Summer Snowflake
A better variety than its parent, Summer Snowflake ‘Gravetye Giant’ (Leucojum aestivum) features 4 to 8 large, white, nodding, bell-shaped flowers with green-tipped tepals, dangling from each long, fairly sturdy flower stem. Mildly chocolate-scented, they rise above clumps of dark grassy green leaves. Impressively robust and vigorous, ‘Gravetye Giant’ flowers in mid – late spring and then goes dormant during summer.
| Hardiness |
3 - 9 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
1 - 9 |
| Climate Zones | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
| Plant Type | Bulbs |
| Plant Family | Amaryllidaceae |
| Genus | Leucojum |
| Common names | Snowflake |
| Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Spring (Mid, Late) |
| Height |
1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm) |
| Spread |
2" - 3" (5cm - 8cm) |
| Spacing | 3" (8cm) |
| Depth | 5" (13cm) |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Soil Type | Clay, Loam |
| Soil pH | Acid, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy |
| Tolerance | Deer, Rabbit, Clay Soil |
| Garden Uses | Beds And Borders, Ponds And Streams, Underplanting Roses And Shrubs |
| Garden Styles | Traditional Garden, Prairie and Meadow, Informal and Cottage, Gravel and Rock Garden, City and Courtyard |
| Hardiness |
3 - 9 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
1 - 9 |
| Climate Zones | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
| Plant Type | Bulbs |
| Plant Family | Amaryllidaceae |
| Genus | Leucojum |
| Common names | Snowflake |
| Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Spring (Mid, Late) |
| Height |
1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm) |
| Spread |
2" - 3" (5cm - 8cm) |
| Spacing | 3" (8cm) |
| Depth | 5" (13cm) |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Soil Type | Clay, Loam |
| Soil pH | Acid, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy |
| Tolerance | Deer, Rabbit, Clay Soil |
| Garden Uses | Beds And Borders, Ponds And Streams, Underplanting Roses And Shrubs |
| Garden Styles | Traditional Garden, Prairie and Meadow, Informal and Cottage, Gravel and Rock Garden, City and Courtyard |
How many Leucojum aestivum ‘Gravetye Giant’ do I need for my garden?
| Plant | Quantity | |
|---|---|---|
| Leucojum aestivum ‘Gravetye Giant’ | N/A | Buy Plants |
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