Chionodoxa luciliae Gigantea Group 'Alba'
Habitat: open places
Flowering: spring
Height: 15 cm
Width: 8 cm
Soil: good garden soil
Habitat: open places
Flowering: spring
Height: 15 cm
Width: 8 cm
Soil: good garden soil
Sometimes referred to as 'confetti flowers', because they multiply so freely that they can be scattered across a border or through grass, to give splendid colour after crocuses have faded. We grow them in a herbaceous border, where they provide colour before the bigger plants get growing, and the bulbs then disappear for the rest of the season.
Chionodoxa luciliae Gigantea Group 'Alba' is a a form with several large, pure white flowers to each stem.
5 bulbs £3.00
| Chionodoxa forbesii has stems loosely arraed with sky blue, starry flowers. Plant once and enjoy it for decades. | |
| Chionodoxa forbesii 'Violet Beauty' is a variety of this fine species with soft, violet blue flowers. | |
| Chionodoxa luciliae Gigantea Group refers to a form with the usual sky blue colour flowers, with white centres, several large blooms to each stem. |