Summer Snowflake

Leucojum aestivum Amaryllidaceae

Growth habit

Geophyte

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Central & Eastern Europe

Location

Young Flower Garden

Source of plant

Van Bourgondien

Description

Leaves are narrow and strap-shaped, 30-45 cm long, the scapes only slightly taller; flowers are 3-7, pendulous, held on 5-10 cm long pedicels, white with green tips.

USDA Hardiness Zone

4