The meaning of the snowdrop is hope, purity - from the Latin ‘nivalis’ - meaning ‘snowy’, an apt name for one of the earliest spring flowers that arrives during cold conditions. It is known as the ‘flower of hope’ - a sign of life returning to the earth after the long winter months. The Victorians linked the snowdrop to the dead because it grew close to the ground and therefore closer to those buried.  It is another bloom that is considered unlucky to pick and bring into the house, and the sight of a single snowdrop blooming in the garden foretells of impending disaster. It is regarded as an omen of death despite its beauty. The whole plant is poisonous.

The meaning of the snowdrop is hope, purity - from the Latin ‘nivalis’ - meaning ‘snowy’, an apt name for one of the earliest spring flowers that arrives during cold conditions. It is known as the ‘flower of hope’ - a sign of life returning to the earth after the long winter months.

The Victorians linked the snowdrop to the dead because it grew close to the ground and therefore closer to those buried.  It is another bloom that is considered unlucky to pick and bring into the house, and the sight of a single snowdrop blooming in the garden foretells of impending disaster. It is regarded as an omen of death despite its beauty. The whole plant is poisonous.

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