Summer Snowflake
Leucojum aestivum
Elegant, bell-shaped white blooms for damp spring gardens.
- Plant Type
- Perennials & Annuals
- Width
- 0.5-1 Ft.
- Height
- 1-2 Ft.
- USDA hardiness zone
- 4 - 9
- Sun requirements
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Design image count
- 2
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Leucojum aestivum, commonly known as the summer snowflake, is a bulbous perennial that forms upright, vase-shaped clumps of dark green, strap-like foliage. Despite its name, it produces nodding, bell-shaped white flowers with green-tipped petals in mid-spring. This versatile plant thrives in moist, organically rich soils and is particularly well-suited for damp areas like pond margins or wet meadows. It naturalizes easily in full sun to part shade, making it ideal for woodland gardens and borders.