How much do you know about snowdrops?

Have fun finding out with our quiz

1 Which of these species would you record on Nature's Calendar?

a	b
c	d

2 Snowdrops were an emblem of what in Victorian times?

a) Virility  b) Cold-heartedness  c) Virginity

3 What condition can the chemical galantamine, extracted from snowdrop bulbs, help with?

a) Haemorrhoids  b) Alzheimer's disease  c) The menopause

4 What name is given to people who seriously collect different varieties of snowdrops?

a) Galantophobes  b) Nivalophiles  c) Galantophiles

5 Snowdrop seeds contain a substance attractive to _____, which distribute them

a) Ants  b) Birds  c) Children

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Answers

1 b - A and c are garden varieties, and d is the Spring Snowflake, Leucojum vernum

2 c - Virginity - a few flowers in an envelope were used to give unwanted admirers the cold shoulder!

3 b - Alzheimer's disease

4 c - Galantophiles

5 a - Ants

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