Botanical Name: Leucojum aestivalis
Common Name: Summer snowflake
Type of Plant: monocot: perennial
Character
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape clumping perennial bulb with narrow, strap-like leaves and white, nodding, bell-shaped flowers in winter or early spring
Height to 2 ft.
Spread to 1' or more
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun to partial shade; grows well under trees
Soil prefers good drainage
Hardiness hardy; zones 1-10, 14-24
 
Morphology:
Leaves narrow, strap-like leaves to 18" long, soft and fleshy in texture, lacking the prominent midrib and strong leaf veins found in Narcissus species
Flowers small clusters (3 to 5) of small white, bell-shaped-flowers with a distinctly nodding habit; small green dots appear at flower margins
Fruit small fleshy capsule to 1/2" long
 
Propagation:
division of clumps when very crowded
 
Usage:
excellent naturalized bulb for use in large drifts, mass plantings, under deciduous trees and in beds, large or small; bends well with other bulbs but can tolerate summer watering; very easy bulb to grow
 
Landscape Care:
Watering needs regular watering during growing season but can tolerate some drought when dormant; will tolerate regular summer watering
Fertilizing slow release fertilizer at planting time
Pruning remove dead foliage after bulb goes dormant in late spring
Pests/Diseases none significant
Special Conditions/Other divide only when very crowded; plants are slow to establish
 
Origin: Mediterranean region of southern Europe
Family: Amaryllidaceae
 
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