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Oron Peri

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Scilla autumnalis
« on: October 20, 2008, 05:59:19 PM »
A little Jewel flowering today: Scilla autumnalis Album, a beautiful dwarf form, leaves and stalk are phosphorus green.
Ill try to make clearer photos tomorrow.
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Re: Scilla autumnalis
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2008, 08:46:00 PM »
That is delightful Oron.
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Re: Scilla autumnalis
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2008, 05:49:19 AM »
How cute is that!!  :o  Very nice!!
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Re: Scilla autumnalis
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2008, 11:17:27 AM »
Very nice, Oron;

I didn't know there was a white form of Scilla autumnalis, where did you get it?
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Re: Scilla autumnalis
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2008, 11:59:40 AM »
I have a single white one, but so far it refuses to multiply. I also have another species which resembles autumnalis, but has leaves (more than one per bulb) 1 cm wide and quite short. I think it came from Spain? I will take pics of the leaves later.
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Re: Scilla autumnalis
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2008, 12:42:03 PM »
Super little plants Oron !!!!  8)
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Re: Scilla autumnalis
« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2008, 01:32:49 PM »
What a beauty!!! - Best white form I have ever seen of this species. Great.
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Re: Scilla autumnalis
« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2008, 01:41:32 PM »
Thanks all,

I have found it in the wild in Israel in a colony that consists of hundred of thousend plants,
 three of them where this form and also a pink form that will flower in a few days.
It was quite easy to notice them  among all the normal ones because of the phosphorus color of the stalk.
Practically, i spend around two months a year crawling on the floor looking for things like that ;)
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Re: Scilla autumnalis
« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2008, 01:54:39 PM »
Very nice, Oron;

I didn't know there was a white form of Scilla autumnalis, where did you get it?

Wim,

Every species that flowers in Blue, Pink, violet, Lavender etc. has its albino form, its only a meter of finding it out there....
« Last Edit: October 21, 2008, 01:56:25 PM by Oron Peri »
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Re: Scilla autumnalis
« Reply #9 on: October 21, 2008, 01:58:47 PM »
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Practically, I spend around two months a year crawling on the floor looking for things like that

Time well spent, Oron, time well spent! 8)
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Re: Scilla autumnalis
« Reply #10 on: October 22, 2008, 03:00:02 PM »
Oron seems to grow it well and might be able to reintroduce it where it was lifted from once it has multiplied.
Like that the best of all worlds
Having the cake and eating it. :)
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Re: Scilla autumnalis
« Reply #11 on: October 26, 2008, 09:24:06 PM »
Here are the leaves of my Spanish autumn squill. The flowers are very similar to autumnalis.
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Re: Scilla autumnalis
« Reply #12 on: December 07, 2008, 10:28:45 PM »
I try to get more autimn flowering bulbs but Sc autumnalis always dies for me in the winter. I assume it is on the wrong side of hardiness.
S. scilloides, however has survived outside three years. I have no good picture however.
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Re: Scilla autumnalis
« Reply #13 on: December 08, 2008, 11:23:27 AM »
I take it no-one has come across an autumn squill with leaves more than 1cm wide?
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Re: Scilla autumnalis
« Reply #14 on: December 16, 2008, 08:48:44 AM »
Not scilloides anyway.
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