Galanthus have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. A list of Irish cultivars can be found here Propagation is by offset bulbs, either by careful division of clumps in full growth ("in the green"), or removed when the plants are dormant, immediately after the leaves have withered; or by seeds sown either when ripe, or in spring. Professional growers and keen amateurs also use such methods as "twin-scaling" to increase the stock of choice cultivars quickly. Snowdrops contain an active lectin or agglutinin named GNA for "Galanthus nivalis" agglutinin. In 1995, Árpád Pusztai genetically modified potatoes with the
Shenzhen International Garden and Flower Expo Park 23, 2004, which was awarded the title of "National Key Park" by Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development on September 12, 2008. Shenzhen International Garden and Flower Expo Park was a part of the Huangniulong green isolation belt and the venue for the Fifth China International Garden and Flower Exposition co-hosted by Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (formerly Ministry of Development) and Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government. Its theme is "Nature, Home, Bright Future". The Park is divided into three scenic areas, including the West Area, the North Area and the West Area. Shenzhen International Garden and Flower Expo Park