Double-flowered Snowdrop
By a farm track, Beaminster West Dorset
Markings - seen from the side
Markings - seen from above
Markings -seen from below
Close-up of inner markings
Leaves
Galanthus nivalis Flore Pleno
Amaryllidaceae
February to March
It is found throughout the country, but is less common
than G. nivalis
See the BSBI distribution map for
The double flowered variant, G. nivalis Flore Pleno,
often occurs naturally where there are large colonies
of the Common Snowdrop, G. nivalis.
It is vigorous naturalised escape.
Snowdrops grow in damp woodland, hedge banks,
grassland, churchyards, roadside verges, parks and
gardens and by paths, cycle tracks and water.
G. nivalis Flore Pleno grows plentifully on the hedge
banks and grass verges of West Dorset.
G. nivalis Flore Pleno is a bulbous, clump-forming,
perennial herb.
It is the most common double snowdrop, with 3 to
5 unmarked outer segments surrounding rosettes
of numerous green-marked inner segments, which
are of uneven length.
There are several natural variants and a large
number of ultivated varieties.
M.J. Crawley has the following link on the web
Spring Snowdrop Identification:
There are 4 main criteria:
1. Leaf width
2. Leaf colour (blue grey or bright grass green)
3. Leaf base (wrap-around or flat-facing)
4. Petal mark (mouth, base, both or solid)
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By a farm track, Beaminster West Dorset
Markings - seen from the side
Markings - seen from above
Markings -seen from below
Close-up of inner markings
Leaves
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