Chionodoxa
Chionodoxa is one of the earliest Spring flowers. Spreads quickly.
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Forbesii
M5221
Chionodoxa ‘Forbesii’ is an early spring beauty, which quickly spreads to form a beautiful carpet of blue with its pretty, star-shaped blooms.
A perfect plant for shaded areas of the garden, requiring a dash of colour and illumination. Delicate, rich blue flowers feature a glowing, almost-white centre to each bloom. Known as ‘Glory of the Snow’, for these beautiful Chionodoxa ‘Forbesii’ flowers bloom between February and March, providing a welcome rush of colour during some of the coldest months.
Excellent for rockeries, containers, and for growing near the front of the border where the colourful cushions of intricate blooms will not be missed.
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Forbesii Blue Giant
M5220
For an early show of pretty blue, Chionodoxa ‘Forbesii Blue Giant’ is hard to beat. Twinkling, star-shaped blooms of violet-blue with a white centre form lush, colourful carpets during February and March.
Plant in sun or shade to brighten dull corners and enliven spring pots. This low growing, delicate beauty is also perfect for rockeries and growing near the front of the border, putting on a floriferous display.
The bulbs will naturalise easily in well-drained, fertile soil. Chionodoxa ‘Forbesii Blue Giant’ is perfect for growing beneath larger shrubs, planting in rockeries, borders and containers as one of the earliest and most welcome bulbs to bloom.
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Forbesii Pink Giant
M5222
Taller than most Chionodoxa, with stems up to 20cm ‘Pink Giant’ is an impactful spring bloom for the front of the border, containers and rockery planting. The lilac-pink star-shaped flowers are a charming choice for spring pots and garden spaces, forming a delightful, welcome carpet of colour following winter.
Known as ‘Glory of the Snow’ invaluable Chionodoxa Pink Giant flower during February and March, when the weather is still chilly and the garden lacking in colour. The bulbs multiply easily in rich, well-drained soil in sun or part shade.
Grow alongside Muscari, Crocus, Snowdrops and Narcissi for a delightful early spring display.
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Lucillae
M5227
Loose spikes of delicate, sky-blue flowers bloom in profusion on Chionodoxa ‘Luciliae’ during February and March. This intricate beauty is the perfect choice to brighten a dull corner of the garden – ideal for rockeries, alpine borders and for planting beneath large shrubs or trees in dappled shade. Chionodoxas are also wonderful for growing in containers as a pretty, low-growing carpet, from which later flowering bulbs such as Tulips can emerge.
Bulbs will naturalise well in fertile, well-drained soil, returning year after year with their eye-catching show of dazzling blue.
Chionodoxa ‘Luciliae’ has been granted a prestigious Award of Garden Merit by the RHS for its exceptional garden qualities.
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Lucillae Alba
M5223
Loose clusters of gleaming, snow-white flowers adorn stems up to 15cm tall throughout February and March on glorious Chionodoxa ‘Luciliae Alba’.
This pretty, pure white cultivar will create snowy mounds of star-shaped blooms, ideal for illuminating virtually any garden space. Perfect for rockeries, borders, containers and alpine gardens. Mix Chionodoxa ‘Luciliae Alba’ with the bulbs of other dainty spring beauties, such as Crocus, Muscari and Snowdrops for a textured garden tapestry.
Chionodoxas thrive in sun or shade, in well-drained, fertile soil where they will naturalise happily and return with a more floriferous display, year after year.
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Luciliae Rosy Queen
M5219
Rosy-pink star-shaped flowers are clustered loosely around dainty stems, up to 15cm tall on Chionodoxa ‘Luciliae Rosy Queen’ during early spring. The charming blush flowers feature a white centre and are one of the first flowers to bloom in February.
Perfect for creating a soft carpet of gentle colour beneath shrubs and trees in semi-shade. The bulbs thrive in well-drained, fertile soil where they will naturalise and return each spring with an ever-increasing, floriferous display.
Chionodoxa ‘Luciliae Rosy Queen’ is useful for adding interest and lightness to dull corners of the garden, rockeries and for the front of the border where the delicate blooms can be seen and appreciated best.
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Sardensis
M5224
No rock garden should be without Chionodoxa ‘Sardensis’. With its pure gentian-blue blooms, this charming cultivar will bedazzle you with its beauty when it flowers in early spring. Stout, purplish stems are loaded with the pretty star-shaped blooms, each featuring a gleaming white eye in the centre.
Chionodoxa are brilliant for naturalising in rich, well-drained soil and will grow happily in sun and shade. Perfect for borders, alpine gardens and containers, forming soft cushions of eye-catching colour.
Chionodoxa ‘Sardensis’ has been granted an Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society for its exceptional garden qualities and stunning looks.
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Mixed
M5228
A pretty spring palette of popular Chionodoxa bulbs, includes a well-balanced mix of pink, white, blue and violet varieties.
Literally translated as ‘Glory of the Snow’ from Greek, Chionodoxa are loved by gardeners for bringing a welcome pop of colour to the garden early on in the year. The charming star-shaped blooms emerge in February on petite stems up to 15cm tall, creating cushion-like mounds of beautiful colour.
Ideal for rockeries, alpine gardens, containers and borders. The bulbs are easy to grow and care for, happy in sun or shade in well-drained soil where they will naturalise with ease.
