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summer snowflake 'Gravetye Giant' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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summer snowflake 'Gravetye Giant'

Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant'

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Leucojum
Family: Amaryllidaceae

About this plant

'Gravetye Giant' is a perennial to 90cm in height, with strap-like, glossy dark green leaves and leafless stems bearing up to 8 bell-shaped, slightly fragrant, white flowers 2cm in width, each segment tipped with green

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingNorth FacingSouth FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Plant dry bulbs, 8 to 10cm deep, in autumn, in any moderately fertile, humus-rich, reliably moist soil in full sun

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by offsets after the leaves have died down

Pests

Susceptible to slugs and narcissus bulb fly

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverWildflower Meadow

Planting Places

Outdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Floating

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years