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Product Description
Beautiful and delicate, like a Snowdrop but much taller and later flowering, known as the summer snowflake appearing in April and flowering till June. Leucojum Aestivum have strap-shaped dark green grassy foliage. Each umbel bears up to 8 nodding bell-shaped crisp white flowers marked with a green tip. Growing to 55cm they are an impressive sight planted in drifts where left undisturbed they will naturalise well and can be used as cut flowers. Their delicate scent is attractive to bees. 7/8cm bulbs supplied.
Plant Size
| Mature Height | 55 cm |
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| Mature Spread | 10 cm |
| Plant Spacing | 5 cm |
| Annual Growth | 55 cm |
Planting Notes
| Planting | Plant 10cm deep. |
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| Soil Type | Humus rich, fertile soil |
Growing at a glance…
Plant Leucojum bulbs 10cm deep in humus-rich soil. Can withstand partial shade or full sun, depending on where you plan to grow them in the garden. Ideal for both borders and containers for a spring display. Will prosper in most types of well-drained soil and do extremely well in woodland conditions. Can also be grown among grass and in turf, whether that be under trees or bushes for a woodland effect.