Irish wildflowers
Photographs: early February, Co. Cork |
Spring Snowflake Leucojum vernum Family: Amaryllidaceae Flowering January-April. Bulbous perennial. Garden escape. Nodding bell-shaped white flowers with green or yellow tips to tepals, resembling larger, taller Snowdrops. Usually one but occasionally two flowers on each stem. Pale seeds. The erect dark-green leaves are strap-like and glossy. Flower-stalks to 30cm tall, leaves to 25cm. Occurs on damp soils and prefers partial shade. Rarely recorded as a garden escape as it can easily be confused with Summer Snowflake, Leucojum aestivum. |
Spring Snowflake, Leucojum vernum
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