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(Lilaceae)

• AKA: Snow Glories
• Botanical Name: Chionodoxa forbesii
• Planting Time: Fall
• Height: 4" to 7"
• Exposure: Full sun
• Soil: well-drained
• Hardiness: Zones 3-8
• Bloom Time: Early spring
• Uses: beds, borders, containers, cut flower

Etc.

• Glory of the snow likes full sun, but it looks great naturalized under a deciduous tree. This works well because the plants will go through their bloom cycle before the tree leafs out.
• Other low growing early spring bulbs make great companions, including grape hyacinth, squill, and crocus.