Snowdrop
Galanthus nivalis L.
- light
- Sun–part
- water
- Medium
- tall
- 18 cm
- wide
- 11 cm
Amaryllidaceae
Also called Common snowdrop, Bucaneve, Common Snowdrop, Flower of Hope
Formerly Chianthemum nivale, Galanthus imperati, Galanthus melvillei, Galanthus montanus, and 3 more
When it flowers
Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
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Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- Bulbous geophyteKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- TemperateKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- Pyrenees to UkraineKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun to part shade (3 h or more)Read from NC State Extension, one source
- Height
- 10 cm to 25 cmRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Spread
- 8 cm to 15 cmRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Water
- Average: moist, well drainedRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Flowers
- White, greenRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -40 °C (USDA zone 3a)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Not known yet: heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (12)
- German
- Schneeglöckchen, Gewöhnliches Schneeglöckchen, Kleines Schneeglöckchen
- Catalan
- Lliri de neu
- Welsh
- eirlys
- Danish
- Vintergæk, Almindelig Vintergæk, Vinterlilje
- French
- perce-neige, Perce-neige, Galantine d'Hiver
- Hungarian
- Hóvirág, Kikeleti hóvirág
- Dutch
- Sneeuwklokje, gewoon sneeuwklokje, Gewoon sneeuwklokje
- Polish
- Gładyszek, Przebiśnieg, Gładysz pospolity
- Arabic
- زهرة اللبن الشتوية
- Azerbaijani
- Ağ qargülü, Qar xədicəgülü
- Bulgarian
- обикновено кокиче
- Czech
- sněženka podsněžník
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-25, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- NC State Extension, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY 2.0
- 3D model: Galanthus nivalis (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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