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Glory-of-the-snow

Chionodoxa sp.

Description:

The blue, white or pink flowers appear early in the year making them valuable garden ornamentals. The common name of the genus is based on the habit of flowering in high alpine zones when the snow melts in spring.

Habitat:

The genus is endemic to the eastern Mediterranean, specifically Crete, Cyprus and Turkey. Garden plants have naturalised outside of their native range, e.g. in the UK, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands. A natural hybrid C. siehei x C. luciliae also occurs.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Jopy
Jopy 10 years ago
Glory-of-the-snow
Chionodoxa sp. Chionodoxa


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1 Comment

injica
injica 10 years ago

Fala :)

injica
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injica

Zagreb, Croatia

Spotted on Apr 10, 2013
Submitted on Apr 10, 2013

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