Chionodoxa forbesii Glory-of-the-snow C DD I
Re-directed to Scilla forbesii following name change.
This introduction from Western Turkey is a favourite early Spring flower in UK gardens so arrives in our countryside as a chuck-out and less often from seeds. There was a some indication that the site where this one grew may have been a garden years and years ago but the plant has been known here for a long time.
C. forbesii has successfully escaped to wild sites all over England and Scotland with fewer records in Wales. It has not been recorded in the wild in Ireland.
Near Arnside Promenade, North Lancs, 15th April 2006
Added on 21st April 2006, updated 30th November 2008, updated 14th March 2010, updated Se3 and r-directed 3rd May 2010