Scilla lochiae, known as Loch's glory-of-the-snow, is a bulbous perennial from Cyprus flowering in early spring.

[4] Like all former Chionodoxa species, the bases of the stamens are flattened and closely clustered in the middle of the flower.

[5] S. lochiae is an endemic of the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus, where it flowers during March and April in moist organic soils in pine forests at higher elevations.

Found only in a small area, it is strictly protected under the Berne Convention.

Photographs taken in the wild show the flowers nodding rather than upright.