Quietly elegant flowers dressed in simple white and green,
snowdrops look too fragile to cope with wintery weather. They are
however very resilient and are treasured by gardeners for their
ability to flower early in the horticultural year. In Snowdrop Gail
Harland explores how they have been used by non-gardeners too, as
symbols of purity and of hope and consolation. In Victorian Britain
snowdrop bands encouraged chastity among young women; today
snowdrops are used as the symbols of several charities. Snowdrops
are commonly found in flower paintings from the sixteenth century
onwards and frequently appear in poetry and prose. Medicinally they
are a source of galanthamine, used in the treatment of Alzheimer's
disease. The gentle beauty of the snowdrop may have attracted the
attention of poets and artists for centuries but today snowdrops
are more popular than ever before, with record-breaking sums being
reached for individual bulbs. The rise of snowdrop enthusiasts,
known as galanthophiles, has been much commented on and an
expanding number of snowdrop events draw enthusiasts from around
the world to discuss, admire and buy specimens of these enchanting
plants.Snowdrop is the ideal companion for galanthophiles or indeed
any plant lovers who are interested in the emotional and cultural
aspects of these much-loved plants.
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