Scilla morrisii

[mark smyth]

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 Scilla 2009   Reply #74   

Scilla 2009    .....from  March 2009
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Great to see this plant, it is S. morrisii.

Unfortunately it seems that very soon it will not be growing in the wild any more.!!!

Only a few hundred plants are still growing in the wild in what seems to be the last three locations,

It seems nothing is being done by Cypriot autoreties in order to protect, or make a programme to save this extremely rare plant, as for other species such as Crocus hartmaninaus and Tulipa cypria, both on a rapid way to extinction.

Last year i was there at the end of February but it was too early for it and I'm not sure it flowered due to the terrible drought Cyprus has for the last 5 years.

Any way Scilla morrisii grows at around 600m and 800-1000m.

Take a good care of it!!!!

[mark smyth]

This bulb was available at this years Mid Anglia bulb sale. I got 4 and hope they survive