Galanthus 'Snow Fox'
(Snowdrop 'Snow Fox')

Family - Amaryllidaceae
Category - Bulb
Season of Interest - Winter
Hardiness - H5
Height - 15cm
Width - 8cm
Location - The Woodland Walk

Description: A low-growing, bulbous Perennial with a clump-forming habit. Fleshy grey-green to mid-green Basal Leaves are strap-shaped to lanceolate and upright. Delicate snow-white flowers are bell-shaped and pendent. The Blooms have three shorter, notched inner petals, each marked with a green inverted 'V' at the tip and a green band at the base. Three outer petals are long and narrow. The flowers are held singly on upright stems and are produced from mid to late winter. The Blooms have a sweet fragrance which is best appreciated when brought indoors.

Flower:

Fragrant white flowers are bell-shaped and pendent. The blooms have three shorter, notched inner tepals (petals) each marked with a green inverted 'V' at the tip and a green band at the base. The outer tepals are long and narrow. The flowers are held singly on upright stems and are produced in January and February. This cultivar has green ovaries.

Flower colour: White, green

Flower shape: Bell-shaped flowers held singly

Flowering time: January, February

Foliage:

Grey-green to mid-green leaves are strap-shaped to lanceolate. Each bulb produces two (occasionally three) upright leaves at the base of the plant.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Strap-shaped to lanceolate

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.