Chionodoxa Bulbs

Chionodoxa flower bulbs will be available to order from spring 2025 for delivery and planting in autumn 2025.

For spring planting, check out our wildflower bulbs ‘In The Green’ which are available to order now for planting from January to March.

Creating swathes of stunning little blooms and a carpet of colour in early Spring, Chionodoxa are the flowers for you. Easy to establish and well suited for rockeries they look absolutely stunning planted in mass. From bold purple flowers - Chionodoxa Luciliae Violet Beauty Bulbs to soft blue hues of Chionodoxa luciliae Bulbs there is a colour for everyone.

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Chionodoxa: How to grow them (and why!)

Get your garden blooming early and blooming beautifully with Chionodoxa! This is among the first flowers you’ll see growing in a garden at the start of the year, and its white, star-shaped petals tipped with delicate blue certainly bring to mind the thawing of winter frost to make way for early spring dewdrops. A smaller flower, growing only around 4-6 inches (10-15cm) tall, with grass-like foliage, which makes an excellent choice as a floral carpet!

Fun Facts

Better known by their nickname, ‘glory-of-the-snow’- not only because of their beauty but because of their alpine native habitat, where their blooms typically break through layers of mountain snow! A perfectly fitting, descriptive name - if only the subspecies were as creatively-named! Instead, many subspecies are simply named for their collectors: Forbes' glory-of-the-snow (Chionodoxa forbesii) and Lucile's glory-of-the-snow (Chionodoxa luciliae) are two examples. That being said, Lucile’s flower has a bit more of a romantic spin, being named after the wife of Swiss botanist Pierre Edmond Boissier.

How to grow

Chionodoxa shares many similarities with snowdrops, blooming in March and naturalising easily into a lawn. They can be planted in sun or partial shade, and are best planted in mid-Autumn, approximately 3 inches (7.5cm) deep and 3 inches apart. Chionodoxa are low-maintenance, self-seeding plants; though they look best planted in clusters for a natural look, their growing area may become overcrowded, in which case it’s best to dig some up and relocate them as you wish after they finish flowering.

Species & Styles

If you’re looking for other options for good flowers to pair with Chionodoxa, then snowdrops are likely the first thing to consider - indeed, their complementary colours, drooping stem and snowy stylings almost seem too perfect for planting with Chionodoxa! Of course, one may be willing to experiment with combining its icy colouration with any other early-blooming bulb flower, like bright, early-season tulips or white-tinted narcissi!

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