Leucojum aestivum lore

Arnold Trachtenberg arnold140@verizon.net
Sun, 11 Nov 2018 19:47:18 PST
Elaine:
In John Bryan's book, Manual of Bulbs he states
"Leucojum from Greek Leukos meaning white and ion relating to violet referring to the delicate fragrance.
aestivumĀ  Greek "of summer"
ArnoldNew Jersey
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Elaine Jek <elainej@gmail.com>
To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>
Sent: Sun, Nov 11, 2018 9:44 pm
Subject: [pbs] Leucojum aestivum lore

I thought all flowers have a story or cultural significance associated with
them. For example, a red rose means love.

I've been trying to find a 'flower meaning' for the Leucojum aestivum,
commonly called summer snowflake or Loddon lily, and haven't found anything
on the internet. (There's tons of associations for snowdrop but not the
snowflake.)

It's the most charming thing in my garden right now.

Would anyone here know?

If no one knows, lets suggest a significance and which trait of the flower
inspired it, just for fun. Or maybe I'll come up with a story. :-)

Elaine.
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