Scilla (ex chinodoxa) forbesii
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Scilla forbesii, long classified in the genus Chionodoxa as Chionodoxa forbesii, is a bulbous plant native to western Turkey. Each bulb produces two narrow basal leaves around ten centimetres long and a flowering stem rarely exceeding 10-15 cm. As winter ends, it bears a loose cluster of 4 to 10 upward-facing, star-shaped, six-tepalled flowers, blue-violet with a white centre. Known as "glory of the snow", it grows well in full sun or part shade, on well-drained soil, and naturalises readily by self-seeding.
- Family :Liliaceae
- Subfamily :Hyacinthaceae
- Flowering height :0-15 cm
Growing cycle
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Planting :July (sem. 1-4), August (sem. 1-4), September (sem. 1-1)
Growth :January (sem. 1-4), February (sem. 1-4), March (sem. 1-4), April (sem. 1-4), September (sem. 3-4), October (sem. 1-4), November (sem. 1-4), December (sem. 1-2)
Flowering :September (sem. 3-4), October (sem. 1-4)