Galanthus elwesii 'Mrs Macnamara'

Galanthus 'Mrs Macnamara' is a large, early-blooming snowdrop of good vigour that blooms around Christmas or early in the New Year in the UK. It can reach 10 inches high with long, slender outer petals and the inner petals with a small inverted V. Sometimes listed as 'Mrs McNamara'. Snowdrops are a harbinger of spring that bloom in late winter, often breaking through the snow. Their pendulous pure white flowers often have green markings, the small subtleties of which along with the variation in petal shapes beguile many gardeners who, having fallen down the rabbit hole, are known as galanthophiles. Beware! You could be next.