Leucojum: Country Or Region Of Origin
Europe to Northern Iran
Plant Profile: Leucojum
Taxonomy: LeucojumNames
Autumn Snowflake
Phonetic Spelling:lew-KOH-jum
Genus:Leucojum
Species:
Family:Amaryllidoideae
This genus features delightful flowers reminiscent of Galanthus, characterized by their white petals adorned with green tips. These blooms appear in the autumn season. They thrive in full sunlight to partial shade, ideally up to 25%. When planting, bulbs should be placed at a depth of 5 inches.
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#bulb
#white flowers
#fall bulbs
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Leucojum Feature Summary
Attributes
Europe to Northern Iran
Store bulbs dry at 68°F (20°C)
Perennial
Bulb
Flowers
Drooping white flowers with green tips
White
Green
Whole Plant Traits
Perennial
Herbaceous Perennial
Bulb
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Leaves
Green
Stem
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Leucojum Attributes
Leucojum: Bulb Storage
Store bulbs dry at 68°F (20°C)
Leucojum: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Leucojum Flowers
Leucojum: Flower Description
Drooping white flowers with green tips
Leucojum: Flower Color
Green
White
Leucojum: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Leucojum Whole Plant Traits
Leucojum: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Leucojum Cultural Conditions
Leucojum: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Leucojum Leaves
Leucojum: Leaf Color
Green
Leucojum: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Leucojum Stem
Leucojum: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
