Question: Hi, this is blooming right now (first week of April) under an oak tree at the edge of a dry …
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Hi, this is blooming right now (first week of April) under an oak tree at the edge of a dry wooded area behind our back yard in Tolland County, Connecticut. Not sure if it is a native wildflower or something that may have escaped from someone's garden at one time. Thank you for your help!
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Dear DavidJ, good morning. You have photographed what appears to be Scilla luciliae (synonym: Chionodoxa luciliae), called Lucile's glory-of-the-snow. It is an early-flowering member of the hyacinth family. This species does naturalize from time to time, but primarily persists from old gardens. Best wishes.
