Snowdrops are small perennial herbs with bulbs and basal linear leaves. The small flowers are composed of six white tepals (undifferentiated petals and sepals); the three outer tepals are long and curved, and the inner tepals are small and notched.

What does snowdrop mean in flowers?

Snowdrop flowers hold deep meaning. Usually, as a spring flower, it is seen as a symbol of rebirth and the ability to overcome challenges in life. … Traditionally, white has been seen as a symbol of innocence, purity, and rebirth.

Is a snowdrop a wildflower?

None of this really matters though; the great drifts of them we enjoy in damp woodlands, hedgerows, roadsides and churchyards make them a much-loved wildflower. Traditionally, clumps of snowdrops are bought and planted ‘in-the-green’, soon after flowering in the spring.