100 Species #23: Glory-of-the-snow

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Correct me if I'm wrong, I'm rubbish with cultivated plants, but I think this is Glory-of-the-snow (Chionodoxa sp.), a Mediterranean native that grows from a bulb. It popped up between the late winter blooming snow drops and the early spring blooming daffodils, in numerous locations around the yard. You garden-keeping folks probably know more about it than I do, so let's hear it (and let me know what it is in case I'm wrong).

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[miz-geek.livejournal.com]

I think so. At any rate, I have some that I planted from bulbs about 5 years ago, but I can't remember what they were called. But that's them. Funny - we just saw some at the nature center at Goodwin Forest yesterday and I couldn't remember what they were called.

They spread (apparently they self-seed), but not as much as my grape hyacinths do (I don't think I'd call them aggressive, at least in my garden). They seem more consistent and and last longer than crocuses, so I look forward to seeing them this time of year.