Nederlands: Grote sneeuwroem
Español:
Français: Gloire des neiges
Deutsch: Schneestolz
Family: Asparagaceae - Asparagus family
Flowering time: March-April
Height: 10-25cm
Altitude:
Colour: blue, sometimes white or pink
Leaves: two or three, linear, red edge
Flower: 20-35mm, style 1-1,5mm
Habitat: mountains in Crete, Cyprus and Turkey
Distribution: native to Greece and Turkey
Synonyms: Scilla siehei - Scilla forbesii - Chionodoxa luciliae
Notes: Chionodoxa siehei is a bulbous perennial that flowers in early spring. After flowering, it goes into dormancy until the next spring. The seeds of Forbes' Glory of the snow contain an ant bread. Fallen seeds are collected by ants, the sweet bread is eaten and the bitter seed is planted. Forbes' Glory-of-the-snow was introduced as a garden plant in the Netherlands around 1880. In this country it is now a naturalized species. Chionodoxa siehei is similar to Chionodoxa sardensis. The flowers of Forbes' Glory-of-the-Snow are larger, the style is shorter and the colour is paler blue compared to those of Lesser Glory-of-the-Snow.
Related key words: Heemtuin Kralingse Bos Rotterdam, Landgoed Elswout Overveen, bijgoed stinsenflora
