Scilla 2011

[Gunilla]

Here is a picture of the Puschkinia scilloides I grow. The stamens form a small tube as Lori also showed in her pic.  I find the names of these small spring bulbs confusing.  Not only is there a Puschkinia scilloides but also a Scilla puschkinioides, a tiny insignificant Scilla with blue pollen.

Puschkinia scilloides
Puschkinia scilloides 'Alba'
Scilla puschkinioides

[gote]

Scillas may be slightly variable or...
The first is a S rosenii fron Janis. I have the same from Potterton & Martin as they were at that time.
The second is from AGS seeds. the are all alike so they are probably not hybrids but they look slightly more "siberian" to me.
Third is Siberica alba as found in West European gardens with reflexed petals.
Fourth is the same but of Russian origin.
Both are smaller than the normal blue.
Comments anyone??
Göte

[johnw]

Scilla litardieri grown from AGCBC seed 1482, no year recorded.

johnw

[gote]

Scilla litardieri grown from AGCBC seed 1482, no year recorded.

johnw

A real beauty John but is it litarderii?? it does not look like the supposed litarderii I have got.
Göte

[Gunilla]

A sweet little flower, John. Maybe a brimeura ?

[olegKon]

Agree with Gunilla. It looks a brimera of a fantastic colour. Gote's plant is Scilla litardieri

[johnw]

A sweet little flower, John. Maybe a brimeura ?

Gunilla et al - I was rather shocked when this flowered as I thought it looked a bit like a Brimeura. I tried to search litardieri on the SRGC but nothing came up yet I recall someone posted a shot recently. I will re-label it Brimeura.  Would you think it is amethystina?

Do others have problems with the search function?  I got no results from a search for non-scripta either.

johnw

[Gunilla]

Here are my Brimeura amethystina and Scilla litardierei both grown from seed. Hope the names are right.

[gote]

Agree with Gunilla. It looks a brimera of a fantastic colour. Gote's plant is Scilla litardieri

Thank you
Good to have a confirmation
Göte

[pehe]

Autumn Scilla in the garden and in the glass house.

1. Prospero autumnale
2. Scilla intermedia
3. Scilla numidica

Poul

[pehe]

Some Scilla flowering today

Scilla lingulata ciliolate
Scilla intermedia
Scilla numidica

Poul

[Tim Ingram]

A rather poor example of Scilla lingulata compared with the previous post, but I have been pleased to see these reappear outside on the edge of our sand bed after the severe winter weather we had last year. It really is a very delicate and pretty little plant to see at this time of year, but it would be nice to have just a little more show of those soft-blue flowers!

[Darren]

Hyacinthoides (Scilla) aristidis in flower today. It is not usually this early (January is more typical). Not complaining

[Onion]

Very nice Darren!
In a coldframe or a glasshouse in winter?

[pehe]

Hyacinthoides (Scilla) aristidis in flower today. It is not usually this early (January is more typical). Not complaining

What a lovely sight in the gray and dark winter - and well grown too!

Poul