Snowdrops

Published: February 2007

This lovely little piece of woodland is the home of our snowdrop carpet.  It is made up of only three different varieties.  Although there are some single snowdrops and a small group of galanthus Elwesii by far the largest contingent here are double snowdrops (galanthus Nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’).  These do not set seed and spread only from offsets.  There are over 600 varieties of snowdrop but they all like moist rich soils in semi shaded position, therefore woodlands are ideal.

Please drop by the Visitor Centre to pick up a copy of our Winter Walk sheet which highlights a variety of plants as well as the snowdrops for you to enjoy.

To see more pictures of our snowdrops, please follow this link.