Chionodoxa luciliae

Chionodoxa luciliae

Common name: Lucile's glory-of the snow, glory-of-the-snow

Family: Asparagaceae

Leaf: each bulb has 2-3 narrow, basal leaves 

Flowers: flower stalk with loose racemes of 2-3 star-like, upward facing, six-petaled, lilac blue to soft violet blue flowers with small white centers. Blooms from mid-March- mid-April.

Height: up to 6" tall; Spread:  0.25-0.5'

Habit: bulbous perennial; Form: low, mounding

Culture: Hardy in USDA zones 3-8. Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full-sun to part-shade. Plant bulbs 3" deep. Plant naturalizes easily bu bulb offsets and self-seeding to form a spreading carpet of early spring bloom. Foliage begins to fade shortly after bloom, disappearing by late spring, going into dormancy until the following spring.

Uses: Provides late winter to early spring colour to the garden. Best when allowed to naturalize in rock gardens, sunny woodland areas, slopes, lawns, under large deciduous trees. Mixes well with other bulbs such as daffodils, species tulips, snowdrops.

Origin: Western Turkey