www.nebelung.de 86 FOR THE JOY OF GARDENING A2-3 E5 N D M P5/6 C GALANTHUS SNOWDROP These are native plants that have been naturalised for centuries. They grow preferentially in well-drained, humus-rich, sandy soils; they are very adaptable and thrive well in other soils. They are the bulbs that signal the approaching spring because even snow and cold weather in the spring does not bother them. Snowdrops grow wild into dense clumps and spread by offsets, but also by self-sowing, especially in places that are sunny at the time of flowering and partially shaded during the summer. O12 552700 elwesii White, simple, large-flowered O10 552800 nivalis Flore Pleno White, double O10 552750 nivalis White, simple E10 N M C LEUCOJUM With Leucojum vernum, the spring snowflake, the first flowers of the Leucojum species begin to bloom in March. Starting in May, the summer snowflakes bloom, which are Leucojum aestivum and Leucojum Gravetye Giant. While spring snowflakes always only have one, white flower with green dots per stem, the summer snowflakes have 3 to 8 white, single flowers per stem. Leucojum aestivum prefers moist, deep soils in semi-shade. Leucojum grows in any nutrient-rich soil, preferably in partial shade to shade. A5 O40 P8/10 554940 aestivum White, blooms earlier than Gravetye Giant A5 O50 P12/+ 554960 aestivum Gravetye Giant White, robust, large-flowered, naturalises well A2-3 O20 P6/+ B 554980 vernum White, early, common spring snowflake
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