Leucojum aestivum Gravetye Giant Columbia Starting for us in mid-May
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
Starting for us in mid-May
Each pot contains at least two or three bulbs
winter-deciduous patch of pinnate foliage
starting in early August
upright 6" long x 1" wide leaves emerge white
Leucojum aestivum Gravetye Giant Columbia Starting for us in mid-MayLeucojum aestivalis is a widespread European native bulb that ranges east into Iran, putting on a show of dangling white flowers atop 20" tall stalks, for us, in late March. The clone, Leucojum Gravetye Giant, is much more showy than the typical species. This gem was introduced by one of Englands most famous gardeners garden writers, the late William Robinson (1838 1935). The cultivar is named after his former Sussex garden, Gravetye Manor, which is