Plant Guardians

Galanthus ‘Castlegar’


Description:
A snowdrop of Irish origin, found by Dr Keith Lamb on the Mahon Estate at Castlegar, Co. Galway, and named by him. Flowers early, around December when settled in the ground.

Threat Status: Threatened In Cultivation As assessed by the Plant Heritage Threatened Plants Programme. For more details see www.plantheritage.org.uk/conservation/threatened-plants/

Image by Andrew Gee. Licensed under CC BY 4.0

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