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Leucojum forcing bulbs

"Giant snowflakes"

5 bulbs

Regular price £5.90

£1.18 each
Out of season
10 bulbs

Regular price £10.80

£1.08 each
Out of season
25 bulbs

Regular price £23.75

£0.95 each
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Description

Force an early flurry of spectacular giant snowflakes with Leucojum 'Gravetye Giant' forcing bulbs! Here’s another wonderful way to bring the outdoors in to light up your home during early spring. This much-loved Leucojum traditionally flowers outdoors around April every year, but these special bulbs are cultivated in a warmer climate which means they are naturally adapted for early flowering and best suited for forcing indoors to produce a sparkling display from as early as January. What’s more, these giant snowflake bulbs for forcing typically produce extra florets, giving you a longer lasting and more impressive blizzard of blooms!

Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant' forcing bulbs do need to experience a cool dormant period before they’ll start to grow. We recommend planting into pots in autumn and keeping them in a sheltered outdoor position for around 9-12 weeks – once they are brought indoors, they should start to grow quite rapidly. While growing, they’ll need plenty of natural light, so a position the pot in a conservatory or right next to a window at least until they reach flowering stage. Once bloomed, plant the Leucojum 'Gravetye Giant' forcing bulbs outside and they should grow back in the following year!

Key features

Comes back every year
Fragrant
Attractive to wildlife
Loved by pollinators
Naturalising
Thrives well in full sun
Packed in paper bags
Low maintenance
RHS Award (AGM)
Fully hardy
Rodent resistant

Specs & details

Botanical name

Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant'
Flower colour

White
Bulb size

14/+
Established height

70cm-1m
Established spread

10-20cm
Plant spacing

90 bulbs per m2
Leaf colour

Green
Habit

Upright
Clump-forming
Life cycle

Perennial
Naturalising
Hardiness

Fully hardy
Years to establish

1st year
Sunlight

Full sun
Position

Sheltered
Exposed
Suitable for

Large containers
Borders
Wildlife gardens
Coastal gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Soil acidity

Any
Soil moisture

Free draining
Damp
Soil type

Loam
Sandy
Clay
Stony
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost
RHS Award (AGM)

Yes
Growing skill

Easy to grow
Scented

Yes
Pollinator-friendly

Yes
Mouse resistant

Yes
Rabbit resistant

Yes
Deer resistant

Yes
Toxicity

No report

Plant calendar

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	June	July	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Planting
Flowering

Useful information

- Plant your Leucojum forcing bulbs bulbs from mid to late autumn;
- Plant in borders or containers in sun or partial shade;
- Plant your "Giant snowflakes" bulbs two to three times as deep as the bulb is high;
- Space the bulbs about twice the bulb diameter apart;
- Place the Leucojum forcing bulbs bulbs with the pointed side facing upwards.
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Orders placed before 1 September 2024
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