Shooting Star

Glory of the Snow

About Shooting Star and Glory of the Snow

Shooting Star

Glory of the Snow

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

Mediterranean, Turkey

1.4 Types

alpine shootingstar , Jewelled shootingstar , Sierran shootingstar , broad-leaved shootingstar , Frigid Shootingstar

Pale glory-of-the-snow , Cretan glory-of-the-snow , Forbes' glory-of-the-snow , Loch's glory-of-the-snow

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

178

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, open Woodlands

Mediterranean region

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-153-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

240.00 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

180.00 cm5.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Salmon, Coral

White, Blue, Pink, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green, Burgundy

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate elongated

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Early Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Medium

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Fungal leaf spots

Pests and diseases free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Deer resistant, Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Runny nose, sneezing

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Mixed Border, small hedge

along a porch, deck or patio, Cottage Garden, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Unknown

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Unknown

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

Alpine, Container, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CLERODENDRUM quadriloculare

CHIONODOXA

7.2 Common Name

American cowslip , mosquito bills , mad violets , sailor caps

Chionodoxa, Glory-of-the-Snow

7.2.1 In Hindi

shooting star

Chionodoxa

7.2.2 In German

shooting star

Ruhm des Schnees

7.2.3 In French

Dodecatheon

gloire de la neige

7.2.4 In Spanish

Dodecatheon

gloria de la nieve

7.2.5 In Greek

shooting star

glory-of-the-snow

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Dodecatheon

glória da neve

7.2.7 In Polish

shooting star

chwała śniegu

7.2.8 In Latin

shooting star

glory of the snow

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Vascular plant

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Primulales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Verbenaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Dodecatheon

Chionodoxa

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Scilloideae

8.10 Number of Species

178

1 27800

Properties of Shooting Star and Glory of the Snow

Wondering what are the properties of Shooting Star and Glory of the Snow? We provide you with everything About Shooting Star and Glory of the Snow. Shooting Star doesn't have thorns and Glory of the Snow doesn't have thorns. Also Shooting Star does not have fragrant flowers. Shooting Star has allergic reactions like Runny nose and sneezing and Glory of the Snow has allergic reactions like Runny nose and sneezing. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Shooting Star and Glory of the Snow and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Shooting Star and Glory of the Snow

Season and care of Shooting Star and Glory of the Snow is important to know. While considering everything about Shooting Star and Glory of the Snow Care, growing season is an essential factor. Shooting Star season is Spring and Winter and Glory of the Snow season is Spring and Winter. The type of soil for Shooting Star is Loam, Sand and for Glory of the Snow is Loam while the PH of soil for Shooting Star is Acidic, Neutral and for Glory of the Snow is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Shooting Star and Glory of the Snow Physical Information

Shooting Star and Glory of the Snow physical information is very important for comparison. Shooting Star height is 240.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Glory of the Snow height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Shooting Star and Glory of the Snow are as follows:

Shooting Star flower color: White, Pink, Salmon and Coral
Shooting Star leaf color: Red, Green and Burgundy
Glory of the Snow flower color: White, Blue, Pink and Violet
Glory of the Snow leaf color: Green

Care of Shooting Star and Glory of the Snow

Care of Shooting Star and Glory of the Snow include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Shooting Star pruning is done Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Glory of the Snow pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Shooting Star needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Glory of the Snow needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.