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Summer Snowflake (Leucojum aestivum) is a delicate bulbous plant native to the Mediterranean and Eastern Europe, ranging from Albania and Austria to Ukraine and Turkey. Summer Snowflake (Latin: Leucojum aestivum) is an edible plant catalogued in PlantSage.
Summer Snowflake is generally regarded as safe for culinary use when correctly identified and prepared. Avoid wild specimens from polluted ground and confirm species before harvest.
Summer Snowflake is a member native to ALB, AUT, BAL, BGM, BUL, and COR. Summer Snowflake thrives in moist to wet soils and prefers light (sandy), medium, or heavy (clay) soil types.
Summer Snowflake grows best in USDA zone 4-9, 7/10 light, and moist, wet water. Detailed sowing, propagation, and care notes are on the full profile.
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