Light
Sun to partial shade; shelter from hot afternoon sun.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Snowdrop
Galanthus nivalis
Bulbs & tubers · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Snowdrop is a hardy perennial bulb with nodding white flowers at the end of winter.
Why you’ll love it
- Adds flowers during late winter and early spring.
- Low growth fits lightly shaded garden edges.
A space where it can thrive
Outdoor garden or drainage-hole container in the suitable season.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Your care routine
Watering
Keep moderately moist while leaves are growing, with free drainage; reduce watering as foliage yellows and the bulb or corm becomes dormant.
Soil & drainage
Well-drained potting mix for containers; fertile, freely draining soil in garden beds.
Fertilizer
Use a balanced bulb fertilizer once as spring growth starts, at the label rate; do not feed a dormant bulb or corm.
Temperature
Adapted to cool-season outdoor growth and a dormant summer period; container roots need extra protection during severe freezes.
Humidity
Outdoor humidity is suitable; allow airflow and avoid prolonged wet foliage.
Through the seasons
In Metro Vancouver, winter drainage matters even for this hardy plant; protect exposed containers during severe freezes. Cultivar and site affect survival. Plant in autumn; let foliage yellow naturally after flowering.
When your plant needs help
- Bulb rot in stagnant water
- slugs may damage shoots
Pets & little ones
Ingestion can harm people or pets; underground storage organs need particular care. Keep all plant parts away from pets and children.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
Independent, family-owned and right here in Uptown New Westminster. Browse before your visit and keep this guide handy at home.
Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.