Are these plants snowdrops?

This will show you how amateur I really am!

 

the white blooming, is a type of hellaborous. the thin green coming up near will probably be crocus or very early daffs. No snowdrops in this picture. The snow drops, if they were there should bloom before the hellaborous does.

 

Agree with redstar, the white flowers are Hellebores. I think the green shoots coming up around the Hellebores could be Hyacinths, don't quite look right for Daffodils.

 

Thanks both of you! Now I know I am the owner of some Hellebores I better learn a bit about them so I can work out something clever to say about how I worked them into my garden design. Cheers

 

Yep, could be Hyacinths the little blue ones. timing about right.

 

Hellebores leaves are poisonous, and some folks get a rash on their skin if they work too close to the leaves, so wear gloves. I always trim out the dead winter leaves in spring.

 

Thanks for that Red. I didn't know. I used to be able to do anything and get away with it. Recently I have even realised that I have become allergic to coffee. so this hellebore could have been responsible for me having to go off sick one Monday. Come to think of it.... Thx again red!!

 

BTW, I have a thread here titled Redstar gardens, and or you can see my gardens over the years on You tube, under Estherredstar channel. enjoy.

 

Where I live Redstar, that is not called a garden. It is called a county. Will take a look at your Youtube channel. The pics I saw on here have got me hooked!

 

Thanks much. Keep the faith with your garden, they do not happen over night. What you see is 26 years in the making and still working on it.

 

Hellebores are rather addictive I started with one and now have loads. They are fairly tough and respond well to a bit of care. Once established keep them clean removing the old leaves in late winter early spring as the flowers come through. One of my favourite plants!

 

Hellebores also produce loads of seedlings, look out for them under the leaves in a few week's time. If you removed the old leaves that will give the seedlings more light but they're best potted up once they have established reasonable roots, end of the summer is a good time.

If you only have this one plant and you like hellebores, it's worth getting a second plant of a different colour as they're very promiscuous and will reward you with a variety of new plants and colours. (Seedlings will take about 3 years before they flower)

 

Well worth doing I've got a couple of new plants like that. Nothing spectacular but good strong plants. Try and pick up Ep 3 GW on Iplayer a big piece on Hellebores in that.

Andre

 

Just to give an idea of Hellebores

 

That's an interesting one Andre. I am beginning to realise there are quite a variety of these plants.