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Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant' (Summer snowflake)


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Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Botanical Name: Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant' lew-KOE-jum ESS-tih-vum Common Name: Summer snowflake Genus: Leucojum
One of the first plants to emerge, this 24-inch-tall bulb bears nodding white bells as early as mid-January. Blooms are faintly chocolate-scented; leaves are glossy, erect, and strap-shaped.
 Care: Grow in rich, moist but well-drained soil. Excellent in the border, near water, or naturalized in grass.
 Propagation: Remove offsets when dormant.
 Problems: Slugs and narcissus bulb fly.
Height 1 ft. to 3 ft.
Light Full Sun Only
Moisture Medium to Wet
Tolerance Frost Tolerant
Characteristics Fragrant Flowers; Showy Flowers
Bloom Time Early Spring; Spring; Winter
Flower Color White Flower
Uses , Beds and Borders, Naturalizing, Waterside
Style , Rock Garden
Seasonal Interest , Spring Interest
Type ,Bulbs

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