Muscari & relatives 2013

[johnralphcarpenter]

To my mind the first is Muscari macrocarpum, the second and the fourth are Muscari latifolium. It is difficult to say based on the picture what  the third is, as there are a lot of the similar type.

Thanks. the third one is a nice powder blue. Found some dislodged labels nearby: Muscari latifolium, Muscari tubergenianum and Muscari ambrosiacum.Could picture three be one of these?

[Tim Ingram]

Muscari would make a great subject for a small booklet like Plant Heritage have produced on other genera - having looked through this thread they really grow on you; even species like neglectum can look wonderful seeding around in short turf. Has anyone succeed in growing Bellevalia forniculata in the garden? Plants I had of this from JJA seed have not persisted, but it is an astonishing colour.

[olegKon]

If it is one of the three I would say it is Muscari tubergenianum

[johnralphcarpenter]

If it is one of the three I would say it is Muscari tubergenianum

Yes, it certainly looks like the pictures of that on Google.

[olegKon]

Glad they have been sorted out

[Susan Band]

Hi Tim,
Bellevalia forniculata grows fine out here in the open garden, setting seed but the bulbs don't multiply just get bigger.
When you look at the picture in Janis's book you see that Henrick is walking in his bare feet. They were growing in a wet meadow, maybe that is why we have no problem growing them  Susan

[TheOnionMan]

Can anyone identify this Bellevaria?  This is Peter Korn's photo, he posted it on Facebook, and we were texting about what species it might be.

[ashley]

It looks like the usual form of Bellevalia romana to me Mark.

[TheOnionMan]

Thanks Ashley, that was Peter's guess as well.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Muscari armeniacum 'Valerie Finnis'

[ArnoldT]

Muscari muscarimi

[bulborum]

Finally good flowers
I found these at Cape Corse in Corsica 2010

Roland

[ashley]

Interesting white comosum Roland

Here:
Bellevalia forniculata  JJA 0227770
Bellevalia romana

[ashley]

Muscari argaei
M. comosum from Greece, Delphi.  Thanks Tony.
M. neglectum from Spain, Palencia, Aguilar de Campóo
M. pallens

[shelagh]

Ashley I first saw Bellevalia forniculata at Tallin Botanic and that wonderful shade of blue fairly shone and made the bed look wonderful.