
No cars allowed — you need to get a bus from the pub car park. A fascinating new garden among the bones of an old garden whose house was demolished in the s. Snowdrop Week 16 February A long walk studded with stems of every colour, gloriously barked trees and, of course, lots of snowdrops.
Gardens and abbey open daily.
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