Snowdrops and Snowflakes

Snowflakes - Leucojum vernum

There are many clumps of snowdrops single and double along the verges in the Serpentine Walk. However, there was just one clump of the spring snowflake. They look very similar to the snowdrops but their petals are all the same length, while the snowdrops have three long and three short petals. The leaves of the snowflake are also much glossier and a brighter green.

Snowdrops - Galanthus species -along the verge in the Serpentine Walk. It's amazing how these delicate flowers push up through such rough ground.