Scilla 2012

[fleurbleue]

Smart species John 

[Brian Ellis]

I'd say that was a Scilla with attitude John

[pehe]

Scilla/Prospero intermedia and autumnale are flowering today.

Poul

See reply below...

Ups!
I just found out that it was not Scilla intermedia (or more correct Prospero obtusifolium subsp. intermedium) that I showed in a previous post . It is Barnardia numidica (Scilla numidica). Here are the pics with correct names.
Prospero obtusifolium subsp. intermedium has just poked through the gravel. I will post a pic when it is in flower. To my excuse its flowers are very similar to Barnardia numidica's.

Poul

[fleurbleue]

So many nice species in this genus...  Thanks for sharing all this pics with us, but now I'm envious of each of them 

[Oron Peri]

Scilla/Prospero intermedia and autumnale are flowering today.
Poul

This is really early Poul, i still have to wait until October!

By the way Scilla intermedia is now Prospero obtusifolium subsp. intermedium,
one of these cases where name is longer than the plant itself...

[pehe]

So many nice species in this genus...  Thanks for sharing all this pics with us, but now I'm envious of each of them 

Yes, there are many nice species and I find most of them easy to grow. Nicole, if you are interested, I have spare bulbs (or seeds) of many of them. Unfortunately they are in growth now so you have to wait until next year.

Poul

[pehe]

This is really early Paul, i still have to wait until October!

By the way Scilla intermedia is now Prospero obtusifolium subsp. intermedium,
one of these cases where name is longer than the plant itself...

Yes, it is earlier than normal. But autumn comes earlier here in the north, so it is not extraordinary.
We had a hot and dry May followed by a relative cold and rainy July, so now many of the bulbs think it's autumn.

Thanks for the name correction!

Poul

[fleurbleue]

I'll wait, I can absolutely wait for them Poul 

[pehe]

Ups!
I just found out that it was not Scilla intermedia (or more correct Prospero obtusifolium subsp. intermedium) that I showed in a previous post . It is Barnardia numidica (Scilla numidica). Here are the pics with correct names.
Prospero obtusifolium subsp. intermedium has just poked through the gravel. I will post a pic when it is in flower. To my excuse its flowers are very similar to Barnardia numidica's.

Poul

[shelagh]

Wow Poul that looks quite an impressive Scilla.  This was the best we managed when we had the bulbs. This is a 3 inch pot.

[pehe]

Wow Poul that looks quite an impressive Scilla.  This was the best we managed when we had the bulbs. This is a 3 inch pot.

Thank you Shelagh, but yours have a very nice, deep colour!
I grow mine in a 10 cm square pot, and it seem quite happy. I have only a poor pic to show how it look now, but here it is.

Poul

[pehe]

Prospero obtusifolium subsp. intermedium (former Scilla intermedia)

Poul

[pehe]

Prospero obtusifolium subsp. Intermedium today

Poul

[fleurbleue]

Nice to look at them flowering 

[fermi de Sousa]

A couple of spring scillas
Scilla melaina
Scilla bithynica

cheers
fermi