1. A small spring-flowering bulbous plant of the lily family, native to Asia Minor, with blue, pink, or white star-shaped flowers.
Usage: Also called glory-of-the-snow.; Botanical/horticultural term.

Examples

• The chionodoxa blooms early in spring, often pushing through the last patches of snow.
• Gardeners plant chionodoxa bulbs in fall for cheerful blue flowers the following March.
• The delicate chionodoxa flowers attract early bees and other pollinators.
• Chionodoxa luciliae is the most commonly cultivated species in temperate gardens.
• These chionodoxa plants naturalize well in woodland settings and rock gardens.