BOTANICAL: Chionodoxa luciliae

PRONOUNCED: kye-oh-no-DOKS-uh luh-SIL-ee-ay

COMMON: Glory-of-the-snow BLOOM HEIGHT LIGHT ZONE Late March to mid April 6" - 8" Sun 3 - 9 March - Blue or pink flowers with white centers. COMMENTS: Six-pointed, 1-inch upward facing flowers with conspicuous white centers, generally 8 to 10 to a stalk. Easily naturalized by self-seeding and bulb offsets. Plant in the fall. Chionodoxa gigantea sport blue flowers with white centers. Chionodoxa sardensis (4" - 6") is a deeper, porcelain blue and more open-flowered than C. luciliae. The 3/4 inch blossom has 6 to 8 florets with small white centers on purplish brown stems. Needs cool, moist, well-drained soil.