With their delicate green and white blooms, snowdrops may seem fragile, yet they possess remarkable resilience. Treasured by gardeners for their ability to bloom early in the year, they also hold significance beyond the horticultural world. From Victorian Britain, where snowdrop bands promoted chastity, to their adoption as symbols by charitable organizations today, their cultural impact is far-reaching, symbolizing purity, hope and solace.
Snowdrops have long been depicted in art, poetry and prose, and they offer medicinal properties as a source of galantamine, used in Alzheimer's treatment. Now available in paperback, Snowdrop is the ideal companion for anyone interested in the emotional and cultural aspects of these much-loved plants.
| ISBN: | 9781789148503 |
| Publication date: | 1st March 2024 |
| Author: | Gail Harland |
| Publisher: | Reaktion Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 216 pages |
| Series: | Botanical |
| Genres: |
Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest Botany and plant sciences |
With their delicate green and white blooms, snowdrops may seem fragile, yet they possess remarkable resilience. Treasured by gardeners for their ability to bloom early in the year, they also hold significance beyond the horticultural world.
Snowdrop features in the following genres: Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest, Botany and plant sciences
Paperback, Hardback. £14.36, down from the £15.95 cover price. In Stock.
Snowdrop was written by Gail Harland and published by Reaktion Books
Snowdrop has 216 pages
Yes it is part of Botanical series
£14.36, reduced from £15.95. In Stock.