Re: snow loving perennials

Galanthus (Snowdrops) come on for me in January and bloom right through any
snows we have.  They keep on blooming for me until late March or early
April, so they don't really qualify as "disappearing" when the snow
melts...but our snows are pretty erratic.

The Arum (Arum italicum) has lovely foliage that comes out in fall and
remains lovely all winter for me.  In really bad weather it droops, but it
springs right back. (Not a "bloom", tho').

Other than those, plus, hellebores who often bloom in snow if preceding
weather was halfway decent, I can't think of any that *only* bloom when it
snows ;-)

Members of the viola family, like pansies and johnny-jump-ups will bloom in
winter, but I don't think they exactly qualify for what was asked, either
as they fade out when it gets hot, not when snow melts.

Hmmm.....interesting question.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Diane Soares <dianes@gte.net>
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: snow loving perennials
> Date: Tuesday, November 25, 1997 9:09 PM
> 
> How about some hellebores?  Blooming late fall to early spring, bracts 
> last a month or more.  Some hardy into zone usda3.  Arums, spikes of 
> red berries last into the fall.  Another bulb-cyclamen-blooming now it 
> would be covered by snow, unless its planted under an evergreen tree.
> Diane
> Western WA
> Zone 7usda, 4 sunset
> 
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