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Galanthus 'Clare Blakeway-phillips'
(Snowdrop 'Clare Blakeway-Phillips')

Family - Amaryllidaceae
Category - Bulb
Origin - Selected from a garden in Hertfordshire, England
Discovered By - Selected by Angela Marchant, plantswoman
Year of Introduction - 1960's
Season of Interest - Winter
Hardiness - H5
Height - 15cm
Width - 8cm

Description: A low-growing, bulbous Perennial with a clump-forming habit. Fleshy grey-green to mid-green Basal Leaves are strap-shaped to lanceolate. Elegant snow-white flowers are bell-shaped and pendent. The Blooms have three shorter, notched inner petals, each marked with either a broad green 'X', or an inverted 'U' at the tip with paler green shading to the base. Three larger outer tepals are pear-shaped and flare outwards. The Blooms are held singly on upright stems and are produced in late winter. The Blooms have a sweet fragrance which is best appreciated when brought indoors.

Last listed in the RHS Plant Finder in 2016.

Flower:

Fragrant white flowers are bell-shaped and pendent. The blooms have three shorter, notched inner tepals (petals), each marked with either a broad green 'X' or an inverted 'U' at the tip with paler green shading to the base. Three larger outer tepals are pear-shaped and flare outwards. The flowers are held singly on upright stems and are produced in February. This cultivar has green ovaries.

Flower colour: White, green

Flower shape: Bell-shaped, pendent

Flowering time: February

Foliage:

Grey-green to mid-green leaves are strap-shaped to lanceolate. Each bulb produces two (occasionally three) Basal Leaves.

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.