Summer snowflake

(Leucojum aestivum)

The plant contains Galantamine, a drug used in treating Alzheimer's disease; it is isolated from the bulbs and flowers of snowflake.

The summer snowflake is listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation.

Summary

Maximum height:

60 cm

Blooming period:

May - June

Fruit bearing period:

May - June

Relation to light:

Shadow-tolerant

Relation to moisture:

Mesophyte, hygrophyte

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