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Chionodoxa luciliae
Up to 8 cm long and 2 cm wide, and at most one flowering stem, up to 10 cm long. The flowers are produced in a loose pyramidal raceme, with 2-3 flowers per stem, which face upwards. Each flower is up to 3.5 cm across. The base of each tepal is white, producing a white 'eye'. The outer part of the tepals is violet-blue.
Spotted on Apr 9, 2012
Submitted on Apr 9, 2012
4 Comments
Thanks Yogesh :)
Wow!!!!!! beautiful!!!
Thanks a lot again, Jeannette - it is the C. luciliae
It looks more like Chionodoxa forbesii, which also is a sort of Scilla :)