Snowdrop Flower Details. When the first winter lay white upon the earth Eve sorely missed the beautiful things of the fields. 08102011 Snowdrop Hope Galanthus nivalis from Familiar wild flowers by E.
Planted in generous drifts they are sturdier than they look even pushing up their heads above a carpet of snow. Snowdrop Galanthus Derek Fell. The nodding flowers have 6 petal-like tepals with the 3 outer tepals being long and.
The tiny flower of snowdrop announces the forthcoming of spring.
The flowers are honey scented and produced in winter. Snowdrops are among the first flowers to bloom in the spring sprouting up. The species has long been associated with winter the latin name Galanthus nivalis literally translates as milk flower of the snow. When the first winter lay white upon the earth Eve sorely missed the beautiful things of the fields.