SCILLA 2019

[Rimmer de Vries]

x Chionoscilla allenii

[Maggi Young]

Super  photo, Rimmer!

 Another photo  from Rimmer which he had trouble  posting ....

[Gail]

That is so lovely, the blues are such a joy at this time of year.
A few of my new acquisitions;
Chionodoxa 'Blue Giant'


Scilla ingridae


Scilla ramburei


Scilla siberica 'Boreas'


Scilla siberica 'Enem'

[Maggi Young]

These wee blue bulbs  drive me crazy - after  five minutes they all look the same to me!  Traviso- aka the  Amateur Anthecologist has  posted this  elsewhere ...

from Travis Owen
 
"Side by side comparison between four closely related bulbs blooming in my garden right now (clockwise from top left): Scilla siberica, Scilla mischtschenkoana, Chionodoxa luciliae, and Puschkinia scilloides.



Generally speaking, these can be keyed out by characteristics of the filaments (the parts that hold the anthers). Round anthers (cross section) are consistent with Scilla. Flattened, independent filaments are consistent with Chionodoxa. Fused filaments (forming a corona, like the trumpet of a daffodil) are consistent with Puschkinia. There are a bunch of other characteristics used to identify species and other related genera, but these three genera are pretty common so it's good practice for amateur botanists like me."

[Janis Ruksans]

Few pictures of Iranian scillas - the first two are Scilla gorganica, the last was not yet identified, from the same gorge only much higher.

[Gail]

Chionodoxa forbesii 'Aethra'

[David Nicholson]

Scilla siberica. It was originally the blue form and alba mixed but the blue is taking over.

[Rimmer de Vries]

 First snap is Scilla meliana.
 The last 2 snaps are of Scilla bithynica.

[Yann]

Janis which kind of substrat do use for gorganica? I've sown it 4 years ago, but i'm not able to get it bloom. The foliage turned quickly yellow. I think i didn't water it enough when rooting and too much after it finally emerged from the pot.

Any advice is welcome.

[Rimmer de Vries]

Scilla gorganica in Kentucky a bit past prime in ordinary garden soil in shade. Frost got it a month ago

[Rimmer de Vries]

Scilla rosenii whats left after the bunnies found the leaves in winter

[Yann]

I'll try to plant some bulbs in a protect area of the garden.

[Rimmer de Vries]

Scilla bithynica Collected by a former forum friend east of Istanbul, Turkey.

[Gerdk]

Hyacinthoides/Scilla reverchonii

- selfseeding cheerfully around

Gerd

[Janis Ruksans]

Earlier named as Scilla gorganica now the name is changed to Fessia gorganica. Collected in Iran, Gorgan Province.