Galanthus hybr. ‘Early to Rize’

Galanthus 'Early to Rize' comes from the nursery of North Green Snowdrops and was introduced to the market by John Morley. He is also considered the finder of this variety, which first appeared spontaneously as a seedling in the 1990s. The extraordinarily early flowering time in late autumn until Christmas prompted John to name it "Early to Rize". Here John probably allowed himself a play on words, because this snowdrop carries Rizehensis blood, so John has chosen to spell it that way to draw attention to the species involved.
  It can actually be assumed that this snowdrop is a hybrid between Galanthus elwesii of the early flowering hiemalis-group and the early flowering Galanthus rizehensis. Another indication of the relationship with Galanthus rizehensis is the shape of the spot on the inner petals, according to Matt Bishop. The best way to see the influence of rizehensis, however, is the width of the leaves: They are held in a silvery green-blue, which is typical for elwesii-foliage, but the individual leaves are alot narrower.
A beautiful snowdrop with fleshy petals, which makes the flower very robust and durable. Flowers usually around Christmas here and doesn’t wither before the New Year. At low temperatures and protected location, the flowering period can last for many weeks.