1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Cactus or Succulent
1.3 Origin
Mediterranean, Turkey
Southern Africa
1.4 Types
Pale glory-of-the-snow , Cretan glory-of-the-snow , Forbes' glory-of-the-snow , Loch's glory-of-the-snow
Gasteria brachyphylla, Gasteria rawlinsonii
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Mediterranean region
Deciduous forests, River side, rocky banks of streams
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22
13, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Blue, Pink, Violet
Coral
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Not Available
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Tongue shaped
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Bright direct sunlight, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Dry soil
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Leaf Cutting, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Less Watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Doesn't require fertilization when grown in rich soil
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Fusarium root rot, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Deer resistant, Drought
Drought, Heat And Humidity
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
Unknown
Irritation to intestines, Skin rash
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Cottage Garden, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
For treating wrinkles, Good for the Scalp
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Unknown
Aging, Blood disorders, Laxative
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
Leaves, Sap
6.2.3 Other Uses
Unknown
Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Shampoo, Oil is used in mosquito repellents
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
7.2 Common Name
Chionodoxa, Glory-of-the-Snow
Gasteria
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Ruhm des Schnees
Gasteria
7.2.3 In French
gloire de la neige
Gasteria
7.2.4 In Spanish
gloria de la nieve
Gasteria
7.2.5 In Greek
glory-of-the-snow
Gasteria
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
glory of the snow
Gasteria
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Vascular plant
Not Available
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Scilloideae
Asphodeloideae
8.10 Number of Species