The snowflake appears early in the spring. It grows in
the shadow of Beech and Horse Chestnut, before the leaves
of these trees take away the sunlight.
Snowflake is a bit larger the Snowdrop, and snowflake
flowers early in spring, and not on the end of the winter,
like the snowdrop.
This a way to put bulbs in a pot.
Put a layer of buls on a layer of mulch
in a large pot. These bulbs a those that
will flower the last, usually tulp and decorativ unions
Next layers are narcis , hyacint
or crocus
The last layer will flower firstly : galanthus nivalis, or muscari.
In this way you will have a three months flowering period.
Snowflake or Leucojum vernum
Snowflake or Leucojum vernum
Snowdrops and Snowflakes
Galanthus is a family of flowering plants
consisting of Galanthus (snowdrops) and
Leucojum (snowflakes). They flower very early
in spring and have lovely white, bell-shaped
flowers. they derive there name from
the white color of there flowers and there
habit to flower between ice and snow.
All Galanthus is very poisionous.
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Snowflake or Leucojum vernum