Leucojum aestivum ‘Gravetye Giant’

Leucojum aestivum ‘Gravetye Giant’ (Giant Summer Snowflake)
This heirloom variety was introduced by William Robinson, the influential 19th-century Irish garden writer and designer who spurned Victorian bedding schemes and pioneered a more natural style of gardening at his home, Gravetye Manor. The robust ‘Gravetye Giant’ has much larger flowers than the species. Blooming in May, it looks like a giant Lily-of-the-Valley, to 18-24” tall, with dangling green-tipped white bell flowers. Foliage is similar to Narcissus, and is likewise rabbit and deer-resistant. Snowflakes thrive in compost-enriched garden soil, and naturalize to form colonies. They look great mixed with mid to late-season white Narcissus, or any color of Tulip. Plant  5-6“ deep, 4-5” apart in Sun to Part shade. Hardy to Zone 3.