ON THIS PLANT
Scilla nana, known as dwarf glory-of-the-snow, is a bulbous perennial from Crete flowering in early spring with flowers in shades of lilac blue. After flowering, it goes into dormancy until the next spring. It belongs to a group of Scilla species that were formerly put in a separate genus, Chionodoxa, and may now be treated as Scilla sect. Chionodoxa. It has not always been recognized as distinct from Scilla cretica.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Scilla
- Family
- Asparagaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Dwarf glory-of-the-snow
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