Leucojum vernum var. vagneri
Vagner's spring snowflake
- Height × spread
- 0.2m × 0.2m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Flowers
- Winter, Spring
Availability
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About this plant
A dainty variant of the robust leucojum. This has sturdy upright foliage, with rather strappy looking rich green leaves. The flowers are generally held two to a stem, and hang above the foliage. The fat, pendulous bell-shaped flowers are like overweight snowdrops. Each flower has pointed petals that carry a flash of green. This enjoys soil that is always moist and is happy in sun if there is enough moisture, otherwise part or light shade is tolerated.
- Flower colour
- White
- Foliage colour
- Green, Yellow
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Round
- Height
- 0.2m
- Spread
- 0.2m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Winter
- Flowers in
- Winter, Spring
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, likes part shade, likes light shade
- Soil type
- Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Damp and wet soil
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Ground cover, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water to keep the soil moist
For best results, this plant needs soil that is always moist. Water deeply and regularly as soon as soil appears dry. Even for established plants in the ground, a dry week can cause problems with some soils. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather. Or install an automatic irrigation system which will do the hard work for you, even when you are away on holiday.
Without regular watering some plants never fully regain their beauty.
Spring - late · Planting
Divide when too large
When the plant is too large clumps may be divided into two or more pieces. Rhizomes can be cut, whilst small bulbs or offsets are detached. The new plants can be grown in a container or planted in the ground.