Sommer - Knotenblume

created by Alex&Sempi at 18.03.2025

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Description

The summer knot flower is a bulbous flower that grows upright to slightly overhanging. It grows very gracefully and is usually no more than 20 to 30 centimetres tall. Once it has flowered and fruited, the plant retracts and survives the winter as a bulb. The leaves of the summer knotweed are basal, strap-shaped and have entire margins. They are a rich shade of green. The full beauty of Leucojum aestivum is revealed from April to June. The picturesquely drooping bell flowers sit in groups of up to eight individual flowers on the flower stems. They are bright white, but have distinctive green dots at the tips. After flowering, small capsule fruits with countless seeds form. As in its natural habitat, Leucojum aestivum prefers permanently moist, heavy, loamy-clayey soil in the garden. A high humus and nutrient content ensures that the plant remains vital for years. The best time to plant is in the fall. Plant the bulbs 10 to 15 centimetres deep in the soil and keep a sufficient planting distance from other plants in the bed. Depending on the variety, this can be 10 to 15 centimeters. Like all knot flowers, all parts of the summer knot flower are poisonous, so this should not be forgotten when caring for the plant. Fortunately, not too many of these are necessary. If flowering is sparse after a few years, a portion of organic fertilizer is needed. If you want to avoid self-seeding, the flower heads must be cut off in good time. The bulbous flower is not divided; daughter bulbs are taken for propagation. Leucojum aestivum survives in the soil and is hardy down to -34 degrees Celsius, meaning that this plant does not need winter protection in our latitudes.

Non hybrid

Frostproof