Snowdrops

[CurlewKate]

If I planted some snowdrops in pots now, would there be something showing by Christmas? Can you actually grow snowdrops in pots?

No, not unless it's an incredibly mild winter.

Normally they'll flower around February, possibly mid January if you're in a particularly mild area of the UK. If it's a bad winter they can be early March.

Thank you! I don’t expect them to be flowering that early-just will there be something to see in the pots? Green shoots? To make them look more of a present than a pot of soil?

Nice gravel on the top to make it look more "finished" and a ribbon?

It's touch and go whether there'd be anything above ground by Christmas. Then again, I got two pots of bulbs as gifts tg other year and I was perfectly happy because I know it just needs a few weeks.

If you want something more likely to be in flower, how about indoor bulbs like narcissus Paperwhite?

Three Ships is an early snowdrop that is usually in flower by Christmas (hence the name).