Borne on slender, arching pedicels in late winter and early spring, a cluster of Galanthus nivalis 'Magnet' arch one over another, displaying their secret v-shaped green marks on their inner segments. As if choreographed for the danse d’école, a corps of women in white, ballet-blanc, dance on long, slender stems, lifting their outer petals like long tulle dresses in the classical ballet, Giselle, when the sun comes out. In much the same emotionally and visually evocative way, the snowdrops in this design, those closest to the sun, arise and dance in the breeze like ethereal maidens.
Moorcroft's First Quality Retail Price £260 with the original label on the base
