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Snowdrop Bulbs - Description
- Qty: 20 Snowdrop Bulbs
- Fully Grown Size: 10cm - 20cm
- In Bloom: January - March
- Flower Colour: White
- Sow: September - November
- Variety: Galanthus nivalis 'Flore Pleno'
- Double Snowdrop
- Galanthus nivalis 'Flore Pleno' is a beautiful heritage double snowdrop, producing elegant nodding white flowers with layers of delicate inner petals highlighted by subtle green markings. Flowering from late winter into early spring, this hardy variety is perfect for naturalising and provides one of the earliest displays of the gardening season.
Snowdrop Bulbs - Uses
- Produces one of the first floral displays of the year.
- Ideal for naturalising beneath deciduous trees and shrubs.
- Perfect for woodland gardens, shaded borders and rockeries.
- Plant in generous drifts for a stunning carpet of spring flowers.
- Excellent for cottage gardens and informal planting schemes.
- Suitable for containers and raised beds in partially shaded areas.
- Provides an important early nectar source for bees and other pollinating insects.
- Returns year after year, gradually forming attractive flowering clumps.
Snowdrop Bulbs - How to Sow
- See our blog on how to sow and care for bulbs.
- Choose a partially shaded or lightly sunny planting location.
- To prepare planting hole:
- Use a garden hand trowel, dibber or bulb planter.
- Depth: Approximately 8cm - 10cm deep.
- Spacing: 8cm - 10cm apart.
- Soil: Moist, fertile, humus-rich and well-drained soil. Improve heavy soils with compost or horticultural grit if required.
- Plant bulbs with the pointed end facing upwards.
- Cover with soil and firm gently.
- Water after planting if conditions are dry.
- Feed with poultry manure or a balanced fertiliser once foliage begins to emerge.
- Allow foliage to die back naturally after flowering so the bulbs can store energy for the following season.
- Leave bulbs undisturbed to naturalise and develop into beautiful flowering colonies.
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