A genus of small bulbous flowering plants with blue, pink, or white star-shaped flowers that bloom very early in spring, also called glory-of-the-snow.
From Greek 'chion' (snow) plus 'doxa' (glory), literally 'glory-of-the-snow.' The name reflects how these flowers bloom so early they often push through snow in spring.
Chionodoxa flowers are practically spring's advance soldiers—they bloom so early (sometimes while snow still covers the ground) that gardeners can create a 'glory-of-the-snow' display by February in many climates.
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