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Chionodoxa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Hyacinthaceae, comprising about six species. This genus is endemic to eastern Mediterranean region, in Crete, Cyprus and Turkey. It has a common name called Glory-of-the-snow, which is based on its habit of flowering in high alpine zones when the snow melts in spring. Chionodoxa is a perennial with easy to grow attractive spring-flowering bulbs. It will self-seed and naturalize, providing large patches of colors in the early spring. These lovely plants are dainty enough for raised beds and rock gardens. Chionodoxa luciliae ( Lucile'a Glory0of-the-snow) is a bulbous perennial from west Turkey. Each bulb produces two, mid-green leaves of about 20 cm long, and one flowering stem, up to 15 cm. In spring, upward-facing, violet-blue flowers with white centers are produced in 2-3 flowers per stem . Each flower is up to 3.5 cm across. After flowering, it goes into dormancy until the next spring. Chinodoxa forbesii (Forbes; glory-of-the-snow) is a bulbous perennial from south-west Turkey. It has leaves of up to 28 cm long and flowering stems of 20 cm tall. In spring, it bears clusters of up to 12 deep-blue flowers with white centers. The flowers are loved by early-flying insects. After flowering, it goes into dormancy until the next spring. Chinodoxa forbesii 'Blue Giant', 15 cm tall, bears bold flower clusters of deep, clear blue flowers. Chionodoxa sardensis (Lesser Glory-of-the-snow) is a bulbuous perennial from west Turkey. Each bulb produces two-three leaves, 14 cm long, and 1.5 cm wide, and one 14 cm long flowering stem. Violet-blue flowers with lighter blue centers are produced in a loose clusters of up to 12 flowers per stem. Each flowers is up to 2.5 cm across, with individual tepal of 1.5 cm long. Chionodoxa is a hardy, trouble free plant, and prefers full sun and well-drained soil. Propagation is by offsets in summer.  Chionodoxa siehei Author: Mmparedes (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic)  Chionodoxa siehei Author: Svdmolen (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic)  Chionodoxa siehei Author: ALE! (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic)  Chionodoxa siehei Author: Kurt Stueber (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0)  Chionodoxa luciliae Author: Leo Michels (public domain)  Chionodoxa luciliae Author: Rolf Engstrand (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0-unported)  Chionodoxa luciliae Author: Sten Porse (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0)  Chionodoxa Author: Ruhrfisch (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0)  Chionodoxa sardensis Author: Hedwig Storch (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0-unported) Chionodoxa Author: Matthew Hunt (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic) | |||||
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