Snowdrop (Galanthus) Bulbs — photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Snowdrop (Galanthus) Bulbs — photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bulbs, Corms & Tubers

Snowdrop (Galanthus) Bulbs

Zones 3a–7bLive Plant
$9.00
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Nodding white teardrops on gray-green leaves push straight through cold January ground, the first flower of the year in most Alabama gardens.
Snowdrop (Galanthus) Bulbs

Pack: Pack of 10
Quantity
Snowdrop (Galanthus) Bulbs — photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bulbs, Corms & Tubers

Snowdrop (Galanthus) Bulbs

$14.00 $9.00
Snowdrop (Galanthus) Bulbs — photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bulbs, Corms & Tubers

Snowdrop (Galanthus) Bulbs

$14.00 $9.00
Pack: Pack of 10
Description

Wade Greens supplies Galanthus elwesii, the Giant Snowdrop, because it is the only snowdrop with a real chance in zone 8a - it comes from hot dry Turkish hillsides and accepts our mild winters and warm summers. Galanthus nivalis, the common snowdrop sold in most big-box bulb assortments, requires far more winter chill and will fail here, so do not substitute it. Plant elwesii promptly on arrival in high shade with good drainage, and leave clumps undisturbed to build. Snowdrop bulbs contain alkaloids and are toxic to pets if eaten. Shipped in a Pack of 10, well-rooted from our Lineville, Alabama nursery.

Specifications
  • Mature size: 6-10 in tall
  • Grows best: Outdoors - Zones 3-8 (G. elwesii only in 8a)
  • Pet safety: Toxic to pets if ingested - keep out of reach
  • Sourcing: Nursery-grown by Wade Greens; ships healthy from our Lineville, Alabama nursery to the lower 48 states.
Care Instructions
  • Light: Part shade to high deciduous shade
  • Water: Moist in winter and spring, drier in summer
  • Soil: Humus-rich, well-drained woodland soil that does not bake or stay sodden.
  • Feeding: Topdress with leaf mold or compost after flowering while the leaves are still green.
Growing Zone

Hardy in zones 3a–7b. Outside that range it can still be grown in a container and overwintered indoors.

Full colour is zones 3a–7b, where this plant is hardy in the ground. Lower 48 shown — that's where we ship. 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, via the PRISM Climate Group.

Questions & Answers

How big does it get?
6-10 in tall

How much light does it need?
Part shade to high deciduous shade

Is it safe for pets?
Toxic to pets if ingested - keep out of reach

How is it shipped?
Packed to arrive healthy and shipped from our Alabama nursery to the lower 48 states.

Shipping & Returns

Ships to all 48 contiguous states from our farm in Lineville, Alabama.

What it costs

Based on your order total: $12.95 under $35 · $16.95 to $75 · $21.95 to $125 · free over $125.

Ship days

Mondays and Tuesdays only — see below.

Getting it ready

1–3 business days to pot up, water back and pack.

Where we can't go

Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. territories, P.O. boxes, and outside the United States.

Why we only ship Mondays and Tuesdays

A plant in a dark box is on a clock. Shipping early in the week means it reaches you before the weekend instead of sitting in a warehouse from Friday to Monday. It costs us a day or two of lead time and saves a lot of plants.

Practically: an order placed Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or over the weekend goes out the following Monday. We'd rather tell you that now than let you find it in a tracking number.

How long it takes once it leaves

Typical ground transit from Lineville, Alabama after the ship day. Estimates, not guarantees — weather and carrier backlogs happen.

  • 1–2 days Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kentucky
  • 2–3 days The rest of the Southeast and Midwest, Texas, the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast
  • 3–5 days The Plains, the Mountain West and the West Coast

Tracking is emailed the moment your box is scanned.

If something arrives unhappy

A little leaf drop or travel stress is normal and usually sorts itself out within a week or two of settling in. If a plant arrives genuinely damaged, email support@wadegreens.com within 48 hours of delivery with a photo of the plant and the box, and we'll make it right.

Plant Traits

The facts that decide whether it takes root, in the order that matters.

Sunlight

Full Sun (6+ hrs)

Six or more hours of direct sun. With less it stretches toward the light and flowering thins out.

Water

Moderate

Water when the top inch of soil is dry. Evenly damp, never standing wet.

Mature Size

1-3 ft

Where it settles once established. Plan the spacing for this, not for the size it arrives at.

Foliage

Herbaceous

Soft-stemmed. It dies back to the ground and returns from the roots — the top going brown is the plan, not a failure.

Works As

Border & Bed · Containers & Patio

Traits

  • Deer ResistantDeer feed by scent first. Aromatic oils, fuzzy leaves and milky sap all read as "not food," so this gets browsed last — though a hungry herd in late winter will test anything.

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