A bulbous Eurasian plant of the lily family, with early blooming blue flowers.
雪光花。亦称 GLORY-OF-THE-SNOW
Genus Chionodoxa, family Liliaceae
Also called glory-of-the-snow
Example sentencesExamples
Others which are suitable include snowdrops, iris, scillas, muscari and chionodoxas.
We have many thousands of chionodoxas naturalized in our garden.
These are soon followed by crocuses, scillas, and chionodoxas; then come the hyacinths, daffodils, and tulips.
Nigel also asks if these pests attack the roots of bulbs such as chionodoxa, muscari and fritillaria.
It's worth mentioning that chionodoxa names are fairly hit and miss, because almost all the original names have been changed, and some bulb-sellers use the new names while others still use the old.
Origin
Modern Latin, from Greek khiōn 'snow' + doxa 'glory'.