April Snowflakes

Day 179: Whatever the weather, Snowflakes are a regular April occurrence in my garden. Leucojum resembles Snowdrops (Galanthus) on steroids: taller, and with larger flowers. In my experience, they don't multiply as readily and come into bloom roughly a month later here in the Pacific Northwest, but still qualify as an early-season flower alongside tulips, daffodils and hyacinths. Mine grow in the same pot as my Fritillary Lilies, providing an interesting visual contrast of white to the checkerboard purple of the Fritillarias. They are easy to grow, if not quite "plant them and forget them" like daffodils. The bulbs have a tendency to bury themselves and need to be brought nearer the soil surface every few years for optimum display.