Amaryllidaceae FAMILY

Galanthus woronowii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitBulb

Growth—

Galanthus woronowii is a moderately hardy plant, the buld able to withstand temperatures down to at least -15°c^[1]. Prefers a position in cool, dappled shade in a moist but well-drained, humus-rich soil that does not become excessively dry in the summer^[1]. A mulch of leafmould, applied after the plants die down in spring, is beneficial^[1]. The flowers have an agreeable scent^[2].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Galanthus+woronowii>

Pollinators

Bees

References

[1]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
[2]Flora of the USSR. — Komarov. V. L. · Israel Program for Scientific Translation · 1968 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org · ISBN - ↩︎An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
[3]Plant Sources of Galanthamine: Phytochemical and Biotechnological Aspects — Berkov S. et al · 2009 · https://doi.org/10.1080/13102818.2009.10817633 · ISBN 1310-2818 ↩︎
[4]Galanthamine from snowdrop—the development of a modern drug against Alzheimer’s disease from local Caucasian knowled — Heinrich M. & Teoh H.L. · 2004 · http://10.1016/j.jep.2004.02.012 ↩︎