General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: white with green spots
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Underground structures: Bulb
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Other: Best planted in fall
Pollinators: Bees

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Botanical names
  • Accepted: Leucojum vernum var. vernum
  • Synonym: Leucojum vernum var. vagneri

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Location: Exbury Gardens, Hampshire, England.
Date: 2012-03-25
Snowflakes by the lake!
Location: Exbury Gardens, Hampshire, England.
Date: 2012-03-26
Snowflakes in spring.

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