Galanthus elwesii Hook.f.

Giant Snowdrop

Bulbs mostly 0.5-2.5 cm wide. Leaves 2, narrowly oblanceolate, about 10 cm long and 3 cm wide, appearing with the flowers, waxy blue, the tip blunt and hooded. Flowers to 5 cm wide, the inner ones with green markings at the base and tip; early spring.

Southern Mediterranean, Western Asia

Source: Spencer, R.; Hay, A.; Ashburner, W. (2005). Amaryllidaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

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kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Lilianae
order      Asparagales
family       Amaryllidaceae
genus        Galanthus L.