A snowdrop walk has also been created, which contains over 50 different varieties of Galanthus.
Compton Valence is known locally for its display of snowdrops, which fill the road verges in late winter.
Louise Glück wrote a poem called "Snowdrops" in her book, The Wild Iris.
The name of the village is derived from the Ukrainian word "Пролісок", which can be translated as "snowdrop" or "Galanthus".
In 1891 he reported that he grew every known species of Galanthus and had raised over 100 distinct seedlings, but much of his collection was lost to botrytis and narcissus fly soon afterward.
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Nurseryman James Atkins (1804–1884) of Northampton was one of the earliest, and the tall, early-flowering, robust Galanthus 'Atkinsii' is still widely grown: Canon Ellacombe of Bitton distributed 'Atkinsii' widely.
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Margery Fish at East Lambrook Manor was another enthusiast and popularizer of Galanthus nivalis and its varieties in the 1950s and 1960s.