Very early and vigorous, award-winning Galanthus 'Atkinsii' is a distinctive and great garden Snowdrop. It produces nodding white flowers with long and slender outer petals which nicely enclose inner petals bearing a prominent green heart-shaped mark at their tips. Slightly honey-scented, the dainty blooms rise atop the foliage of erect, glaucous leaves in late winter - early spring. Introduced in the 1870s, this small bulbous perennial is one of the earliest and loveliest spring flowering bulbs, adding several weeks of color and beauty to the garden.

Noted for its strong garden performance, Galanthus 'Lady Beatrix Stanley' produces fully double, nodding white flowers, 1 in. wide (2.5 cm), with small green teardrops at the tips of their inner petals. Forming a tightly packed rosette, the long, narrow outer petals nicely enclose the wider inner petals which resemble many layered petticoats. The elegant blooms rise atop a foliage of semi-erect, glaucous, pale green leaves in late winter - early spring. Superb and vigorous, this small bulbous perennial will happily multiply to form large colonies.

Very vigorous, Galanthus elwesii var. monostictus features dainty, nodding, white flowers with oval outer petals and shorter inner ones, adorned with a green heart-shaped mark at their tip. They rise atop the foliage of bold, broad, silver-gray leaves which are reminiscent of those of tulips. This bulbous perennial can flower any time from early to late winter. A lovely native from Turkey.

The best-known autumn-flowering snowdrop, award-winning Galanthus reginae-olgae resembles the popular Galanthus nivalis but blooms much earlier, sometimes in September, but usually in October. Rich with a strong musky fragrance, it produces nodding white flowers with long and slender outer petals which nicely enclose inner petals bearing a prominent green heart-shaped mark at their tips. Unlike G. nivalis, the foliage of glaucous leaves is not adorned with a conspicuous silver stripe running down the middle.

Noted for its vigor, health, and beauty, Galanthus 'Magnet' is still incredibly popular a century after its introduction. Borne on slender, unusually long, arching pedicels, large, nodding white flowers swing gracefully in the wind in late winter - early spring. Their outer petals are twice as long as their inner petals which display conspicuous, v-shaped, green markings at their tips. In warm weather, they fully open with their petals almost horizontal, giving them a very distinctive appearance. The dainty blooms rise atop the foliage of narrow, gray-green leaves. This small bulbous perennial is one of the earliest and loveliest spring flowering bulbs, adding several weeks of color and beauty to the garden.

Glowing in the late winter garden, Galanthus 'Primrose Warburg' is a lovely yellow snowdrop cultivar. Its nodding white flowers feature a large golden-yellow ovary atop the white wing-like petals. The smaller inner petals are attractively adorned with a conspicuous lime-yellow marking (rather than green). The blooms rise above a handsome foliage of pale, blue-gray leaves in late winter - early spring. Superb and vigorous, this small bulbous perennial is one of the earliest and loveliest spring flowering bulbs, adding several weeks of color and beauty to the garden. Easy to grow, it is best massed in sweeping drifts under large deciduous trees or planted along walks or paths where these charming beauties can be easily admired.

Taller than Galanthus nivalis, Galanthus elwesii, commonly known as Greater Snowdrop or Giant Snowdrop, also features larger flowers. Dainty, the nodding, white blooms display a double green mark on the inner petals that sometimes merge into one. They rise atop the foliage of bold, broad, silver-gray leaves which are reminiscent of those of tulips. This perennial is one of the earliest and loveliest spring flowering bulbs, adding several weeks of color and beauty to the garden from late winter - early spring.

Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop) is one of the earliest and loveliest spring flowering bulbs, adding several weeks of color and beauty to the garden from late winter - early spring. Slightly fragrant, this small bulbous perennial features dainty, nodding white flowers with a green spot at the apex of each petal atop 2 narrow, grayish-green leaves. The foliage emerges before the flowers, develops during and after bloom, and neatly fades away in spring.

Robust and incredibly attractive, Galanthus nivalis 'Flore Pleno' is a double snowdrop, which produces dainty, nodding white flowers, 1 in. long (2.5 cm), delicately marked with a green spot at the apex of each petal. Slightly fragrant, the fluffy blooms rise atop a foliage of narrow, grayish-green leaves in late winter - early spring. This small bulbous perennial is one of the earliest and loveliest spring flowering bulbs, adding several weeks of color and beauty to the garden. Best massed in sweeping drifts under large deciduous trees or planted along walks or paths where these charming beauties can be easily admired.

Noted for its brilliant look, Galanthus nivalis Sandersii group is a slightly different Snowdrop which originates from Northumberland. It features dainty, nodding white flowers with a bright gold ovary which hangs from an arching, lime-green pedicel. The inner petals are attractively adorned with conspicuous golden-yellow dots. The blooms rise atop a foliage of narrow, gray-green leaves in late winter - early spring. Less vigorous and slower-growing than other Snowdrops.

One of the most popular yellow Snowdrop, Galanthus plicatus 'Wendy's Gold' produces dainty, nodding white flowers with a brilliant lime-gold ovary which hangs from an arching, pale green pedicel. The inner petals are attractively adorned with a conspicuous long yellow marking. The blooms rise atop a foliage of broad, pleated, gray-green leaves in late winter - early spring. Superb and vigorous, this small bulbous perennial is one of the earliest and loveliest spring flowering bulbs, adding several weeks of color and beauty to the garden. The best golden color is obtained when this Snowdrop is left undisturbed.

Tall and sturdy, Galanthus 'S. Arnott' is a favorite of many gardeners with its beautifully rounded blooms and delightful scent. It produces large, nodding white flowers, 1 in. wide (2.5 cm), with conspicuous, v-shaped, green markings at the tips of their inner petals. The dainty blooms rise on very upright stems atop a foliage of narrow, gray-green leaves in late winter - early spring. Superb and vigorous, this small bulbous perennial is one of the earliest and loveliest spring flowering bulbs, adding several weeks of color and beauty to the garden. It will happily multiply to form large colonies. Its size and strong honey scent make for a great cut flower.

One of the oldest Snowdrop cultivars (1858), Galanthus 'Straffan' is a real beauty and a great garden Snowdrop. A late flowering Snowdrop, it produces 2 flowering stems per bulb and therefore enjoys a much longer flowering season than others. The inner petals of its nodding white flowers are interestingly adorned with a green marking at their tips, which is often compared to a Chinese bridge. The dainty blooms rise atop the foliage of narrow, gray-green leaves in late winter - early spring. Vigorous and easy to grow, this small bulbous perennial is best massed in sweeping drifts under large deciduous trees or planted along walks or paths where these charming beauties can be easily admired.

While extraordinarily good-looking on their own, Snowdrops however look most charming when planted with companion plants. Well-behaved, they make perfect partners with other plants and help create strikingly beautiful combinations in the garden.

Some Snowdrops bloom extremely early and can show up weeks before crocuses do. Others can be found in flower in late May.