Galanthus 'Spindlestone Surprise'
(Snowdrop 'Spindlestone Surprise')
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 and upright. Delicate snow-white flowers are bell-shaped and pendent. Each Bloom has three shorter, notched inner petals, each marked with a yellow inverted 'U' at the tip. Three larger outer petals are oval in shape. The flowers are held singly on upright stems and are produced in midwinter. Galanthus 'Spindlestone Surprise' has yellow ovaries. The Blooms have a sweet scent which is best appreciated when brought indoors.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Fragrant white flowers are bell-shaped and pendent. The blooms have three shorter, notched inner tepals (petals), each marked with a yellow inverted 'U' at the tip. Three larger outer tepals are oval in shape. The flowers are held singly on upright stems and are produced in January. This cultivar has yellow ovaries.
Flower colour: White, yellow
Flower shape: Bell-shaped flowers held singly
Flowering time: January
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.