Ashwood Nurseries

When to buy plants -

Our Snowdrops are supplied in pots, 'in the green' during January and early February.
Many varieties are in short supply, so please telephone with any special requirements before visiting the nursery to avoid disappointment.

Last updated 3rd March 2010

- All varieties currently sold out, next update due October 2010.

Galanthus

Prices shown are per bulb  (unless otherwise stated).

        "        'Alison Hilary'

A hybrid selected by Joe Sharman with a 'H' shaped marking on the inner segments.

        "        'Atkinsii'

A tall elegant snowdrop, early flowering that clumps well.

        "        'Augustus'

Broad leaves with beautiful chubby, heavily textured flowers with a good inner Marking.

        "        'Baxendale Late' 

A reliable and quite vigourors snowdrop that is generally the last to flower, when most others have finished.

        "        rizenhensis 'Baytop'

A tall snowdrop with prostrate leaves. Flowers have a bold, dark green mark and flared apex. 

        "        ‘Bertram Anderson’ 

Large rounded thickly textured flowers.

        "        ‘Bess’

Large single flower that has a bold 'V' shaped green mark.

        "        ‘Bill Bishop’ 

An early flowering hybrid with elongated outer segments.

        "        ‘Blonde Inge’

Delicate single with a green ovary and yellow inner markings.

        "        ‘Brenda Troyle'

Similar to 'S. Arnott' but said to be earlier.

        "        'Comet' 

A fine robust elwesii selection with green streaks at the tips of the outer segments.

        "        'Cordelia' 

A tall Greatorex double with a green 'U' shaped marking on the inner segment.

         "        ‘Dionysus'-

Greatorex double with long arching pedicle.

         "        elwesii 'Maidwell L' 

A tall broad-leaved form, with long flowers and clear x-shaped green markings.

         "        elwesii var. monostictus

A strong, clump-forming snowdrop with broad glaucous leaves.

         "        'Faringdon Double’

Early flowering double with large neat flowers. Broad heart-shaped marks are held beneath a large, inflated spathe. 

         "        'Galatea'

A very early variety, with a long pedicel which sways in the breeze.

         "        'Greenfields'

A short with large heart shaped inner markings.

         "        'Heffalump'

A double with widely spaced outer segments with basal and apical inner markings.

         "        'Hillpoe'

One of the best double with large regular flowers. Late flowering.

         "        ‘Hippolyta’ 

Neat double rounded blooms with distinctive concave outer segments; broad glaucous leaves.

         "        ‘Jaquenetta'

Tall elegant double with neat inner segments.

         "         'John Gray' FCC 1996

A favourite amongst 'galanthophiles'. Well presented flowers with deep green markings.

         "        Ketton' AM1996

A strong cultivar with very distinctive inner markings.

         "        'Lady Beatrice Stanley'

A neat double with delicate green markings.

         "        'Lady Eliphinstone'

A yellow form of nivalis 'Flore Plena'.

         "        'Lapwing'

Long tapering outer segments and a very distinct, large two-toned inner mark.

         "        'Longstowe'

A very prolific free-flowering snowdrop with grey leaves.

         "        'Magnet' AM 1967

Long pedicels and wide open flowers that look stunning in winter sunshine.

         "        'Merlin' AM1971

A very distinctive variety with the inner petals totally green. Quite delightful.

         "        nivalis  

The common snowdrop but nonetheless enchanting.

         "        nivalis 'Flore Pleno'

A double-flowered form with the stamens converted to petals.

         "        'Nutts three leaved' 

A double-flowered form with the stamens converted to petals.

         "        Prestwood White'

A local variety. Pure white form of the single nivalis with no markings.

         "        'Rodmarten'

A compact double, similar to 'Jaquenetta', but with a very distinct thickened pedicle.

          "       'Sally Wickenden'

          "       'S. Arnott'

Strong and easily identified. Lovely well rounded flowers. Recommended.

         "        'Scharlockii'

Green tipped outer segments with the spathe divided into two.

         "        'St. Annes'

Long and slender outer segments. The inner segments form a noarrow  tube and have two green marks.

         "        'Straffan'

An old variety with glaucous leaves. Often with two flowers per bulb and later flowering.

         "        'Titania'

Superb regular double flowered snowdrop.

         "        'Tubby Merlin'

Similar to 'Merlin' but slightly smaller in stature. Pale olive-green ovary and inner markings. 

         "        ‘Viridapice’

Large hooded spathe. Green blotches at the segment tips.

         "        ‘Washfield Warham’

Single flowered snowdrop valued for its late flowering season (end of February to March).

         "        'Wendy's Gold'

Yellow ovary and long inner markings with yellowish foliage.

         "        'William Thompson'

A larger later very fine selection fo G. nivalis with broader glaucous leaves.

         "        woronowii

Broad green leaves, smallish white flowers.