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Snowdrop

Galanthus woronowii

Also called Green Snowdrop

Snowdrop
Photo: original: Meneerke bloem; derivative: Peter coxhead, CC BY-SA 3.0

Green snowdrop, a bulbous spring-flowering plant from the Caucasus and north-east Türkiye, often confused with G. ikariae and G. platyphyllus. It is grown outdoors in cool temperate gardens, valued for broad green leaves and nodding white flowers.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep soil moist during active growth in spring; allow to dry out while dormant in summer.
Soil
Humus-rich, moisture-retentive but well-drained soil, ideally woodland-type leaf mould.
Temperature
-15 to 25 °C; hardy to cold winters and needs a cold dormant period.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic: Bulbs and leaves contain alkaloids such as galantamine and can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea if eaten.
Native range
NE. Türkiye to W. & C. Caucasus
Climate
temperate

About

Galanthus woronowii, the green snowdrop or Woronow's snowdrop, is a bulbous plant native to north-east Turkey and the west and central Caucasus. In cultivation particularly, it has often been confused with two other species with broad green leaves and a single green mark on the inner tepals: Galanthus ikariae and Galanthus platyphyllus (usually under its synonym G. latifolius).

How to grow it

Galanthus woronowii has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Other Galanthus plants

Galanthus alpinus var. alpinus · Galanthus bursanus · Giant snowdrop · Galanthus lagodechianus · Snowdrop · Pleated Snowdrop · Queen Olga's Snowdrop · Snowdrop

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Galanthus woronowii 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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