A sign that spring is near!! Snowdrops are one of the earliest flowering bulbs in late winter, often blooming as early as January! They have beautiful nodding white flowers and are specially adapted to the cold, with hardened leaf tips that can push through frozen soil and natural antifreeze compounds that protect their cells from frost damage. Snowdrops grow from underground bulbs, storing energy so they can flower before many other plants have even leafed out. Most species of snowdrops (genus