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Galanthus 'Wifi Mme Bénédicte'

snowdrop

  • Bulbous plant
  • 10-20 cm high
  • Light-coloured flowers
  • Blue-green foliage
  • Very hardy
A small, low growing poculiform nivalis, complete white or with a touch of green. Probably with scharlockii blood but flowers above the leaves.

Garden use

Use

Below hedge Cemetery plants Along path Border Slope Wild garden Small garden Shrub border Pot Park Woodland Small groups Large groups

Site and growing conditions

Scree Gravel garden Rockgarden

Ornamental value and special features

Cutflower

Growth

Medium Fast

Planting density

Plant about 9 - 15 plants per m²

Characteristics

Height 10 - 20 cm
Flowering time February - March
Flower colour white, green
Leaf colour blue green
Growth habit tuft
Growth rate fast, medium
Hardiness down to about -25°C

Site conditions

Light morning sun, evening sun, open shade, filtered, shade
Moisture average, moist
Soil light, normal, heavy
Soil fertility normal, high

Botanical information

Botanical name Galanthus 'Wifi Mme Bénédicte'
Genus Galanthus
Family Amaryllidaceae
Common names sneeuwklokje - snowdrop - perce neige - schneeglocken
collection Wifi Collection
Origin hybrid
Galanthus
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