Glory of the Snow

Chionodoxa luciliae is an old scientific name of the flowering plant that is commonly known as Glory of the snow. Its more accurate Latin name is Chionodoxa forbesii. This small bulbous plant is capable to attain the height from 3 to 6 inches.

It is native from Turkey and notable by its 3 varieties that are in demand on the market. They are the wild form, C. forbesii var. alba or 'Alba' variety producing natural white flowers, and a cultivar with pink flowers, C. forbesii 'Pink Giant.'

The plant got its common name due to the fact it flowers early in spring poking right out of the snow. The wild dainty plant form bears small-sized blooms that face upward; they come in bluish with a big white central field.

The 6-petal- flowers have the shape of a star and are 0-5-0,75 in across. Every bulb gives rise to a raceme formed of 5-10 blooms growing on brownish stems.

The Glory of the snow’s blooms can be used for making miniature nosegays. It can grow in rock gardens and make perfect bordering plant.