ON THIS PLANT
Scilla sardensis, the lesser glory-of-the-snow, is a bulbous perennial from west Turkey flowering in early spring. After flowering, it goes into dormancy until the next spring. It belongs to a group of Scilla species that were formerly put in a separate genus, Chionodoxa, and may now be treated as Scilla sect. Chionodoxa.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Chionodoxa
- Family
- Asparagaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Lesser Glory-of-the-snow en Turkish Glory-of-the-snow en Glory-of-the-snow en Lesser glory of the snow
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