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Beginner
skill rating |
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0.5m
max. spread |
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0.9m
max. height |
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2-5 years
to maturity |
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant'
Other names: Summer snowflake 'Gravetye Giant', Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye'
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Genus: Leucojum
Variety or cultivar: 'Gravetye Giant' _ 'Gravetye Giant' is a bulbous perennial. As its name suggests, it is a large snowflake cultivar. It has dark green, shiny, strap-shaped leaves and in spring bears several, lightly fragrant, white, nodding, bell-shaped flowers with green markings at the tips of the petals.
Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant' is: Deciduous
Flower: Green, White in Spring
Foliage: Dark-green in Spring
Fragrance: Flowers are lightly fragrant
Habit: Clump-forming
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant' (Summer snowflake 'Gravetye Giant') will reach a height of 0.9m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Wildlife
Cultivation: Plant dry bulbs in autumn in moist but free-draining soil in full sun. Bulbs should be planted 8 to 10 cm deep.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Full Sun |
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North, South, East, West |
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Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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