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Galanthus lagodechianus

Galanthus lagodechianus
Photo: Plantarium, CC BY-SA 4.0

Galanthus lagodechianus is a small bulbous snowdrop from the Caucasus that flowers in early spring with a single white, bell-shaped bloom. It grows best in cool, moist conditions in part shade, as it does in its mountain forest home.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb, Perennial
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep soil consistently moist during the growing season, avoiding waterlogging.
Soil
Humus-rich, free-draining but moisture-retentive soil, such as leaf mould mixed into loam.
Temperature
Hardy to around -20 °C; tolerates cold winters well.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic: Bulbs and other parts contain alkaloids (such as galantamine-type compounds) that can cause nausea, vomiting and other symptoms if eaten.
Native range
Caucasus
Climate
temperate

About

Galanthus lagodechianus is a species of snowdrop in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Armenia, Azerbaijan, east Georgia and the Russian Federation (Kabardino-Balkaria and North Ossetia).

It is a bulbous herbaceous perennial, growing to 10 cm (3.9 in) in leaf and 20 cm (7.9 in) in flower. The erect green leaves appear in early spring, followed by a single, bell-shaped, pendent white inflorescence. The inner perianth segments are marked with a green inverted v-shape.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Galanthus lagodechianus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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