Glory-of-the-Snow (Chionodoxa forbesii)

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threegardeners North Augusta, ON Apr 20, 2008

Glory-of-the-Snow
Chionodoxa forbesii

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trilian15 Helsinki, Finland Apr 26, 2008

That is a Chionodoxa (Hyacinthaceae), but they are lovely too and often grow in same gardens as Scilla.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Apr 26, 2008

Trilian15, could you please give us some pointers on how to tell them apart? A lot of people have a hard time with this, I sure do.

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threegardeners North Augusta, ON Apr 26, 2008

yes, here is another photo of the same plant...there are maybe 20 bulbs in the patch and each one sends up maybe one or two flowers.

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trilian15 Helsinki, Finland Apr 26, 2008

Hi, the easiest way is to compare the flowers: Scilla - flowers nodding down, Chinodoxa - flowers facing upwards. Please compare also the stamens, they look different.

Hope this helped a bit?

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threegardeners North Augusta, ON Apr 26, 2008

Yes, thank you. I'll send a note to Admin. and have the pic. put where it belongs ^_^

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