This plant has been naturalized in man parts of Europe
and is a popular ornamental plant in gardens.
The summer Snowflake will grow on shadowy places.
These bulbs are very winterhardy. The Snowflake flowers in
springtime (not in summer), mostly together with daffodils.
The leaves are slightly poisionous.
extracting galanthamine
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Galanthamine is used in the treatment of Alzheimer disease and
extracted dtom the Summer snowflake.
The amount of galanthamine can vary sharply between
different bulbs.
The Summer Snowflake has green spots, pointing honeybees
the way to the honey.
Snowdrops and Snowflakes
Galanthus is a family of flowering plants
consisting of Galanthus (snowdrops) and
Leucojum (snowflakes). They flower very early
in spring and have lovely white, bell-shaped
flowers. they derive there name from
the white color of there flowers and there
habit to flower between ice and snow.
All Galanthus is very poisionous.
Some imported plants are already native in the netherlands
for over hundred years. These plants flower very early in
spring and most have bulbs or thick rhizomes that provide the
extra energy to be the first in spring that flowers.
These imported plants have dissapeared during summertime.
