Blütezeit: Februar, März
Erntezeit: vor oder nach der Blüte
Sammelgut: Zwiebel
Heilwirkung: herzwirksam, nervenstärkend
Mythologie: 'The flowering of snowdrops is one of the first signs that winter is drawing to an end. As a result, the flower has long been viewed as a symbol of hope for better times ahead. However, to see a single snowdrop flower was once viewed as a sign of impending death and it was considered bad luck to take one into a house.
The flower has a long association with the Christian festival of Candlemas and was often used to decorate churches during the celebration. This earned it the alternative name of Candlemas Bells.'
Botanische Merkmale: äußerer vom inneren Perigonwirtel verschieden; Antheren mit Poren an der Spitze: Streukegelmechanismus (buzz pollination!); Vorfrühlings-Geophyt der Auwälder, in niederen Lagen: in Österreich hauptsächlich im Pannonikum und im Donautal.
