Glory of the Snow
Chionodoxa luciliae
Comes up through the tail of the cold and asks for nothing afterward — no feeding, no watering, no cutting back.
Light Full sun through to partial shade.
Water Moderate moisture while it is growing in spring, and none after that.
Height 15 cm
Spread 3.9 in
Spacing 10 cm
Spacing & sowing
- Plant spacing
- 3.9 in
- In-row spacing
- 3.9 in
- Between rows
- 5.1 in
- Square-foot density
- Not suited to SFG
Growing
- Type
- Flower · Perennial
- Botanical family
- Mixed / other
- Sunlight
- Full sun through to partial shade.
- Watering
- Moderate moisture while it is growing in spring, and none after that.
- Feeding
- No feeding necessary.
- Frost tolerant
- Yes
- Flowering
- February
- Pruning
- Leave it alone once the flowers are over.
- Overwintering
- Dormant bulbs need no protection in a temperate climate.
Through the year
- Jan–Mar Spring Growth
- Mar–Apr Flowering
- Apr–May Growing
- May–Dec Leaf Fall
- Jan–Jan Leaf Fall
Pests & problems
Garden allies
Beneficial predators that hunt this plant's pests — grow their favourite flowers nearby to recruit them. companion plant
- Snakes & lizards Colubridae & PhrynosomatidaeHunts Mice & voles
A garter snake works the beds for slugs and voles and a fence lizard clears grasshoppers off a sunny wall. Almost every snake a gardener meets is harmless and useful; give them a log pile, a warm flat stone and a bit of cover and they stay.
The Cottage Garden Companion — the gardener's herbarium at cottagegardencompanion.com