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Not the sharpest picture, they jiggle about. These are Leucojum autumnale flowering about 3 weeks earlier than normal. The flowers are about 1cm long, non-scented and this clone does not seem to set seed, sorry.
oooooooooo pretty tho!
Oh they are lovely Eric - have put them on my list. Do I notice you have them in a pot.
Oh dear, Oh dear my list is beginning to look like a toilet roll!!!
Those are so delicate looking Eric, really lovely!! Are they fully hardy as I'd like to plant them outside in my woodland area? I notice they have moss around them - is that essential for keeping the bulbs and roots protected?
Eileen.
The moss is there because I was too idle to clean it off, as the leaves are like very thin grass and it is a very very fiddly job to weed round them. I have never even tried to grow them outside of the alpine house so I cannot inform as to their hardiness. I have a feeling that they would be slightly tender. They are fairly easy to come by from specialist alpine nurseries.
What beautiful little flowers!
Very nice. The autumn snowflake (leucojum autumnale) is semi- hardy. That means below minus 2 degree the plant is in danger. After planting in spring, about 12 cm deep, I dig them out after flowering and store them dry at a temp. 18-20 degree.