The summer snowflake (Leucojum aestivum) is a plant that belongs to the daffodil family (Amaryllidaceae). The species is on the Dutch and Belgian Red list of plants as very rare and moderately decreased. The Summer Snowflake is protected by law. It is one of the two types of retirement genus Leucojum

The summer snowflake occurs naturally in marshy meadows, wet woods and along the river among the reeds.

The plant forms a bulb and four to six to 40 cm long, narrow leaves. The leaves are poisonous.

The summer snowflake is 30-60 cm high and blooms from April to June. The plant blooms in spring along with the lily of the valley – not in summer!

At the flower stalk are usually three to five hybrid, 2 inch long flowers.

The bloemdekslippen are white with a green near the top spot. The top of the slip is smooth edges. The inner lobes are about as long as the outer. The fruit is a capsule veelzadige and contains black seeds when ripe, in contrast to the spring snowflake (Leucojum vernum) have no appendix.

Source: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zomerklokje

See also: International Flower Delivery, Florist