Some of us here on the West Coast know it incorrectly as ‘snowdrop’. That is actually the common name of the many cultivars of Galanthus that are so very popular in other regions. ‘Snowflake’ is the correct common name for Leucojum aestivum. Of course, most of us accept either name. The real snowdrop is not so popular here anyway. It blooms better with more chill than it gets locally.
Snowflake does not seem to need much chill at all. It performs so reliably here that it can slowly spread. A few may even self sow in damp situations. Leucojum vernum is another snowflake, with single or paired flowers instead of three or more on each arching stem. Leucojum vernum blooms before Leucojum aestivum. Both are supposed to bloom later in spring, but are in bloom now.
The somewhat rubbery foliage of snowflake resembles that of daffodil, but is a bit darker green. Individual leaves are about a foot tall and an inch wide, and stand rather vertically. Floral stems do not get much higher, but lean slightly outward with the weight of bloom. Their individual flowers are quite small and pendulous, with single yellowish or green dots near the tips of each of six tepals.
Tony Tomeo 
Snowflakes or snowdrops are equally beautiful! A sign that spring is coming 😉🌸
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Yes, others remind me of that. We do not get much of a winter. Neither snowflake nor snowdrop are appreciated like they are where winters are cooler and longer.
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We grow Snowflakes here, which I called Snowdrops for years until I was corrected. Unfortunately, they had started to open before the freeze and couldn’t take the cold.
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They are politely naturalized here. They get around, but not at all aggressively.
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I have grown both, and they flower in April here, but I think my ground is too dry for them here. They are so similar I had to examine them closely to see which is which!
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I find snowdrop to be very distinctive, but do not grow any to compare to snowflake.
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I meant that I have grown both Leucojums (vernum and aestivum) which appear very similar to me.
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Oh, ‘those’. Yes, they are quite similar, especially if Leucojums aestivum blooms with only two or three flowers on each stem. I mean, three flowers could go either way. Mine did that originally. All the stems in the same colony did the same thing.
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