BLOOMING BULBS FOR EARLY SPRING
Galanthus nivalis – common snowdrop
A darling of a snowdrop! Its pretty white flowers with their green, heartshaped central markings are beneficial to early bees, who love their honeyscented flowers as much as we do. It flourishes in dappled shade. Plant 10cm deep, in moist, well-drained, humus-rich soil that won’t completely dry out in summer.
There’s a myth that says snowdrops don’t grow well from planted bulbs and should only be planted ‘in the green’ as plants in springtime. Actually, snowdrops grow well from dormant bulbs, but make haste as this is as late as snowdrop bulbs would wish to be planted. Snowdrops are small bulbs; they dry out quickly after being lifted and if they become desiccated they won’t grow.
TOP TIP Create your own spring masterpiece! Combine Galanthus nivalis with Cyclamen coum to add pretty pops of pink and white under trees, over lawns, on banks and in beds and borders. Height 15cm