Galanthus nivalis Flore Pleno: Bulbs in the Green

Our Double Snowdrops are grown in the UK specifically for the purpose of being lifted while in growth, sometimes in flower, and sold to gardeners immediately without storage. We sell single snowdrops in the green as well.

Double Snowdrops "in the green" is a misnomer, as the foliage can be yellow and shrivelled: this is normal, and has no adverse effect.

The snowdrop family contains some of the earliest plants to flower and their small size and delicacy of petal and leaf belie their toughness.

Bulbs bought for planting in autumn are dry, and can store a short while. By contrast, snowdrops bought in the green for planting in spring are in growth. This helps them establish quickly, but it also means they really do need to be planted promptly after receipt, within a few days. In spring, your bulbs are lifted immediately before despatch and are sent to you so that they arrive on a Thursday or Friday in time for planting that weekend.

Features

Colour: White
Height: 4-6 ins (10-15cms)
Scent: Slight
Not as good for bees as the single variety.
RHS Award of Garden Merit

Growing Double Snowdrops

All they require, while they are in growth, is moist ground containing plenty of organic matter. If you like the idea of carpets of delicate white flowers in late winter, then you should divide the clumps every 4-5 years to improve flowering, and plant the daughter clump nearby.

Planting Companions for Snowdrops

Because snowdrops come into growth so early, they are naturals under any deciduous tree, rose, or shrub, where there is light on the ground when snowdrops are in business.

Did You Know?

We grow all of our stock from seed and natural cloning, without taking these precious bulbs from the wild.

For the best support for the bees that wake up on warm winter days, you should use some single snowdrops as well.

Double Snowdrops are tolerant of a range of soil conditions from acidic to alkaline. They will do well in almost all conditions; the only requirements they have are that there is moisture in the soil and that it contains plenty of well rotted organic matter. Snowdrops multiply rapidly underground and form clumps rapidly. We suggest that you plant them in good sized "drifts" of about 25 bulbs. You can use a bulb planter or simply lift turf if planting in grass or just dig the ground over.

Plant all snowdrops (and other similar sized bulbs about 4" (10 cms) deep and ideally about the same distance between bulbs to allow space in which to spread. Always water snowdrops well after planting to ensure there is good contact between the roots and the soil. If you are planting snowdrops in the green make sure you keep them damp as they need water so help them take up the starches that drop through the plant as its foliage dies down at the end of its season.

For best flowering, lift and divide congested snowdrop clumps every 4 years or so.

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Delivery: Our standard delivery charges are:

Small box (Orders containing only seedlings or rooted cuttings) £7.20 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £60 inc VAT)
Standard box (Bareroots up to 1.2m) £11.40 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £60 inc VAT)
Large box (Pots up to and incl. 7.5L) £15.00 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £100 inc VAT)
Trees & Hedging (Bareroots & trees 1.2m+) £18.00 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £120 inc VAT)
Pallets (Root balls, large pots, trees etc) £60.00 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £240 inc VAT)

*Surcharges to the Highlands and Islands still apply.

Because couriers sometimes experience delays, we schedule delivery by week, not by day. Therefore, please plan your planting day for the weekend at the end of the delivery week or for the week following delivery, at the earliest.
We will email you the day before your plants are due to arrive.

Payment: We do not charge your card until we begin to prepare your order for packing.

Guarantee: If any plants die within a year, we will replace them. We only ask that you follow our planting & growing instructions and sent us clear photographs of the dead plants in situ, so we can help to make sure that the replacement plants succeed. You only pay for the delivery of the replacements.

Please note that our guarantee is void if there is a hosepipe ban in your area: your newly planted hedging must be watered in dry weather while it is establishing. The best way to water is very thoroughly every few days: at least once a week in summer if there is no heavy rain.

Our nursery has been supplying container grown and bareroot hedging plants to gardeners, farmers and town planners since 1949. Our website started in 2003, so we do understand the concerns that you may have about buying hedging plants online. If any of your plants are damaged when they arrive or if you are otherwise not satisfied with your order after you inspect it, please repackage it and contact us. We will give you a refund or send replacements and send a courier to come and collect the unwanted plants.

Misc	RHS AGM, Wildlife Value
Shade	Partial Shade
Area	Coastal Areas, Exposed Windy Areas, Frost Pockets, Scotland & The North
Colour	White/Cream
Flowering	Jan, Feb, Mar

	Buy 3 or more packs and save

SIZES	1-2	3-9	10+
Bunch of 25	Out of Stock £12.96	Out of Stock£12.00	Out of Stock£11.40
	Prices include VAT

Double Snowdrops in the Green

Galanthus nivalis pleniflorus Flore Pleno