What is late when it comes to snowdrops?

[mark smyth]

Late for me used to be March. Later than now though.

In My garden 'Baxendales Late', 'Washfield Warham' and 'Galadriel' are fully open. 'Baxendales late' is a few days behind the other two. 'Polar Bear' I bought last year is also open but those I bought this year are not far above ground.

[Alan_b]

This has been a disappointingly short season for me.  All the early snowdrops were very delayed but conditions in the last two weeks of February caused the bulk of my snowdrops (and those in my area) to go over.  I guess they don't like mild stormy weather.

[Tristan_He]

Here too Alan. Though I'm not sure if it really has been shorter than usual, or if the weather has just been so vile that there haven't really been any nice days to enjoy them. Mine have all flowered well though, hopefully this will be a good year for growth.. ?

[mark smyth]

January, if winter is mild, is the new main season for me.

Doris trashed the snowdrops. The combination of driving rain and wind finished off most of those that were looking great

[Alan_b]

There is a wood full of nivalis snowdrops that I visit as often as I can.  I went there on 20th February, which was a warm sunny day, and it was wonderful, with the snowdrops at their peak.  I went back on 26th February and things were looking ragged with most of the snowdrops now past their best.  I don't recall ever seeing so rapid a transition; often I have been there well into March and found many snowdrops still looking quite good.  It's pretty much the same with the snowdrops in my garden.  In between the dates of my visits we had Storm Doris.       

[Leena]

You are lucky to have snowdrop season for many months, all winter at the best  . Here it is mostly just April, and if March is mild, then they begin to flower in March, but at the best of years only two months, and usually just one month.
I'm waiting to see if G.r-o which were just peaking from the ground in November when the cold and snow came, are even alive when the snow now melts. I hope in this month. I know 'Mrs Macnamara' is already trying to come through snow, and it will be the first to flower.