One of the taller Greatorex Double, named after a character, a country wench, in William Shakespeare's Love's Labour Lost. It is a snowdrop with sturdy leaves and small short thick double flowers, of which the outer petals are round in shape. On the tip of the outer petals are clearly discernible but variable green spots, but it could just as easily be that these are not there at all.
BELONGS TO THE FAMILY OF AMARYLLIDACEAE
To date, nineteen species of snowdrop are known. This could well change, and not all botanists agree on this number. Species occur in the wild somewhere in the world. Many snowdrops are very variable, and if someone discovers an unusual snowdrop and gives it a name, another cultivar is added. Thanks to all these different species and cultivars, it is possible to have snowdrops blooming in the garden from autumn until April. It is important to plant the bulbs immediately upon arrival.
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