Striped Green. Galanthus nivalis 'Flore Pleno', Double Snowdrop, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Someone has written that this snowdrop is a bit of a scraggly affair compared to the common, single kind. Nonetheless, I rather like it. Apparently it was already being grown in England in the Duchess of Beaufort's garden around 1700. Whether that was its first bedding I don't know but soon it could be found all over western Europe. And today it's a spring garden's favorite.
Striped Green. Galanthus nivalis 'Flore Pleno', Double Snowdrop, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Someone has written that this snowdrop is a bit of a scraggly affair compared to the common, single kind. Nonetheless, I rather like it. Apparently it was already being grown in England in the Duchess of Beaufort's garden around 1700. Whether that was its first bedding I don't know but soon it could be found all over western Europe. And today it's a spring garden's favorite.