Scilla 2011

[Oron Peri]

Great plants from all,

Roland, Peter Moore's Scilla is S. libanotica,
it lacks a bit of light therefor leaves look a bit weedy.

[arillady]

Another genus to seek out I had no idea there were so many beautiful scillas

[Hoy]

I grow all my Scillas out in the garden and they have barely started growing. Very late spring here this year. But to bake my potatoes when the fire is going I am showing the last Scilla to flower in my garden, S liliohyacinthus, often flowering in May. Picture form last year!
I think this is one of the greatest of all squills - at least in my garden

[annew]

A lovely scilla, Hoy. How tall does it grow?

[Hoy]

A lovely scilla, Hoy. How tall does it grow?

It grows to about 25cm and does well in shade (the broad leaves show that it is a shade-loving plant).

[Palustris]

I know these are not that uncommon, but they really do put on a good show for us and seed around nicely too. Scilla misetc. Never could spell the name.

[zephirine]

Scilla misetc. Never could spell the name.

Scilla mischtschenkoana, you mean?  Lucky you, they have been renamed! Does Scilla tubergeniana sound any better for spelling purposes? ;o)

[Maren]

That's very interesting. At the AGS Early Spring Show at Harrow last Saturday, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, had a display with a fantastic S. mischtschenkoana as a focal point. They probably consider the original name valid, as is the convention.

Here a quote from Paghat's Garden which explains the naming of this plant:

'Tubergeniana' Early Scilla, or White Squill, has the Latin name Scilla mischtschenkoana, but is most commonly distributed as
S. tubergeniana, as though that were its species name.

It is not a cultivar, but is a wildflower of Iran & southern Russia. 'Tubergeniana' is nevertheless a popular nickname, to make up for an unpronounceable Latin name. The nickname is after the Dutch bulb company Van Tubergen, which introduced this species to western gardens in 1936.

[Palustris]

Scilla mischtschenkoana is the name by which it goes now. S.tubergeniana has been superseded. Easier to spell though.
We also have a fair number of patches of Scilla bifolia rosea which seems to be easier to get than the straight S.bifolia in its blue form.

[Hoy]

This doesn't flower now, but I have forgotten the name. Is it Scilla litardierei?

[bulborum]

Looks very much like that one
The old name was brimeura
see: Scilla litardierei

Roland

[Janis Ruksans]

My usual runner is Scilla mischtschenkoana but this year it is planted in greenhouse something shaded by large trees and so it isn't so warmed up than others. So first scillas with me are Scilla bithynica and form (subsp.?) of Scilla sibirica collected in Georgia during joint Swedish-Latvian-Georgian trip organized by Tbilisi Botanical Garden Local Flora laboratory and financed by Gothenburg's Botanical garden. It looks very similar to form selected by Arnis Seisums and offered by P.C. under name S. sibirica 'Indra' (Arnis' wife). It has dark leaves and dark stem and is very floriferous.
Janis

[bulborum]

The Scilla bithynica R2CV-014 -01 looks gorgeous
the picture is perfect

Roland

[Tony Willis]

Janis beautiful scilla.here are two of mine

Scilla armena very long and leggy with me ,not enough light.
Scilla bifolia

[David Nicholson]

Some more cheap and cheerfuls.

Scilla siberica

Scilla siberica alba which will go out in the garden next year.