Bulbs in flower at New Year, Early Galanthus nivalis forms

Bulbs in flower at New Year, Early Galanthus nivalis forms
Mark BROWN (Sun, 04 Jan 2015 15:05:03 PST)

Dear Jane, there are few really early selections of nivalis such as 'Ermine Street' in England which flower before the main welter of the species.
It may be a selection of reginae-olgae ssp. vernalis though. This is often a mid-winter flowering plant.
Kind regards,
Mark

" In the garden a few snowdrops are in bud. Recently I was given a

snowdrop that Norm Kalbfleisch, who lives nearby, found in a
neighbor's garden. It always is in flower by Christmas and is a
robust plant. It keys out to Galanthus nivalis, other varieties of
which flower later in this area. Do our galanthophile correspondents
have other G. nivalis forms that are especially early?

Jane McGary"

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