The end of the flower.
The start of the flower.
The term Hiemalis Group is applied to any single marked elwesii that flowers before Christmas, usually as early as mid autumn.
The ovary is found at the base of the flower and at the end of the pedicel.
The pedicel is a stalk that connects the flower to the flowering stem.
Named after the British botanist Henry John Elwes, they are larger than Galanthus nivalis, flower earlier and have greyish green leaves.
Nivalis snowdrops are now thought to be native to the UK and are referred to as the common snowdrop.
Plicatus have large leaves, broadest at their middle with distinctive curled edges. They usually produce two scapes.
Poculiform snowdrops have inner segments that are almost the same length and shape as the outer segments. They are usually unmarked and without a sinus. Some will say they have six equal segments.
Inverse poculiform snowdrops are the reverse of poculiform, their outer segments are the same shape and form as their inner segments. They normally have a mark at the apex or at the apex and base of the outer segment.
reginae-olgae snowdrops generally flower from autumn to late winter. They were first named by the Greek botanist T G Orphanides in 1876, the reigning monarch at that time was Queen Olga. There are 2 subspecies, reginae-olgae which flowers in autumn and vernalis Kamari which flowers in late winter to early spring
Hybrids between nivalis and plicatus with a single mark at the apex of each inner segment.
Woronowii snowdrops have glossy leaves with the inner segment markings restricted to the apical half.
The scape is the leafless, flower-bearing stalk.
The sinus is a notch that lies at the bottom of the inner segments.
Snowdrops that have green colouration to their outer segments.