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Leucojum aestivum is a lovely snowflake, bearing dark green leaves and wide white flowers with green markings. Grow Leucojum aestivum in moist soil in sun to partial shade. Allow to self seed naturally and let the foliage die down full after flowering.
- How to plant snowflakes
Discover how to plant pretty snowflakes (Leucojum) for...
- How to plant snowflakes
Compared to Acis, Leucojum has hollow rather than solid flower stalks , white flowers with green or yellow marks on both the inner and outer three tepals, flower stems at least as long as the spathes enclosing the inflorescence, and larger seeds, 5–7 mm (0.2–0.3 in) across. The marks at the tips of the tepals are quick way of distinguishing ...
A bulbous perennial to 30cm in height, with strap-shaped glossy dark green leaves and erect stems with 1 or 2 broadly bell-shaped, green-tipped white flowers 2.5cm in width.
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Order plants in March from mail-order suppliers. Bulbs will be delivered bearing roots and leafy shoots.
Prepare the soil well and fork in plenty of compost or well-rotted manure. Plant bulbs as soon as they're delivered so just their green tips sit above soil level.
Firm soil round each bulb and then water thoroughly to settle the soil. Even with leaves these small bulbs are prone to drying out, so continue to water each week if conditions are dry. Depending on the variety and when you plant them, your snowflakes may flower in their first year of planting. Allow the bulb foliage die down naturally in summer, p...
- BBC Gardeners' World Magazine
Leucojum, also known as summer snowflake, is a carefree, long-lived perennial that blooms in spring. Its dangling white flowers resemble snowdrops, but are much taller and bloom about a month later.
Each flower stem usually carries a solitary, lightly scented flower, white with green spots on its tepals, and rises above elongated, strap-shaped, glossy green leaves. Rising up to 8 – 10 inches (20 – 25 cm), this white beauty is an easy grower, naturalizes well, and will multiply over time.
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Leucojum vernum, commonly called the spring snowflake, [2][3] St. Agnes' flower (for the patron saint of virgins), [4] and rarely snowbell[5] among others, [a] is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. [1] It is native to central and southern Europe from Belgium to Ukraine.
