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Scilla forbesii
Glory of the Snow

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DERIVATION
forbesii Asarum forbesii was named for Francis Blackwell Forbes, 1839-1908, American botanist,
expertise in Chinese seed bearing plants, also merchant and opium trader in Asia.

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- Chinodoxa/Scilla forbesii, named for Edward Forbes, Professor of Botany at Edinburgh (1815â€"54), UK naturalist, specializing on the Isle of Man


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James Forbes (1773â€"1861), gardener and writer at Woburn Abbey,

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Cattela forbesii was named for John Forbes,1799-1823,English botanist who collected in Africa and also, South America

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H. O. forbes, collector in the far East c. 1886 "

FAMILY Asparagaceae (Asparagus Family)  Other Plants in the Asparagus Family
HABIT Geophyte | Herbaceous
RANGE W & S Turkey
FLOWERS Blue
SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS Steppe Plant Collection
COMMON NAME(S) Glory of the Snow
SYNONYMS Chionodoxa forbesii
Location Map for Scilla forbesii (Glory of the Snow) - 10 Map Locations Found
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Individual Locations for Scilla forbesii: More Locations
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Key 		Accession
Number		 Year Location
1  042594*1 2004 Oak Grove
2  042594*2 2004 Dwarf Conifer Berm
3  042594*3 2004 Oak Grove
4  062375*1 2006 Oak Grove
5  121923*1 2012 Chatfield Sinnamon Center, N Slope Draw
6  142397*1 2014 Woodland Mosaic
7  142397*2 2014 Mordecai Childrens G
8  142397*3 2014 Mordecai Childrens G
9  142397*4 2014 Mordecai Childrens G
10  174106*1 2017 Rock Alpine Garden
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Map		 174106*2 2017 Rock Alpine Garden

 

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  FLOWERING:
When Scilla forbesii has been observed flowering
at Denver Botanic Gardens
  Flowering by Week 1 to 52
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