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glory-of-the-snow

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glo·ry-of-the-snow (glôr-v--sn, glr-)
n.
A small bulbous plant (Chionodoxa luciliae) native to southwest Asia, Crete, and Cyprus, cultivated for its early-blooming blue flowers.
glory-of-the-snow
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a small W Asian liliaceous plant, Chionodoxa luciliae, cultivated for its early-blooming blue flowers
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Daffodils, grape hyacinths, all of the flowering onions (Alliums), dogtooth violets (Erythronium), glory-of-the-snow (Chionodoxa), winter aconites (Eranthis), snowdrops Galanthus), scillas (Scilla), Grecian windflowers (Anemone), Guinea Hen flowers (Fritillaria), and wood hyacinths (Hyacinthoides) are seldom eaten by pests.
Get summer bulbs out of the garden by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
Over in the formal terrace beds, Glory-of-the-snow with its deep blue flowers stands proud, complementing the blue striped petals of its neighbouring Stripped Squill.
Blooming at Belsay by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
Glory-of-the-Snow (Chionodoxa) in April will have clusters of blue, pink, or white flowers about five to six inches above the ground-covering mulch.
Think spring bulbs; Select the best color for yards by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
 
 
 
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