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| A Splash Of Blue |
"What is the name of the blue flower beneath that big tree?" This is the question being asked by the many visitors to the college, and the answer is "Chionodoxa luciliae", commonly known as Glory of The Snow. ("What tree is that and how old is it?" is also asked, "A Plane tree" and "Between 200-300 years old" is the reply).
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| Beneath The Plane |
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| A View Of Blue |
Beneath the old plane tree, this small, early flowering spring bulb, Chionodoxa luciliae, has naturalized well and its clusters of bright blue, white centred, star shaped flowers have created a splash of blue that can be seen from afar by the inquisitive visitors.
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| Glory Of The Snow (Chionodoxa luciliae) |
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| Chionodoxa luciliae |
Nice looking Chionodoxa💚 Flowers along the stem.
ReplyDeleteThank you Minna, we look forward to seeing them every year, means spring is here! Best regards Ali (Gardener)
DeleteThey are superb for naturalising under trees and surprisingly quick. I would have thought another question might have been how long have they been there.
ReplyDeleteHi Roger, Have asked the gardeners in the team that have been at the college a lot longer than I have, memory a bit sketchy but could be forty years ago! Certainly before the Head Gardener's time, 15 years. best regards Ali
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