Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis

With its white downward facing cup-flowers and bluish-green leaves this is one of Britain’s most easily recognised flowers. Flowers grow solitary on a stalk, if you look carefully you will notice that the white petals are trimmed with a green colouration.

Seen throughout Norfolk in shady places, favouring damp woodlands.

Usually flowers from January through to March.

Royal Horticultural Society
National Trust

Conservation measures cannot be undertaken without up to date information on a species. Most plant information comes from amateur. In Norfolk please submit details (species, date, location and numbers) of plants seen to Norfolk Biological Information Service www.nbis.org.uk