Nederlands: Gewoon sneeuwklokje
Español: Campanilla de invierno - Galanto - Perforanieves
Français: Perce-neige - Clochette d'hiver - Galanthe des neiges
Deutsch: Gewöhnliches Schneeglöckchen - Echtes Schneeglöckchen
Family: Amaryllidaea - Daffodil family
Flowering time: February-April
Height: 20-30cm
Altitude: to 1750m
Colour: white
Leaves: greyish-green, linear
Habitat: damp woodland habitats, hedgerows, meadows, streambanks
Distribution: native to a large area of Europe, from Spain in the west, eastwards to Ukraine
Notes: Snowdrop is widely grown in gardens, particularly in northern Europe. It is widely naturalised in woodlands in Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. Snowdrops and Winter Aconite are among the first plants to bloom and can form impressive carpets of yellow and white as early as February. On Landgoed Elswout, the Dutch estate in Overveen, four varities of Snowdrop can be found: Galanthus ikariae (Glanzend sneeuwklokje), Galanthus nivalis 'viridis-apice' (Groenpunter), Galanthus elwesii (Groot sneeuwklokje) and the double-flowered form Galanthus nivalis 'Flore Pleno'. In Beverwijk in the Netherlands 45000 Galanthus nivalis bulbs where planted along a local walking route in the autumn of 2014. On the first of March 2015 a group of artists organized a walk with music and dance at the break of dawn: ´Doe de Sneeuwklok´ organized by Beek als Bron.
Related key words: Rotterdam, Botanische tuin Kralingen, Clingendael Den Haag, Beverwijk, Landgoed Elswout Overveen, stinzenplant, stinzenflora, Stinsenplanze, plantes castrales, Llano Cheto (Sallent de Gallego), Valle de Otal (Torla), Bosost (Viella), Alps
