Spring Snowflake

Leucojum vernum

Family: Amaryllidaceae

Powdery & Softhoneypowdery

SeasonSpring

OriginCentral and southern Europe

IntensityFaint

LifespanPerennial

About This Flower

Powdery & Soft · Spring bloomer

Spring snowflake's pendant white bells tipped with green appear in damp meadows in very early spring, just after snowdrops, with a soft honeyed sweetness and a quality of pure consolation.

Symbolism & Meaning

hope, consolation, purity

In the Victorian language of flowers, spring snowflake means “Hope”.

Habitat & Environment

Central and southern Europe

Spring Snowflake is native to Central and southern Europe.

Quick Reference

Scientific NameLeucojum vernum
FamilyAmaryllidaceae
Native ToCentral and southern Europe
Bloom SeasonSpring
LifespanPerennial

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