Snowdrops Flowers Spring 1536 X 864. Galanthus is the first flower of the year for northern temper climate. It is. license: Free for personal and commercial use, No attribution required.
One of the first flowers to bloom in spring, snowdrops (Galanthus spp.) are delicate-looking little plants with drooping, bell-shaped flowers. Several species, including common snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) and giant snowdrop (G. elwesii), are cultivated as ornamentals for their nodding, sometimes fragrant flowers. It has escaped gardens and naturalized in parts of eastern North America.
Snowdrop flowers emerging from the cold ground are one of the first signs that spring is approaching.
A member of the amaryllis family of plants, this one, too, can legitimately be called deer-proof, since it is toxic to animals.
The plants have two linear leaves and a single small white drooping bell shaped flower with six petal-like tepals in two circles (). In spite of rumors to the contrary, it appears that not much has changed and snowdrops in other colors probably aren't a. They are very hardy bulbs, being the first to bloom of all bulbs, even before spring comes.