Scilla: S. aristides and others...

[biodiversite]

Hi everybody,
Scilla aristides from Algeria begins to flowering.
Searching for detaisl about this plant, I found this page http://www.srgc.org.uk/shows/earlybulb/report.html
who is Schneider ? Do you know something more about this scilla ?

[Maggi Young]

Sorry, Bio, I cannot help you!
 It seems that that was the only info Fred had, the name Schneider ! 

[biodiversite]

thanks Maggi, I thought he could be a known collector for example...

[Gerdk]

Sorry, Bio, I cannot help you!
 It seems that that was the only info Fred had, the name Schneider ! 

On the occasion of a telephone call with Erich Pasche today I was told that Professor Ingo Schneider from Potsdam collected  Scilla aristides in Algeria a long time ago. This species was cultivated at the Botanical Garden of Wuppertal and seeds were distributed from that place.

Gerd

[Maggi Young]

Well done, Gerd... we might have known that Eric would know all these things! He is a great man in my eyes!

[biodiversite]

Thank you Gerd for this complete answer 

[Rafa]

another species Scilla sibirica in the garden.

[Maggi Young]

Do you know , Rafa, I believe that many people overlook these little Scillas... yet when one sees the full glory of this flower in your close up photo, it is to see the plant as if for the first time.

[Andrew]

This seems to be turning into the scilla thread so here's Scilla caucasica

[David Nicholson]

That's a little beauty Andrew.

[David Nicholson]

I bought a little pot of Scilla sibirica last year and they flowered wonderfully well and when they died back I re-planted them in one of my little rockeries. Result: no Scillas this year, do they need a dry Summer rest, if so they certainly didn't get one last Summer?

[hadacekf]

Scilla sibirica in the meadow is a nice little weed!

[David Nicholson]

Does it get a dry Summer rest Franz?

[Tony Willis]

a couple more scilla

[hadacekf]

David no, but we have for weeks no rain in the summer.