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Double Snowdrop 'Flore Pleno' (Galanthus nivalis): Double White Bells

Overview

Galanthus nivalis 'Flore Pleno' is the double-flowered form of the common snowdrop, bearing charming double white bells in late winter. A cherished heirloom for early spring gardens.

Taxonomy

Family:	Amaryllidaceae (am-uh-ril-id-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Galanthus (guh-LAN-thus)
Species:	nivalis (niv-VAL-us)
Cultivar:	Flore Pleno

Culture

Plant bulbs in autumn in moist, humus-rich soil. Part shade. Naturalizes in woodland conditions.

Bulbs: Flore Pleno Daylily: The Classic Double Orange from 1917; Common Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris): The Classic Tropical Clumping Bamboo; Common Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris): Giant Tropical Clumping Bamboo; Common Rice (Oryza sativa); Galanthus elwesii (Greater Snowdrop); Common Barberry (Berberis vulgaris): Thorny Shrub with Tart Berries; Tabernaemontana divaricata 'Flore Pleno': The Double Crape Jasmine; Common Ginger (Zingiber officinale): The Culinary Rhizome; Double Daffodil 'Replete' (Narcissus 'Replete'): Pink & White Ruffled Beauty; Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis): Winter's First White Bells

Garden Articles

Double Firecracker Daylily: A Double-Flowered Cultivar from 1978

Daylily 'Double Talk': A 1966 Wheeler Hybrid

Daylily 'Double Ethel': A 1980 Hayward Hybrid

Daylily 'Double Booked': A 1994 Santa Lucia Hybrid

Daylily 'Double Amethyst': A 1994 Kirchhoff Hybrid

Double Daffodil 'Tahiti' (Narcissus 'Tahiti'): Tropical Yellow & Orange Ruffles

Double Daffodil 'Cheerfulness' (Narcissus)

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Feverfew 'Flore Pleno' (Tanacetum parthenium 'Flore Pleno'): Double-Flowered Medicinal Herb

Double Daffodil 'Golden Ducat' (Narcissus 'Golden Ducat'): Heirloom Yellow Ruffles

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Double Late Tulip 'Angelique' (Tulipa): Peony-Flowered Perfection