Galanthus 'Hippolyta'
(Snowdrop 'Hippolyta')
Family - Amaryllidaceae
Category - Bulb
Discovered By - Selected by H A Greatorex, a snowdrop enthusiast
Season of Interest - Winter
Hardiness - H5
Height - 20cm
Width - 8cm
Location - The Front Lawn, The White Garden, The Woodland Walk
Description: A low-growing, bulbous Perennial with a clump-forming habit. Fleshy grey-green to mid-green Basal Leaves with silver midribs are lanceolate to strap-shaped and upright. Double snow-white flowers are pendent and bell-shaped. The Blooms have a double layer of shorter, notched inner petals, each marked with a large green spot at the tip (vaguely resembling an inverted 'U'). Three larger outer petals are concave and rounded and occasionally marked with green at the tips. The Blooms are held singly on upright stems and are produced in late winter. The flowers have a sweet scent which is best appreciated when brought indoors.
Galanthus 'Hippolyta' is variable.
Flower:
Fragrant white flowers are pendent and bell-shaped. The blooms have a double layer of shorter, notched inner tepals (petals), each marked with a large green spot at the tip. Three larger outer tepals are concave, rounded and occasionally marked with green at the tips. Golden anthers are just visible through the many inner tepals at the centre of each flower. The blooms are held singly on upright stems and are produced in February. This type has green ovaries.
Flower colour: White, green
Flower shape: Bell-shaped flowers held singly
Flowering time: February
Foliage:
Grey-green to mid-green leaves with silvery-white midribs are lanceolate to strap-shaped. Each bulb produces two (occasionally three) upright, Basal Leaves.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Lanceolate to strap-shaped
Poison Information:
This plant may cause discomfort if ingested.
Propagation:
Division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained. Protect from drought during the summer months.