Common Snowdrops - Galanthus nivalis

Among the first bulbs to bloom in spring, snowdrops have an erect, leafless scape with a solitary, bell-shaped white flower. The flower has six segments - the outer three are larger and more convex than the inner three. The inner segments are usually marked on their outer surface with a green U-shaped mark over the notch at the tip of each tepal. The inner surface has a faint green mark covering most of it.

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Patomarazul

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Here they show by the end February. It is about the first flowers that show after the winter. I love to see them, sometimes right after the snow (of course, hence the name :-) Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  I love to see them too - always a good sign that the cold weather is coming to an end. I've never seen them earlier than mid-March here, but sometimes we get crocuses popping up a bit earlier. Posted 6 years ago

The Common snowdrop

Galanthus nivalis, the common snowdrop, is the best-known and most widespread of the 20 species in its genus, Galanthus. Snowdrops are among the first bulbs to bloom in spring and can form impressive carpets of white in areas where they are native or have been naturalised.

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Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions

Species identified by Christine Young