Acis autumnalis Roseum (Leucojum autumnalis Roseum)

Description

New to our catalogue for 2023

This is the rarer form with rose splashes on the traditional white flowers.

Ideally suited to the rock garden , crevice garden or marginal woodland. These plants work best in a semi shaded area although we have grown exposed for years in the garden and with little difference between both areas.

Flowering: Late Summer-Early Autumn

Hardiness: Fully Hardy

Height: 15cm

Spread: 20cm

Further information:

This bulb flowers in late Summer. When the flowers have finished let the plant die back naturally. They are dormant for the first part of the year so put a marker where you planted them so you don’t dig them back up.

Common Name: Autumn snowflake

Life Cycle: perennial

Family: Amaryllidacae

Foliage: Linear

Basic Colour: ( White / Pink)

Flower Colour: White / Pink

Natural Flowering: August – September

Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy

Height with Flowers: 15cm

Soil Requirements:  average / dry / well-drained / sandy

Soil ph: acidic / alkaline / neutral

Location:  container /  rock garden

Usage: ornamental

Pruning: Not required

Tolerates: drought tolerant

Origin: Iberian Peninsula