Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis familiar spring flower narrow grey-green leaves all basal upright stem carries single white flower 15-25cm long showing flowering January-March one snowdrop blue sky backdrop green dark-green undergrowth
Snowdrops, Genus Galanthus, Family Amaryllidaceae, Spring, Spring Time, Springtime, White Flowers, Wild Flowers, Wildflowers, Perennial, Herbaceous, Bulbs, IPSV5219,
in the foreground of this photograph taken near a stream in Perthshire, Scotland is Petasites albus, or white butterbur. It prospers locally but is not native to Scotland. The snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis, is, however, thought to be a native and is a symbol of spring in woodland and garden