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greater snowdrop 'Daphne's Scissors' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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greater snowdrop 'Daphne's Scissors'

Galanthus elwesii 'Daphne's Scissors'

Low Maintenance

Genus: Galanthus
Family: Amaryllidaceae

About this plant

'Daphne's Scissors' is a bulbous perennial to 20cm, with grey-green leaves and solitary, nodding, white flowers; the inner petals marked with a green, scissor-shaped mark

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0-0.1 Metre

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingNorth FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil that does not dry out in summer

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed, sown in containers in an open frame when ripe or division when foliage dies back. Seed may not come true

Pests

Can get narcissus bulb fly and slugs

Diseases

May be infected by a grey moulds

Garden Uses

Uses

Wall Side BordersCottage InformalGround CoverWildflower Meadow

Planting Places

Submerged AquaticOutdoor

Season of Interest

SpringWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0-0.1 Metre

Habit

Floating

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years