Chionodoxa luciliae
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Chionodoxa gigantea
- Scilla luciliae
- Phonetic Spelling
- kee-on-oh-DOCKS-ah loo-SIL-ee-eye
- Description
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Glory-in-the-Snow is an early spring blooming bulb with star-shaped blue-purple flowers. They bloom February to March and the foliage dies down by late spring to early summer.
Plant bulbs in the fall 3 inches deep and 2-3 inches apart in average well-drained garden soil. They need moisture during the growing season but tolerate dry summers.
Uses include rock gardens, beds, ground covers, lawns, and woodland gardens. They naturalize easily.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Chionodoxa
- Species:
- luciliae
- Family:
- Asparagaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Bulb
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Turkey
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Bulb
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- Less than 12 inches
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 3a, 3b, 4b, 4a, 5b, 5a, 6b, 6a, 7a, 7b, 8b, 8a
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Purple/Lavender
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Raceme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Shape:
- Star
- Flower Petals:
- 6 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- 1-inch violet-blue star-shaped flowers have white centers and appear in early spring in loose racemes of 2-5
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Shape:
- Oblong
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Produces two semi-erect, slightly recurving leaves.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Mass Planting
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
