General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 4 to 6 inches
Plant Spread: 3 to 4 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant

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Common names
  • Glory of the Snow
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Scilla luciliae
  • Synonym: Chionodoxa luciliae
  • Synonym: Chionodoxa gigantea

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Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-04-14
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-10-12

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