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Galanthus
In translation from Greek means milky-flowered, given for white coloring of the flowers. "Galanthus" representatives of sort are named for very early flowering occurring literally from under snow. Englishmen name this flower : a snow drop or a snow ear ring, and Germans a snow hand bell.
Grows at the Black Sea coast of Caucasus and Turkey. Galanthus is of medium-size. Differs by bright green brilliant leaves with the bent edges, but they are bent not downwards, as at a folded Galanthus, but upwards. Bulb is 3 sm. in diameter with golden scales. In the nature blossoms in the end of February-beginning of March. Leaves appear simultaneously with flowers. The flowers are 2,5 sm. in diameter and 2 sm. in length.
Galanthus grows under bed curtains of trees and bushes, in penumbra, but prefers open places. Galanthus is winter-hardy.
Galanthus breeds vegetatious, forming for the summer one-two bulbs.
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