Water them in well after planting and about once a week until the weather gets really cold. Then stay warm inside and wait for them to do their magic next year. They have nodding white flowers made up of three long petals surrounding a tiny white cup with green edges. Snowdrops form large clumps in fertile, moist, well-drained soil, but manage to live and bloom as smaller plants for years even in our poor, dry soil. They prefer shade or part shade, but won t bloom as early in a shady spot, so mine are all planted in the sun.
Early flowers are the point, after all.
Danford iris are yellow with tiny brown spots. Reticulated iris are blue or purple and have a yellow spot on each lower petal. Snow crocus or species crocus have smaller bulbs and flowers than their more highly bred Dutch crocus cousins, but they have more flowers and a much larger range of colors. They also bloom about 3 or 4 weeks earlier than the more common Dutch crocus, usually starting in early March. Like other crocus, snow crocus open fully on sunny days and close in the evenings and on cloudy days.