Galanthus elwesii ‘Godfrey Owen’
Galanthus 'Godfrey Owen' is a distinctive snowdrop with 6 symmetrical outer petals and 6 smaller, green-marked inner petals.
For a galanthophile, Galanthus ‘Godfrey Owen’ is a distinctive and highly desirable prize. Whereas snowdrops usually have three large outer petals and smaller inner petals, this cultivar has six symmetrical outer petals and six smaller inner petals with green markings. The look is decidedly different and looks a bit like a lampshade in the winter garden. 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: Greater Snowdrop - [Spring B&B Pre-Order]
Family: Amaryllidaceae (The Amaryllis Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade, Part Sun
Height: 4-8"
Width: 4-8"
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Green
Foliage Colour: Green, Bluish
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
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Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
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Fragrance: No
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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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