More on Galanthus that you can buy from Carolyn Walker’s Shade Garden
Galanthus ‘Potter’s
Galanthus elwesii
Early January bloom, unique green markings, naturalizes
Galanthus nivalis
Bears many flowers, spreads rapidly
Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’
Double flowers
Galanthus nivalis ‘Viridi-apice
Green markings on outer petals, substantial plants, my favorite
Galanthus ‘S. Arnott’
Heart-shaped green marking, rounded petals
Galanthus ‘White Dream’
Late-blooming, rare
Galanthus woronowii
Late-blooming, shiny green leaves, rare species
Galanthus ‘Atkinsii’
Largest flowers, elegant shape and habit, early-blooming
Galanthus ‘Potter’s Prelude’
Blooms in early November
Galanthus ‘Magnet’
Flowers gracefully suspended on long delicate stems
G. elwesii, giant, early-blooming, beautifully scented, white flowers with the inner segments marked with green at both the top and bottom (or merged into a single large green mark) and broad, glaucous leaves, naturalized throughout Winterthur, $12 (3 plants per pot) (photo above).
G. nivalis, white flowers with green-tipped inner segments, narrow leaves with a glaucous gray center stripe, naturalized through out Carolyn’s Shade Gardens, $12 (5 plants per pot)(photo at the top).
G. nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’, lovely double white flowers with green ruffled centers, $12 (2 plants per pot).
G. nivalis ‘Viridi-apice’ (‘Viridapice’), white flowers unusual for having prominent green tips on the outer segments as well as the inner ones, vigorous, originally acquired from the “old†Heronswood, $10 (1 plant per pot).
New ‘S. Arnott’ (syn. ‘Sam Arnott’), large rounded flowers with heart-shaped green marking on the tip of the inner segment, considered one of the classic snowdrops of all time, $12 (1 plant per pot)
G. ‘White Dream’, beautiful white flowers complimented by a white stripe on the leaves, rare, $15 (1 plant per pot).
G. woronowii, late-flowering white blooms with green markings on the inner segments, glossy green leaves, rare species $12 (2 plants per pot).
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