Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Mediterranean, Turkey
Russia/Siberia
Types
Chionodoxa luciliae
Shrub
Number of Varieties
203
0
40000
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Habitat
meadows, Terrestrial
Cold Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-94-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
7-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm2,330.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Pink, Violet
Dark Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Dark Green, Copper
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Purple, Sienna, Burgundy, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Scale-like imbricate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs, Seedlings
Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Do not water frequently, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water
Water during dry weather, Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Shade areas
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flying insects
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Skin rash
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
-
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Alpine, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
CHIONODOXA
MICROBIOTA decussata
Common Name
Chionodoxa, Glory-of-the-Snow
Microbiota, Siberian carpet cypress, Russian arbor vitae
In Hindi
Chionodoxa
माइक्रोबायोटा
In German
Chionodoxa
Mikrobiota
In French
Chionodoxa
microbiote
In Spanish
Chionodoxa
microbiota
In Greek
Chionodoxa
μικροχλωρίδας
In Portuguese
Chionodoxa
microbiota
In Polish
Chionodoxa
mikroflory
In Latin
Chionodoxa
Microbiota
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Tracheophyta
Class
Cestoda
Pinopsida
Order
Liliales
Pinales
Family
Liliaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Chionodoxa
Microbiota
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
61
1
27800
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