Galanthus nivalis is a perennial herb of the bulb family of the genus Albacorea. Nicknames: small snow bell, bell flower daffodil, waiting snow grass, etc. Native to central Europe and the Caucasus.
Snowflake lily, with bulbs, linear leaves. The flower stem is upright, at the top of which there is a flower, the flower is drooping, bell-shaped, white, 6 petals, divided into two layers inside and outside, three pieces each of the inner and outer layers, the outer petals are long and raised, and the petals have a green dot pattern at the end of the petals, while emitting a faint fragrance. 6 anthers, 3 rooms in the ovary, the fruit is a capsule fruit.
Conservation Management:
Natural bulb propagation, small bulbs planted in September and October, after 2 years of flowering. It is an autumn planting bulb, with strong habits and convenient planting and maintenance. Choose a high dry underground seed, cover the soil 2 times the height of the ball, and water once. Spring leaves early, in case of cold currents, a little cover protection.
Snowflake lotus, a plant of the same family, has similar maintenance methods, but the shape of the snowflake lotus is smaller than that of the snowflake lotus.
Application Value:
Snowflake lotus, pink green leaf bush elegant, white small flowers hanging, like snowflakes fluttering, lovely, coupled with the low shape of the plant, the most suitable for the courtyard rockery configuration, or on the lawn of natural bush planting.
Snowflake Lotus Language: Because of its hardiness and habit of looking forward to spring, the flower language is "hope". When the snow begins to melt, the beautiful and lovely snowflake lotuses begin to bloom, making people feel the joy of "hope".
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