Galanthus elwesii ‘Beluga’
Galanthus 'Beluga' has large, rounded, cupped outer petals and inner petals with a large green mark that looks like a heart with a whale tail on the bottom.
Galanthus ‘Beluga’ has large, rounded, cupped outer petals and inner petals with a large green mark that looks like a heart with a whale tail on the bottom. Snowdrops are a harbinger of spring that bloom in late winter, often breaking through the snow. Their pendulous pure white flowers often have green markings, the small subtleties of which along with the variation in petal shapes beguile many gardeners who, having fallen down the rabbit hole, are known as “galanthophiles”. Beware! You could be next.
Common Name: Giant Snowdrop
Family: Amaryllidaceae (The Amaryllis Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-9
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade, Part Sun
Height: 4-8"
Width: 4-8"
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Green
Bloom Time: Late Winter - Early Spring
Foliage Colour: Green, Bluish
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Forests and forest edges, shady pastures, amongst shrubs, and in other shaded to partly shaded habitats often in damp soils.
Award: AGM
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