Spring Snowflake
Herb latin name: Spring Snowflake,Spring Snowflake Extract
Latin name: Leucojum vernum
Family: Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis Family)
Habitat of the herb: Spring Snowflake: Damp woods, thickets, hedgebanks and meadows, usually in hilly areas and in calcareous soils. Propagation of the herb: ThHabitat of the herb: Spring Snowflake: Damp woods, thickets, hedgebanks and meadows, usually in hilly areas and in calcareous soils.
Propagation of the herb: The seed is best sown as soon as it is ripe in a well-drained soil in a cold frame. Stored seed requires 2 - 3 months cold stratification, it should then germinate in 2 - 4 weeks at 10℃. Sow the seed thinly so that the seedlings can be allowed to grow on undisturbed in the pots for their first year of growth. Give them an occasional weak liquid feed to ensure that they do not become nutrient deficient. Pot up the small bulbs when dormant, planting 2 - 3 bulbs in each pot. Grow them on for another 2 - 3 years before planting them out. Division of offsets in September/October. It is best done as soon as the foliage ripens. Scooping the bulbs.
Cultivation of Spring Snowflake: Damp woods, thickets, hedgebanks and meadows, usually in hilly areas and in calcareous soils.
Medicinal use of the herb: None known
Known hazards of Leucojum vernum: None known
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