Scilla and relative 2021

[Karaba]

Thank You, Yvain! I´m well aware of the difficulties concerning scilla, and I´m no specialist at all! What strikes me is that the flowers have a rather flat form, the inner side being lighter coloured than the outer. Stronger bulbs produce 1 stalk with 2 flowers and a shorter stalk with 1 from a pair of leaves. Perhaps these additional pics are helpful?

I can't be sure but it fits Scilla ingridae. Have a look here https://www.turkiyebitkileri.com/en/photo-gallery/view-album/833.html to compare the different species of turkish Scilla.

[Mariette]

Yes, it may well be Scilla ingridae. I think I´ll have to wait for seeds to develop to be more sure.

[Karaba]

Some more Scilla 

Scilla mesopotamica (with its long style)

[Karaba]

Scilla sardensis
Looking for how identifiy 'Chionodoxa', I found that each of the 4 turkish 'Chionodoxa' species were locally endemic and known only from the type location. Quite strange to know that while it is so easy to cultivate !

[Mariette]

This one was found in a place where Scilla and Chionodoxa are naturalized. I wonder if it may be a white Scilla/Chionodoxa sardensis?

[Maggi Young]

Scilloideae,  Hyacinthaceae - so many little blue and white bulbs- often so muddling to distinguish - here are  some  super  photos from Frankie Wulleman in West Flanders - in several batches....

From the internet: Scilla section Chionodoxa, known as glory-of-the-snow, is a small group of bulbous perennial flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. Formerly treated as the separate genus Chionodoxa, they are now included in Scilla as a section. The section is endemic to the eastern Mediterranean, specifically Crete, Cyprus and Turkey. The blue, white or pink flowers appear early in the year making them valuable garden ornamentals.


Chionodoxa forbesii 'The Giant'


Chionodoxa  sardensis


Chionodoxa  sardensis


Chionodoxa  sardensis


Chionodoxa  sardensis

[Maggi Young]

next....
more  shots of the  charming Chionodoxa  sardensis

[Maggi Young]

more.... I'm including these  Muscari here  too!


Muscari adilii



Muscari azureum  'alba'



Muscari azureum



Muscari chalcedonicum


Muscari chalcedonicum

[Maggi Young]

and.... more muscari sneaking in!


Muscari neglectum


Muscari species with Narcissus assoanus subsp. magnicoronatus MV2018FW



Scilla bifolia close



Scilla bifolia


Scilla bifolia, dark flowers

[Maggi Young]

more...


Scilla bifolia subsp tauricum


Scilla melaina close


Scilla melaina


Scilla mischtschenskoana


Scilla rosenii

[Maggi Young]

last two ..... Thanks, Frankie!!


Scilla rosenii


Scilla silicica

[Maggi Young]

Helen Knowles of Tinnisburn Plants (https://tinnisburn.co.uk ) writes on Facebook : " I am very lucky to be the current custodian of the National Collection of Scilla (Chionodoxa) and they are at their glorious best at the moment. Sadly, due to Covid restrictions, I haven‘t been able to hold open weekends to allow visitors to see them but it’s a definite for next year!"

Helen posted these  photos:







 Helen also writes that she  doesn't  have any  for  sale   ...." at the moment but I’m trying to get good photos of them all this spring and when I re-pot them later in the summer I’ll sort out some for sale as some of them have bulked up really well."

[Tristan_He]

Well what a stunning collection of Scilla and Chionodoxa* Frankie! Thanks for sharing. I really think Chionodoxa are one of the most underrated garden bulbs, they can make a beautiful show in a garden. They take me back to my undergraduate days at Oxford, there were always thousands of C. sardensis in the Parks at this time of year, making a sea of blue.

Are you sure about the identity of the S. bifolia? The first one looks a bit verna like to me** and the second one like a Chionodoxa. Whatever they are, they're very nice!


* I know they have been merged but they'll always be Chionodoxa to me.
** Just took a look at my bifolia in the garden and one of them has this shape of inflorescence - oops.

[Gail]

What a lovely thread. I just love these blues, thank you for posting and thank you for that peek at the National Collection.
A couple flowering here;
x Chionoscilla allenii 'Fra Angelico'


Chionodoxa forbesii 'Aegius'

[Leena]

Thank also from me, what superb blue flowers all. Scillas and Chionodoxa are so good because mice or voles don't eat them. At least not here they haven't.