Summer Snowflake 'Gravetye Giant' (Leucojum aestivum)

Summer Snowflake 'Gravetye Giant': Elegant Late Spring Bells

Summer Snowflake 'Gravetye Giant' is a superior selection of Leucojum aestivum, bearing larger, more numerous flowers than the species. In mid to late spring, each 18-24 inch stem carries 4-8 nodding, bell-shaped white flowers with a distinct green mark at the tip of each petal. The glossy, dark green, strap-like foliage is attractive and persistent.

Damp Soil Specialist

Unlike many bulbs, Summer Snowflake thrives in moist, even wet, soil in full sun to part shade. It is ideal for pond edges, stream banks, damp meadows, and clay soils. Plant bulbs in autumn. It naturalizes slowly by offsets and seed. The cultivar name honors William Robinson's garden at Gravetye Manor. A graceful, long-lived perennial.

Taxonomy

• Family: Amaryllidaceae
• Genus: Leucojum
• Species: aestivum
• Cultivar: 'Gravetye Giant'