Giant Snowdrop

Japanese: giant snowdrop(英語表記)giantsnowdrop
Giant Snowdrop

...Among spring-flowering bulbous plants, this is particularly early-flowering, blooming when the snow melts around the plant, and is beloved as the herald of spring. Plants that are cultivated include giant snowdrop G. elwesii Hook. (English name: giant snowdrop, native to Turkey, white flowers with green spots on the inside of the petals, plant height about 20 cm, flowering season February) and common snowdrop G. nivalis L. (English name: (common) snowdrop, native to southeastern Europe, slightly late-flowering, many varieties) (illustration). Planting season is late September to October. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "giant snowdrop" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…春咲球根植物のなかではとくに早咲きで,植物の周囲から雪がとける時期に咲き,春告草(はるつげぐさ)として愛されている。栽植されるものにはオオユキノハナG.elwesii Hook.(英名giant snowdrop,トルコ原産,白花で花弁の内側に緑斑,草丈約20cm,開花期2月)やユキノハナG.nivalis L.(英名(common) snowdrop,南東ヨーロッパの原産,やや晩生,多くの変種がある)(イラスト)などがある。植込期は9月下旬~10月。…

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