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Leucojum aestivum Gravetye Giant

Common name: Summer Snowflake

You will add a touch of elegance to your garden with this majestic, white-flowered spring bulb.

-20°C and below
Good Cut Flowers
Scented
Good for Pollinators

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just £15.00 each
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A tall and elegant cousin to the much-loved snowdrop - Leucojum aestivium Gravetye Giant are a welcome sight in the early spring garden. Often known as the summer snowflake, the green-tipped bells of Leucojum's bloom just slightly later than snowdrops, their flowering period usually overlapping harmoniously. The cultivar name of this Leucojum honours Gravetye Manor, once the Sussex home of horticulturist and garden writer William Robinson which is one of the most important historic gardens in England.Adored by bees for their pollen and nectar-rich centres, snowflakes also make excellent cut flowers - the 40cm long stems of nodding bells lasting up to 5 days in the vase.Plant bulbs in autumn, 10cm deep on moist well-drained soil, though the bulbs have been known to survive the wettest of soils and winters and will naturalise well.Leucojum aestivium Gravetye Giant look lovely planted alongside other spring flowering bulbs such as narcissi and early tulips.
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Key Information
Latin Name Leucojum Gravetye Giant 10/12 size bulb 15 bag
Common Name Summer Snowflake
Hardiness H7 (-20°C and below)
Colour White
Type Perennial
Format Bulbs
Position Full-Sun
Height in Maturity (m) 0.90
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.10
AGM Yes
Soil Conditions Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Aspect East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Scented Yes
Good for pots Yes
Good for Rockeries Yes
Good for Ponds Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for cutting Yes
Good for groundcover Yes

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