Above: Glory-of-the-Snow along bikepath between Marion Dunn Pond and Duck Pond in Madison, Wisconsin (4/6/20).
Glory-of-the-Snow - Chionodoxa forbesii
Glory-of-the-Snow is a non-native plant that has blue upward-facing flowers with a white center. They bloom in early spring and are sometimes confused with Siberian Squill that also blooms in the early spring but has downward facing flowers.
Above: Each Glory-of-the-Snow plant has two long leaves.
Above: Glory-of-the-Snow (on left) and Siberian Squill (on right).
For more information on the Glory-of-the-Snow, visit Wikipedia.
Or, visit the UW-Madison Wisconsin Horticulture Division of Extension website page about Glory-of-the-Snow.
Glory-of-the-Snow
Chionodoxa forbesii
Above: Glory-of-the-Snow along bikepath between Marion Dunn Pond and Duck Pond in Madison, Wisconsin (4/01/21).
Above: Glory-of-the-Snow along bikepath between Marion Dunn Pond and Duck Pond in Madison, Wisconsin on (4/02/21)
Above: Glory-of-the-Snow along bikepath between Marion Dunn Pond and Duck Pond in Madison, Wisconsin (3/31/21).
Above: Glory-of-the-Snow along bikepath between Marion Dunn Pond and Duck Pond in Madison, Wisconsin (4/06/20)
Above: Glory-of-the-Snow near the UW Arboretum Visitor's Center in Madison, Wisconsin (4/08/21)