Slovenian cultivars of the common snowdrop (Bavcon 2008) were first registered abroad by The Royal General Bulbgrowers’ Association (KAVB) in 2013 (W. Snoeijer & H. van Dijk 2013). Additional described cultivars (Bavcon 2014) were published in the book A Gardener’s Guide to Snowdrops by F. Cox (2019), where all of our cultivars are also illustrated. Some of the cultivars described and recognized abroad are also recognized in Slovenia (Bavcon 2018*, Bavcon & Ravnjak 2025**). Within the snowdrop collection of the University of Ljubljana Botanic Gardens, which comprises over 8,900 accessions, new combinations can still be found that, after several years, form the basis for the description of new cultivars. Likewise, despite more than 25 years of research, new combinations are still being discovered in the wild. Thus, in recent years we have described several completely new cultivars, some published in Slovenia and even more abroad (Bavcon & Ravnjak 2020 (D), 2024 (P), 2025*). Cultivars described after 2016 are presented in the appendix to this booklet.
G. nivalis ‘Cardinal’s Hat’ (P) flowers late and, in flower shape, resembles a cardinal’s hat. In appearance it is somewhat similar to G. plicatus ‘Diggory’, but in miniature form. The tips of the outer perianth segments touch each other and do not open an entrance to the inner segments. The outer perianth segments are only 15 mm long and 4 mm wide, while the inner segments reach up to 10 mm in length and 5 mm in width. The outer perianth segments are distinctly spatulate, with a much narrower part near the ovary; they are strongly concave and resemble the upper lip of the mint family (Lamiaceae). The green pattern on the inner perianth segments is V-shaped. The ovary is almost round, 3 mm long and 3–4 mm wide. The spathe valves are shorter than the pedicel. The green leaves are up to 7 cm long and 5–6 mm wide. This cultivar flowers for a very long time.
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