Galanthus nivalis, Snowdrop

Galanthus nivalis or Snowdrop is one of the first bulb plants to grow in spring.

This Snowdrop species is located between University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University, close to Bridgeford Building. By the time of the photos all the flowers were gone but it’s still visible that the plant has spread around appreciating the good soil conditions and sunlight. There is some competition in the face of narcissus carpet nearby.

The snowdrop grows up to 15 cm tall. Each bulb produced two greyish-green leaves

Its flowers are 15-25mm long with 3 outer segments – pure white and 3 inner segments which are white with green patch. It flowers from January until April.