C. gigantea is more commonly known as C. luciliae, see C. luciliae for more information. Small, self-seeding bulb suitable for rock gardens. Leaves are basal and strap shaped, 3 inches to 8 inches long and medium green. Delightful, star-shaped, blue […]
Chionodoxa forbesii ( Glory of the snow Pink Giant )
The cultivar, ‘Pink Giant’ bears rose-pink flowers with a white center. Small, self-seeding bulb suitable for rock gardens. Leaves are basal and strap shaped, 3 inches to 8 inches long and medium green. C. forbesii has delightful, star-shaped, blue flowers […]
Chionodoxa forbesii ( Glory of the snow Chionodoxa )
C. forbesii is a profuse bloomer, bearing up to twelve petite star-shaped flowers in sky blue. Small, self-seeding bulb suitable for rock gardens. Leaves are basal and strap shaped, 3 inches to 8 inches long and medium green.
Chionodoxa forbesii ( Glory of the snow Alba Chionodoxa )
‘Alba’ bears white flowers. Small, self-seeding bulb suitable for rock gardens. Leaves are basal and strap shaped, 3 inches to 8 inches long and medium green. C. forbesii has delightful, star-shaped, blue flowers with white centers grow in clusters in […]
Chionodoxa cretica ( Glory of the snow Chionodoxa )
C. cretica is more commonly known as C. nana, see C. nana for more information. Small, self-seeding bulb suitable for rock gardens. Leaves are basal and strap shaped, 3 inches to 8 inches long and medium green. Delightful, star-shaped, blue […]
Chionochloa rubra ( Red Tussock Grass )
C. rubra is tussock-forming, with attractive red-copper, finely-textured foliage. Not especially showy in flower. Species in the grass family (Poaceae)have narrow grasslike foliage, with leaf veins typically parallel to one another, and the leaf margins are most often smooth. With […]
Chionochloa flavicans ( Green-leaved Tussock Grass )
C. flavicans is densely tufted, with fine green foliage, to 6 feet in flower. Summer blooming; good for cut or dried flowers.Species in the grass family (Poaceae)have narrow grasslike foliage, with leaf veins typically parallel to one another, and the […]
Chionochloa flavescens ( Broad-leafed Snow Tussock Grass )
C. flavescens is densely tufted, with finely-textured foliage, to 6 feet tall in flower. Blooms spring to summer. Good for cut or dried flowers. The species flavescens is in the grass family (Poaceae)have narrow grasslike foliage, with leaf veins typically […]
Chionochloa conspicua ( Plumed Tussock Grass )
C. conspicua produces huge, feathery flower-heads, resembling pampas grass, but more open and airy, in summer. Good for cut or dried flowers. margins are most often smooth. With a few exceptions, such as bamboo, most grasses are herbaceous, meaning they […]
Chionanthus virginicus ( Old man’s beard )
C. virginicus is a deciduous shrub or tree of spreading habit, producing glossy, dark green foliage and nodding panicles of scented flowers in white. Later in the season diminutive fruits in plum-black are borne.