Chinodoxa are beautiful, hardy spring flowering bulbs that are easy to grow. They grow 6inches tall from small bulbs and have pretty star-shaped flowers with long narrow leaves. (Also spelled Chionodoxa and common name Glory of the Snow)
Cultivation 0f Chinodoxa
They do well in most garden soil. Plant 2-3″ deep.
Chinodoxa are most effective when planted in clumps and allowed to naturalise.
Suitable for rockeries and growing in pots.
Flowers lasts for 3-4 weeks, after which both the flowers and the foliage die back.
Chinodoxa Varieties
Chinodoxa Lucilliae is widely available and flowers bright blue
Chinodoxa Luciliae Alba is a clear white with star shaped flowers in March.
Chinodoxa Forbesii Pink Giant produces a wealth of pink flowers.
Chinodoxa Forbesii is bright blue with a white centre.
Glory of the Snow from Kew Gardens
‘Transforming the landscape from white to blue, the delicate alpine Chionodoxa comes into flower as the snows melt in the mountains of Turkey, Crete and Cyprus, earning it the name Glory of the Snow.
Thousands of deep blue, starry-flowered Chionodoxa siehei from western Turkey have been naturalised in the lawn close to White Peaks creating a blanket of spring colour. They emerge in the early months of the year, flower and then die back to survive the summer underground as dormant bulbs.’ Well worth hunting out if you visit Kew in spring.
Species list from Wikipedia
* Chionodoxa albescens (Pale Glory-of-the-snow) – Crete
* Chionodoxa cretica (Cretan Glory-of-the-snow) – Crete
* Chionodoxa forbesii (Forbes’ Glory-of-the-snow) – south-west Turkey
* Chionodoxa lochiae, synonym C. gigantea (Loch’s Glory-of-the-snow) – Cyprus
* Chionodoxa luciliae (Lucile’s Glory-of-the-snow) – west Turkey
* Chionodoxa nana (Dwarf Glory-of-the-snow) – Crete
* Chionodoxa sardensis (Lesser Glory-of-the-snow) – west Turkey
* Chionodoxa siehei, synonyms C. tmoli, C. tmolusii (Siehe’s Glory-of-the-snow) – west Turkey; the commonest garden form
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