General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: 4 to 6 inches
Plant Spread: 6 to 8 inches
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Other: Occasionally pale pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Bulb
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Autumn Snowflake
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Acis autumnalis
  • Synonym: Leucojum autumnale
  • Synonym: Leucojum autumnale var. oporanthum
  • Synonym: Leucojum autumnale var. pulchellium

Photo Gallery

Author--Meneerke bloem
Location: Edinburgh Botanical Garden
Date: 2009-07-12
Location: St Louis
Date: 2012-08-18
Tiny blooms in early fall - easy to miss!
Uploaded by robertduval14
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2016-07-05
Uploaded by robertduval14

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My garden in Ontario, Canada
Date: 2021-10-27
Bulb order came as seedlings
Discussion Threads about this plant
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Leucojum autumnale seedlings by Vals_Garden Dec 8, 2021 10:41 AM 1

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