Mid to late spring blooms.
Pure white bells with scalloped edges and green spots resemble Snowdrops, but the flowers are twice as big and bloom a month later, and the plant is three times as tall. Summer Snowflake has 5–9 faintly violet-scented flowers per stem, evoking giant lilies-of-the-valley. Blooms for several weeks.
Will spread in a damp—but not wet—location; prefers heavy soil and bright light, but not direct sun. Plant bulbs promptly lest they dry out.
Also called Lodden Lily. Species is native from Ireland to the Caucasus; Gravetye Manor was the home and laboratory of William Robinson, 19th-century botanist and author of The Wild Garden.
Zone 4–9. 10-12cm bulbs.
18-36" tall.
ships in fall