More about the plant below:
Shining snowball (Chionodoxa luciliae)
category : onion
position : sun, partial shade
height : 10-25 cm
frost resistance : to -25 ° C
reaction soil : indifferent
preferences soil : fertile, humus, permeable
watering : medium
color leaves/needles : green
color of flowers : blue, purple, white
shape : upright
period flowering : March-April
seeding : autumn
reproduction:adventitious bulbs
persistence leaves : seasonal
application : flower beds, balconies, cut flowers, terraces
pace of growth : fast
Shining snowball - silhouetteThe development of a shiny snowballShining snowball - positionShining snowdrop careShining snowball - applicationAdviceShining snowball - silhouette
The shining snowdrop sprouts its first shoots around mid-March, and blooms at the beginning of April.Star-shaped calyxes have a white center and blue petals, closer to the center they are brighter - this is the most important feature that distinguishes a snowball from a very similar onion, whose petals have a uniform blue color.
Development of the shiny snowball
Leaves form at the same time as flowers, always growing in pairs. Their length is 10 to 15 centimeters.
Shining snowball - position
Śnieżnik grows both in sunny and semi-shaded positions. The natural habitat of this plant is the mountain slopes of Turkey, where the ground is rocky and periodically dry. In order for the snowball to catch on in our conditions, it should be planted in a permeable substrate. Requires heavy and clay soil. It is recommended to improve its quality with a solemn admixture of sand.
Glossy snowball care
The optimal time for planting into the ground is August or September. Then the snowball is adopted quickly and permanently.It is not necessary to feed the crops. Plants reproduce by adventitious bulbs and seeds.In order for the seedlings to mature, they cannot be trimmed or mowed (with a mower) until July.
Shining snowball - application
Filigree spring snowballs look very good in plantings with decorative shrubs, especially when they do not have leaves in spring.In plantings on the lawn, they create colorful islands, they look very nice in combination with yellow ranches, crocuses and cyclamen narcissus that bloom at the same time.
Tip
Śnieżnik is also available in varieties other than blue. Pink flowers are found in 'Pink Giant' and white flowers in 'Alba'.
