SNOWFLAKES
Leucojum vernum, popularly known as the spring snowflake, is a native of Europe and provides a very beautiful plant for the rock garden or shady border, and is also suitable for naturalising in grass. It is of a hardy nature and may be planted in clumps of three or in rows and left for seven or eight years to multiply and flourish without any particular worry. It has a bulbous root stock and grows to a height of 9 inches to 12 inches and is similar to the snowdrop in habit of growth. The* flowers are borne freely about the end of July and are of a creamy white colour, the tips of the petals being tinged with green.
Bulbs should be planted four inches deep and three inches apart, in a shady position, from February to May. It is propagated from offsets.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 608, 9 March 1929, Page 28
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144SNOWFLAKES Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 608, 9 March 1929, Page 28
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