Name: derived from the Greek words "leucos" - milk, white and "ion" violet, and indicates the color of the flowers; originally it was called "leucocion" - white violet.

Description: homeland - Central Europe, the Mediterranean, Turkey, Iran. The genus unites about 10 species of herbaceous perennial bulbous plants up to 40 cm tall, blooming in spring, summer or autumn. The leaves are linear, belt-shaped (2-4), often appearing simultaneously with the flowers. Flowers solitary or in few-flowered umbellate inflorescences, drooping, broadly bell-shaped, up to 3 cm long, white or pink with a green or yellow spot at the top of the petals. The fruit is a fleshy capsule. Seeds are oblong or rounded, sometimes with a fleshy appendage, black or light brown. The bulbs are ovoid, 3-5 cm high and 2-4 cm across, covered with brown or greenish scales. The growing conditions of snowdrops and white flowers are similar.

In culture, there are two types:

spring whiteflower- Leucojum vernum L.

It occurs naturally along the edges of mountain beech forests in Central Europe, including the Carpathians.

Bulbous perennial up to 20 cm tall. Bulb ovoid, up to 2 cm across. Leaves broadly lanceolate, up to 25 cm long, 1.2 cm wide. Peduncles up to 30 cm long. Flowers solitary or paired, on long stalks, with a bract at the base, white, drooping, with a pleasant smell. Petals with green or yellow tips. Blooms from April 20-30 days. The fruit is a fleshy almost spherical three-cell box. In culture since 1420. Has varieties such as Carpathicum(Carpaticum), larger than the wild form, and with yellow spots on the petals.

In GBS, Moscow, the bulbs were collected in 1954 in the Transcarpathian region, and on the Rovnaya meadow, at the upper limit of the beech forest on the top. 1200 m a.s.l. y. m. Plant grows from IV to VI. Blooms profusely from the middle of IV to the beginning of V. Seeds in the middle of VI. High 18 cm. Gives self-seeding. Needs moist, humus-rich soil. Decorative.

Photo by Konstantin Alexandrov.

Summer white flower-Leucojum aestivum L.

It grows wild in Western Europe, the Mediterranean, Crimea, Western Transcaucasia, Asia Minor and Asia Minor. Prefers more damp habitats: flood fields, river banks.

Bulbous perennial up to 40 cm tall. Leaves up to 30 cm long, bluish-green. Peduncle up to 40 cm tall. Flowers 3-10 are collected in an umbrella-shaped, drooping inflorescence. Blooms from the second half of May for about 20 days. In culture since 1588.

In GBS Moscow, the bulbs were collected in 1958 in the vicinity of Novorossiysk, in the Tsemess valley. Vegetates from IV to VII. Blossoms in V. Seeds in VII. High 28 cm. Decorative.

"Gravetye Giant"- a beautiful garden variation, bearing 6 flowers on shoots 50-60 cm high. At the tips of the perianth segments there is one straw-greenish spot. The variety is very tall, up to 60 cm, bred in England.

Photo by Natalia Shishunova

Mediterranean species of white flower, such as hairy(Leucojum trichophyllum), long-leaved(Leucojum longifolum), Tingitan(Leucojum tingitanum) are the rarest and most beautiful. And autumn-flowering species: autumn white flower(Leucojum autumnale) and white flower pink(Leucojum roseum), known in horticulture in Western Europe, is not yet cultivated in Central Russia. Autumn belotsvetnik reaches 12 cm in height, blooms in September, the flowers are white with green spots on the edges of the petals. It grows naturally on dry sandy or rocky soils, sometimes on seaside dunes. In cultivation, such plants suffer from excessive moisture during dormancy, summer and autumn, and need shelter from rain or drying during this period. In addition, in Russia they can freeze.

Location: prefer partial shade.

The soil: humus-rich, well-drained, moist soils near shrubs and ponds. When preparing a place for growing small-bulbous for drainage, coarse river sand or gravel is added to the soil. Poor soil is improved by adding rotted manure, but not fresh, leafy soil and sand. If peat is used as an organic additive, then it should also be rotted, preferably with lime, since white flowers do not like acidic soils.

Photo by Konstantin Alexandrov

Landing: the best time to buy and plant bulbs is July-September when the plants are at rest. With a long and warm autumn, the time allowed for planting stretches until the beginning of November. In the amateur market, white flowers are often sold in bloom, this is not very good for them: immediately after planting, the leaves wither, turn yellow, then die off completely. But the bulb, although weakened, remains alive. True, the following year, such plants bloom weakly or may not bloom at all, but still do not die. When buying dormant bulbs, be sure to check their condition. They should be dense and heavy, with intact shells, without regrown roots and stems. However, regrown roots and stems are still acceptable, only such a bulb must be planted urgently. Cuts on the bulb are also acceptable, but only on the scales. The bottom must not be damaged, and it must be ensured that the wounds are dried and not affected by mold. Even bulbs with a cut top (upper parts of the scales), but with an intact bottom and buds, remain viable. You should not buy only beaten and crumpled bulbs. Soft areas on the bottom or on the sides, especially with a peeled shell, indicate decay. Decayed bulbs are almost impossible to cure.

White flower bulbs do not tolerate prolonged drying. It is better not to keep them in the air for more than a month, and if it is not possible to plant them, then sprinkle them with sawdust, shavings, etc. and put them in a perforated plastic bag. In this form, they usually go on sale and are stored for 2-3 months. Bulbs are planted according to the general rule: in loose soil to a depth equal to two bulbs, in heavy soil to a depth of one. But in any case, no smaller than 5 cm. In general, strict adherence to the planting depth for small-bulbous plants is not necessary. It’s just that with a shallow position in the ground, the bulbs become smaller, but children actively form, and with a deep position they become larger

Photo Bondareva Olga

Care: transplantation is required every 5-6 years. During active growth, liquid inorganic fertilizers are applied. Fertilizers with a high nitrogen content are undesirable. It is better if they have more potassium and phosphates. A large amount of nitrogen causes excessive formation of leaves, which in wet weather can become the basis for fungal diseases. Potassium also contributes to the formation of healthy, well-wintering bulbs, and phosphorus is especially useful for flowering. During active growth, small-bulbous plants consume a lot of water. Nature usually provides sufficient watering at the right time, but if the winter is not snowy or the spring is dry, the grower will have to water the plants himself. Watering small bulbs is not a very burdensome task, they are quite resistant to drought and will not die in any case. They just grow small. After collecting the seeds, you can forget about them. In the future, small-bulbous ones do not need care until the end of the season. However, they can sow the seeds themselves. This is how naturalization begins.

All operations with bulbs - transplanting, selling, dividing "nests" (groups of related bulbs) - are performed when the plants are at rest, in July-September. The dug bulbs are dried a little, cleaned of old roots and bad scales. Mechanical damage is sprinkled with ash, sick individuals are rejected.

White flowers, like snowdrops, can be affected diseases and pests.

Reproduction: vegetatively and by seed. White flowers reproduce well with children - daughter bulbs, which are formed from buds sitting in the axils of the scales. Usually 1-2 onions are formed per season. Reproduction can be accelerated if the mother bulb is planted shallowly, under the very surface. Then it turns out small, but with numerous children. "Nests" - groups of related bulbs - are planted when they grow too large, after 5-7 years.

You can propagate these plants and seeds. But seeds are sown immediately after harvest, at least in the fall, because they die during storage. Sow in summer or autumn, so that raw seeds are processed by low temperatures in autumn and spring - stratification. Such processing is necessary for their normal development. It is better to sow in pots or boxes so that small seedlings are not lost. To protect against weeds, the boxes are covered with a special film, making sure that they do not dry out. You can cover with black spunbond or spray with roundup, but, of course, only when the leaves of the seedlings completely die off. Seedlings bloom in the 6-7th year.

Usage: for early spring flower decoration along with primroses, blueberries, peonies, for cutting and forcing. White flowers, especially summer white flowers, are a wonderful decoration for the banks of streams and small ponds.

Homeland is the Mediterranean, Central Turkey, Europe, Iran. The genus includes about 10 species of bulbous plants that bloom in early spring, summer and autumn. The foliage of the white flower is linear, appearing at the same time as the snow-white flowers.

Flowers solitary bell-shaped, drooping, 3 cm long, pink or white with a yellow or green spot at the very top of the petals. The fruit is a box. Seeds are round or oblong, sometimes with a fleshy appendage, brown or black.

White flower bulbs are ovoid, 4-5 cm tall, covered with greenish or brown scales.


Types and varieties of white flowers

In horticultural culture, there are only two types of white flowers:

spring whiteflower

Found in natural conditions along the edges of the mountain forests of Central Europe.

Spring belotsvetnik is a bulbous plant. The bulb is ovoid. Foliage broadly lanceolate 25 cm long. Peduncles 25 cm long. The flowers are paired or solitary, on tall stalks, drooping, white, with a charming aroma. Petals with yellow or green tips. Blooms in April for about 25 days. There are varieties, such as Carpathicum, larger than the original form, with yellow spots on the petals.


Summer white flower

It grows in the Mediterranean, Western Europe, Western Transcaucasia, Asia Minor. Likes damp habitats: river banks, flood fields.

Bulbous perennial plant 40 cm tall. The foliage of the summer belotsvetnik is 30 cm long, bluish-green. Peduncle 40 cm high. The flowers are collected in a drooping, umbrella-shaped inflorescence. Flowering occurs at the end of May, 20 days.

The summer white flower has a variety "Gravetye Giant" - it has six flowers on shoots 60 cm high. At the tips of the perianth are located one greenish spot. This variety is very tall.

Mediterranean species of white flowers, for example, hairy, long-leaved, Tingitan, are rare and most beautiful. And autumn-flowering: pink white flower and autumn white flower, known in Western Europe, are not cultivated in Russia.


Location of the white flower

Prefers partial shade.

Soil for white flowers

Likes humus-rich, well-drained, moist soil near ponds and shrubs. To grow small bulbous plants for drainage, gravel or river sand is added. In poor soil, rotted manure is added, but not sand and fresh, leafy soil.


Planting white flowers: best time for planting the bulbs is July and September when the bulbs are at rest.

On the market, white flowers are often sold in a flowering state, this is not good: immediately after planting, the foliage withers, turns yellow, then completely dies off. However, the bulb remains alive. The following year, the plant blooms weakly or may not bloom at all.

When buying dormant bulbs, you need to check their condition. Bulbs should be dense, without regrown stems and roots. However, the roots and stems are acceptable, only the bulb will need to be planted urgently.

You should not buy crushed bulbs. Decayed white flower bulbs are almost impossible to cure.

White flower bulbs do not tolerate prolonged drying. It is better not to keep them in the air for more than a month, if this is not possible, then pour them with sawdust and put them in a bag.

In this form, white flower bulbs go to stores and are stored for about 3 months. Bulbs are planted according to the basic rule: to a depth of not less than 6 cm.


White flower care

Bulb transplantation is required every 5 years. In the active growth phase, inorganic fertilizers are applied. Fertilizers with a high nitrogen content are undesirable.

It is better if there are more phosphates and potassium in fertilizers. The high nitrogen content causes excessive foliage formation, which in wet weather can cause fungal diseases. Potassium contributes to the formation of well-wintering white flower bulbs, and phosphorus is useful for lush flowering.


In the phase of active growth, small-bulbous plants consume a lot of water. Watering small bulbous plants is not a burdensome task, they are resistant to drought. They just won't grow as tall.

All operations with bulbous plants - selling, transplanting, dividing - are carried out when the bulbs are at rest. Dug out bulbs must be dried, cleaned of old roots.

Reproduction of the white flower

Seeds and also vegetatively. White flowers reproduce perfectly by daughter bulbs that form from buds. During the season, several bulbs are formed.

The white flower can also be propagated by seeds. Sow the seeds of the white flower immediately after harvest, as they die during long storage. It is better to sow white flower seeds in boxes or pots so that seedlings are not lost. White flower seedlings bloom in the 7th-8th year.

Usage

It is combined with blueberries, primroses, peonies, and is also suitable for forcing.


At the very beginning of spring, walking through the forest, on thawed patches in low places, you can find flocks of white flowers with yellow-green spots, similar to lilies of the valley - spring white flowers cannot be overlooked. The graceful beauty of snow-white beauties is so attractive that the plant began to be grown as a crop.

Description of the white flower

Belotsvetnik - a wonderful decoration of the garden plot in the spring. Quite unpretentious and picky. Creates decorative curtains of incomparable snow-white flowers, pleasing to the eye in early spring. Recently, a flower has spread in squares and city parks, because. extremely popular among flower growers for its modest beauty.

An ancient legend is associated with his name, telling about the unhappy love of a powerful god for a frivolous, eccentric peasant girl. Once in heaven, she felt like a goddess, with her imprudence and stupid whims she angered the young man in love - laughing, she poured snow from the casket onto the ground when spring was blooming there. At the last moment, God prevented trouble - turned the snowflakes into - white flowers that scattered across the meadows, and drove the girl to the ground to her cows. Since then, flocks of unpretentious flowers, similar to fallen snow, appear on lawns and edges in spring.

Whiteflower (Leucojum) Native to Europe and Asia, these bulbous plants are valued for their delightful flowers that delight the eye year after year and require little maintenance. They can be grown in pots and are ideal for window sill flower growers. The genus unites about 10 species, some of which bloom in spring, others in summer or autumn. The color is white or pink with yellow-green spots on the tips of the petals. The leaves are bright green, smooth, elongated-lanceolate or filiform, appear above the soil at the same time as the flowers, and their main growth occurs after flowering.

Growing features


Up to 10 plants - a single flower looks unpresentable, because. too small and lost in space. It is combined with blueberries, peonies, primroses that bloom later. Successfully used for distillation. It prefers neutral and slightly alkaline soil - this is taken into account when planting by adding lime, chalk or dolomite flour to the soil. Spring white flower bulbs winter well in the middle lane even in the most severe winters. In colder regions, cover with spruce branches or moss may be required. Autumn white flower is less resistant to frost - it must be covered with spruce branches or dug up, keeping it like gladioli.

Location. Prefers scattered sunlight and partial shade under the spreading crowns of trees and shrubs. It is customary for them to decorate lawns, flower beds, flower beds. It should be borne in mind that the ground part of the plant finishes development at the beginning of summer and place annual flowers in the immediate vicinity of the curtains of white flowers, which will continue the flowering baton in the garden, filling the empty space. White flowers are grown at home on window sills, forcing is also possible for certain holidays.

Planting white flowers

  • He loves light, organic-rich soil, places near water bodies and shrubs.
  • The earth must always be kept moist.
  • Does not tolerate acidic soils.
  • It looks great between stones, in tree trunks, where it grows over time to form a flowering carpet.
  • Planted when the plant is sleeping - with the beginning of July or September.
  • When planting at the bottom of the hole or trench, drainage is laid, which ensures the timely outflow of excess moisture. It is covered with a layer of nutritious loose soil.
  • The bulbs are laid to a depth of 5-10 cm, the soil layer is leveled above them and watered.
  • After watering, mulch with compost, preventing the formation of a soil crust.

How to plant a white flower, the video will tell:

When buying flowers at the garden center Special attention pay attention to the quality of the bulbs - they must be healthy, without mechanical damage, and with visible rudiments of roots on a clean bottom. The bulb should not be dry. On bags of seeds, you should pay attention to the expiration dates. The less time to the extreme figure, the worse the germination of seeds. Before planting, the bulbs are disinfected and treated with a growth stimulator.

  • Seeds from the store are sown before winter on a special school-bed for natural stratification, having previously been treated with heteroauxin.
  • Or they are sown in bowls at home, followed by stratification under the snow. Seed germination is poor, they germinate unevenly.

For planting in a pot or for forcing, choose a few healthy, largest bulbs. Drainage is laid at the bottom of the container, which is covered with nutrient soil and carefully spilled with melt water. Bulbs are planted to a depth of more than 5 cm, which stimulates abundant flowering. The bowls with plants for distillation are removed to a dark, cool place (basement or cool veranda), a month before the expected flowering time they are put on a bright windowsill and begin to be watered little by little, keeping the soil moist.

If you got it - after flowering, carefully transplant it with a clod of earth to a prepared place and do not touch it until next year. Note the landing site so you don't accidentally dig it up. The plant may not bloom next spring - it is worth waiting another year for the bulbs to fully recover.

White flower care

Watering in early spring is not required - the soil is sufficiently saturated with moisture after the snow melts. If the white flower does not receive enough natural moisture when it blooms, then it must be watered, otherwise the flowering will not be long, and the plant will complete the growing season earlier, without gaining strength for the next flowering.

  • In the spring, when young shoots appear, they are fed with a complete mineral fertilizer.
  • The composition of fertilizers should be dominated by phosphorus and potassium.
  • Nitrogen stimulates the development of green mass, potassium - promotes the formation and maturation of bulbs, phosphorus provides lush flowering.
  • An excess of nitrogen causes increased leaf growth at the expense of flowering, and a large number of leaves in wet weather contributes to the development of fungal diseases.

Reproduction of the white flower

Vegetatively propagated during dormancy. Spring-blooming species are transplanted in spring - summer after the complete death of the leaves. Autumn - late autumn or early spring. The division is convenient to produce during transplantation, which must be done every 5-6 years. They dig a ‘nest’, divide it into separate onions, removing damaged and diseased ones.



The planting of the white flower is carried out immediately after digging out - small bulbs do not tolerate long-term storage, they quickly dry out. I dig up the soil on a shovel bayonet, add humus or compost (6-10 liters per 1 sq. M).

A recess is made, on the bottom of which expanded clay or pebbles are laid for drainage. The bulbs are laid out in circles, creating a curtain, after 15 - 20 cm from each other and fall asleep. The planting depth is chosen depending on the desired outcome: placement deeper than 5 cm stimulates lush and abundant flowering, if the planting height is less than 5 cm, many daughter bulbs develop.

seeds. Seeds are harvested after ripening and immediately sown.


  • Sow in open field on a garden-shkolku or in a box.
  • Close up shallow and spill with soft water.
  • Seeds purchased at the store are treated with growth stimulants (aloe juice, hydrogen peroxide solution or industrial preparations) before sowing. Plantings are closed with a film or spunbod until sprouts appear.
  • White flowers sprout unevenly, some may appear next spring, having undergone natural stratification.
  • They take care of it, after the foliage dies off, they are carefully selected from the box and placed in a permanent place. These plants will bloom in 3-4 years.

Use in landscape design


It is successfully used to decorate rocky slides, it compares favorably with higher counterparts. Unusually enliven the shore of the reservoir with snow-white spots of flowers. Planted along the borders create a spring mood.


When decorating mixed flower beds and mixborders, the gap between early-flowering spring plants and those blooming later is filled with flowering. It stands well in the cut, does not fade for about a week, which is successfully used by arrangers.


By the way, white flower has a wide range of medicinal properties, has long been recognized by folk and official medicine. White flower preparations are used in the treatment of paralysis, increase muscle tone, soothe nervous system. The plant is quite poisonous, precautions are taken when working with it.

Types of white flowers with descriptions and photos

Spring whiteflower Leucojum vernum


Bulbous perennial, the most famous and widespread in ornamental horticulture, growing on the edges of mountain beech forests in Central Europe. Small oval bulbs 2 cm in diameter produce bright emerald wide elongated leaves up to 30 cm long in early spring. Single or paired flowers sit on peduncles about 30 cm long with a bract. green leaf at the base.

White ones consist of petals on the tips of which are yellow-green spots. Flowering begins at the end of April and lasts about a month. Fruits - fleshy spherical boxes ripen in summer. It has been used as a decorative item since the 15th century. The Carpathicum variety has larger flowers. Propagated by daughter bulbs and seeds.

Summer whiteflower Leucojum aestivum


The sibling of the spring belotsvetnik, grows wild in Western Europe, the Mediterranean, the Crimea, Transcaucasia. He loves damp places, edges, water meadows, river banks, which makes him indispensable for decorating garden corners with wet soil, especially flower arrangements near the water. Height up to 35-40 cm. Leaves are bluish-green.

Flowers are collected in a drooping inflorescence on a long peduncle. There are green spots on the tips of the petals. Blooms from mid-May for 20 days. Known as a cultivated plant since the 16th century. Has a 'Gravetye Giant' variety with taller stems and golden emerald spots on the tips of the petals. Prefers bright light, partial shade, rich soils. This tall variety is bred in England.

Leucojum trichophyllum


Unusually beautiful Mediterranean views. It grows in Portugal, Spain, Morocco. Bulbous perennial with three narrow leaves 8-18 cm long. It blooms in spring with white, pink, purple flowers.

Whiteflower Leucojum tingitanum


Originally from Morocco. Up to 20 cm high. Linear leaves no more than 1 cm wide. The flowers are white, like miniature bells.

Autumn whiteflower Leucojum autumnale


This species is native to Europe. A plant up to 20 cm high with an upright stem. Inhabits dry, sandy, rocky soils. Does not tolerate excessive moisture. Belt-like malachite stems appear after flowering begins in early autumn. Snow-white flowers with a pink border are collected in apical inflorescences. This species does not tolerate frosts of the middle lane. If desired, it can be kept in containers and removed for the winter in a cold, frost-free room or grown in a sunny place, carefully covering after the onset of cold weather.

Whiteflower pink Leucojum Roseum


Distributed in the meadows of South-East France. Bulbous perennial up to 10 cm high. Leafless stems bear 1-2 pale pink flowers. The leaves are narrow-linear, filamentous, 10 cm long. It blooms in late summer and autumn.

Diseases and pests

The main enemies of the white flower are mice, rats, moles. They are attracted to nutritious onions, which they eat with pleasure in a hungry time. It is worth placing the plant in several different places in the backyard in order to make sure and not be left without a fragile, delicate flower. The location near the white flower garden of other plants (mint, imperial hazel grouse), the smell of which repels these rodents, helps well.

The white flower can be affected by bulbous nematodes - the smallest worms. If yellowish swellings or discolored stains are noticed on the leaves, then they should be treated with an appropriate insecticide.
Of the pests, the scoop butterfly annoys, which is fought by manually collecting larvae or irrigating with tar water (1 tablespoon of birch tar per 10 liters of water). Slugs also love to eat leaves. They are dealt with by scattering ashes next to the plants.

Viral diseases are also dangerous. You can determine their presence by twisting the leaves, by growths, uncharacteristic spots on the leaves. Such a plant should be removed from the flower garden to prevent an epidemic, and the ground should be thoroughly disinfected.

Gray mold causes trouble, which causes rotting of the bulbs and the aerial parts. This scourge should be combated by airing the plants, thinning in case of high crowding. Spraying with infusion of ash, chalk, vitriol or the use of Bordeaux mixture also helps.

Belotsvetnik - truly decorating the backyard, pleasing with its lush flowering and unpretentiousness. In times of lack of variety of planting material, our parents dug up flowering bushes in the forests, carefully transferred them to their garden plots, looked after them with trepidation, waiting for the first flowering. And then they gladly shared pieces of spring joy with neighbors and friends.

It was believed that after the blooming of the white flower, the earth would no longer freeze and it was time to sow poppies, cornflowers, calendula, lettuce, radishes, spinach. Now many new species have become available, which are successfully bred in flower beds and front gardens. And the wide possibility of application in landscape design attracts the attention of more and more new flower growers to the white flower garden.

Refers to perennial medicinal plants. It is often called the "white violet", but in appearance the white flower resembles a lily of the valley or a snowdrop.

The plant grows up to forty centimeters in height. It blooms in April, and the flowers themselves are small white bells, with yellow specks. Central Europe is considered the homeland of the white flower. The plant has many species, most of which do not grow in the Russian climate.

However, the spring white flower tolerates winter well and does not require preparation for the frosty period.

They plant it in a group of up to ten plants, as a single white flower looks rather boring and lonely because of its small size. A good solution would be to combine white flowers with plants that bloom a little later.

There are many ways to use the plant in landscape design:

  • When decorating rocky gardens.
  • When decorating borders.
  • When making mixed flower beds.
  • When designing reservoirs.


Plant care tips:

  • The soil. White flowers love soil rich in humus. Also, the earth must pass water and oxygen well. To do this, you can dilute the soil with river sand or gravel. For greater nutritional value, rotted manure or peat diluted with lime is suitable.
  • Plot. The plant loves the shade, so for planting it is worth choosing a place under the trees, away from the scorching sun. Also, the white flower will grow well near the reservoir. Every five years, the white flower should be replanted.
  • Watering. The white flower loves moisture, and since active growth occurs in the middle of spring, melted snow usually satisfies the plant's need for watering. But if the white flower garden does not receive enough moisture during the flowering period, then it must be watered. Otherwise, the stems will be low, and flowering will not be as active. However, after flowering and seed formation, the white flower does not require special care and watering.
  • . Top dressing of the white flower is carried out with liquid inorganic fertilizers. It is best if the mixture includes potassium and phosphate. It is important not to over-fertilize with nitrogen, since with an excess of this substance, the plant can infect the fungus.

How to properly plant a white flower:

  1. The most successful time for planting a plant is from July to September. During this period, the plant is no longer in the active growth phase and tolerates the planting procedure well.
  2. When buying, you should pay attention to the bulb of the plant. It should be heavy and firm. The shell of the bulb should not have damage, regrown roots and stems. The bulb may have minor scratches, but it is important that they are free of mold. You do not need to take soft and crumpled bulbs, this indicates rot, which makes the planting material unusable.
  3. In addition, do not take flowering plant as planting material. Soon the flowers and foliage will dry up, and the bulb will adapt for a long time in a new place. Not the fact that it will be possible to expect flowering even next year.
  4. Purchased bulbs should not be kept outdoors, otherwise they will dry out. It is necessary to sprinkle them with sawdust or put them in a bag.
  5. Landing is carried out to a depth equal to two bulbs, while the soil should be sufficiently loose.


White flowers can be propagated by seeds, or vegetatively:

  • Seeds usually ripen at the end of June. And they are sown immediately after they are collected, or in the fall, since they are not subject to storage. A good place for sowing are pots or boxes. This is very convenient, as the seedlings are small and can be lost. Planting containers are covered with plastic wrap. Such plants will bloom only after 6 years.
  • White flower bulbs often form "children" if planted in a shallow hole. Up to two small bulbs can form per season. Seedling can begin five years later, after planting the mother bulb. You can fertilize plantings with.


The main pests that white flower owners have to deal with:

  • Rodents. You can try to control this pest by spraying the plants with a solution of peppermint essential oil, or a decoction of wormwood, since mice and rats cannot tolerate the smells of these plants. Well repels rodents planting hazel grouse imperial. At the plantings of white flowers, you can decompose the foliage and stems of elderberry, which is considered poisonous to rodents, and, accordingly, repels them. Pests also do not like the smell of pharmaceutical chamomile.
  • Butterfly owl. The fight against this pest is carried out in several stages: manual collection of larvae; fertilizer of white flowers roots with potassium and superphosphate; spraying the plant with an infusion of tops, burdock and wormwood; use of insecticides.
  • Slugs. The main pest control methods include: manual collection of slugs; needles or straw, so it will be extremely difficult for slugs to get to the white flower plantings; making traps with dark beer that can be placed around the garden plot; sprinkling of soil, it sticks to the body of the slug and interferes with its movement; sprinkling clusters of pests with soda ash, from which the slugs die instantly.
  • . You can fight pests by the following methods: use of insecticides; heat treatment of the roots, which is quite risky for the white flower, because the plant does not suffer damage in. To carry out the treatment, it is necessary to dig up a flower, clean the roots from impurities of the earth and lower them for a while in water at a temperature of 55 degrees Celsius.
  • Thrips: use of insecticides; treatment of bulbs with a solution with the addition of tobacco and mustard.


Gray mold. The disease causes rotting of the bulbs and the aerial parts of the plant. The result is a lag of the plant in development, deformation of the leaves and necrosis. How to fight:

  • Ensure good ventilation of plants. Thin out plantings in case of dense crowding.
  • Spray the plants with a solution of ash, chalk and vitriol.
  • Apply fungicides (Bordeaux mixture).

Rust. Capsules appear on the foliage, which eventually crack and release powder orange color containing the fungus. The plant begins to weaken and eventually dies. How to fight:

  • Destruction of infected plants.
  • Deep loosening of the soil.
  • Soil fertilization with phosphorus and potassium.
  • The use of fungicides.

Viral diseases (white banding). Red stripes appear on the foliage, which eventually turn white and merge. Such leaves dry up and die, followed by the plant itself. How to fight: unfortunately, the only "treatment" of plants for viral diseases is the total disposal of all infected white flowers. It is best to do this as soon as possible, as viral diseases spread very quickly. In addition, it is necessary to remove and burn all fallen leaves, in order to avoid re-infection.

  • Chlorosis. The disease can be seen by the foliage, which begins to turn yellow, while the plant itself weakens. The edges of the leaves curl, then they completely fall off. Further, the death of the root system and the death of the plant itself may occur. How to fight:
  • The use of fungicides.
  • Enrichment of soil with iron.
  • Watering the soil with acidified water.

very interesting and unconventional method- burying rusty nails or any other rusty metal objects in the ground. This method can be effective even when other means of struggle do not help.


White flower has a fairly large range of medicinal properties. Its stems contain galanthamine, which is actively used by modern medicine in the treatment of paralysis. In addition, it is able to increase muscle tone and calm the nervous system. White flower tincture can be used for psychoses and various nervous disorders. It also has a good expectorant effect.

However, it is important to remember that this plant is poisonous, so its use requires special care.

The use of white flowers for medicinal purposes is contraindicated in persons suffering from epilepsy, asthma, angina pectoris and bradycardia, as well as pregnant and lactating women with children.

Spring white flower is a truly unique plant that can not only decorate a personal plot, but also benefit health. Widespread use in landscape design makes it especially attractive and desirable for gardeners.

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We have long and well known these snowdrop-like flowers, and so well that the plant disappeared from its usual habitats and is listed in the Red Book of Disappearing and rare plants Ukraine. Now his bulbs are specially grown in nurseries in Holland and Poland and sold for a lot of money around the world. A few years ago I learned that the spring white flower has close relatives, no less beautiful and no less rare in our gardens - the summer white flower and the autumn white flower. I must say that this is a rare case in landscape design among the bulbous, when representatives of the same genus, replacing each other, decorate the garden with early spring until autumn.

From March to April, the spring white flower blooms, in May-June the summer white flower picks up the baton of flowering, and in August-September the last “goodbye” sends us the autumn white flower. Moreover, all types of white flowers are unpretentious and require almost no care, frost-resistant. Without a transplant, they can grow in one place for many years. Propagated by daughter bulbs and seeds, which (with the exception of the autumn white flower) give good self-seeding. True, it should be borne in mind that in dry soil, without moisture, the seeds quickly lose their germination capacity, and young plants from seeds do not bloom soon, only after 6-7 years.

Spring white flower (Leucojum vernum)

Very touching, similar to small bells, flowers of the spring white flower, appearing in early spring literally from under the snow, the people really called snowdrops, although these plants are not even relatives. Spring white flower is a small plant up to 20 cm tall, on the peduncle of which there is only one, rarely two drooping white flowers with characteristic green or yellow-green marks along the edge of the petal. In nature, it grows under the canopy of beech forests and along wet meadows and edges of Central Europe and Transcarpathia. On the basis of a variety found in the Carpathians (L. vernum var. carpathicum), a garden form "Carpathicum" was selected with pure yellow spots on the petals and larger flowers than in nature. Depending on the weather conditions, the flowering of the spring white flower lasts 3-4 weeks. By the end of June, the leaves of the plant dry up completely, and a dormant period begins.

It is better to grow white flowers in spring in light, well-warmed up areas in spring and slightly shaded in summer. We plant the bulbs in fertile soil from the end of August to the end of October to a depth of 4-5 cm, counting from the bottom. An excellent plant for the first spring bouquets and winter forcing flowers.

Gravity Giant White Flower Gravity Giant

(Leucojum aestivum) is the largest member of the genus and the only multi-flowered species. Its tall strong inflorescence is decorated with several from 3 to 7 wide-bell-shaped flowers at once with a bright green mark on snow-white petals. The best representative of this species is the popular English Gravity Giant variety, whose peduncles reach a height of 60 cm, and the size of the bells is 2-3 cm. Often this variety is called a snow flower, and indeed, when the Gravity Giant blooms, it seems that it fell to the ground snow.

Summer white flower

The summer white flower prefers drained, humus-rich soils, a sunny place protected from the wind, but it is quite reconciled with light penumbra. The plant is moisture-loving and does not tolerate drought well, so the soil under it during the growing season should be moistened. In late spring (from the second half of May - early June), numerous white flowers with a delicate pleasant aroma bloom, which, depending on the weather, last three weeks.