Scilla 2015

[Maggi Young]

I always say my knowledge of the wee blue bulbs  is pretty awful, but Chas W. was asking about this Scilla - I think it may be  Scilla ramburei - any other ideas?

[Yann]

May be http://www.flora-on.pt/index.php?q=Scilla+ramburei

i grow ramburei but checking my photos it looks less obconical.

[olegKon]

A scilla litardieri?

[Maggi Young]

A scilla litardieri?

 Yes, Seems likely, Oleg.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Found this in the middle of a dense clump of Crocosmia. Scilla peruviana perhaps?

[Matt T]

Is anyone growing Scilla (Prospero) autumnalis subsp. latifolia? This subspecies grows in the the southern Mani and I thought it might be a more garden-worthy plant than the type.

[vivienne Condon]

A few little blue bulbs from Australia they don't seem to be very popular in here, I think thats because nobody knows about them.

    Chionoscilla x allenii.JPG
    scilla cilicica 1.jpg
    Scilla reverchonii Arch.jpg
    scilla cilicica 1.jpg
    Scilla mischtschenkoana 'Tubergeniana'.JPG

[Maggi Young]

I think a lot of us are thoroughly confused by these  wee blue flowers, Viv, I know I am!
When there was an RHS  trial of such plants  ( at Wisley, I think)  it was actually referred to a a trial of "little blue bulbs" !

[vivienne Condon]

Thanks Maggi I will change that on our blog, I didn't look up just read the bottom Title on the front page of the papers. I will need to be more careful in future.

[Maggi Young]

Some links to RHS  papers on the little blue bulbs!

http://apps.rhs.org.uk/planttrials/TrialReports/Hyacinthaceae%20hardy%202003.pdf
https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/PDFs/Plant-trials-and-awards/Plant-bulletins/hyacinthaceae 

https://www.rhs.org.uk/.../plant-bulletins/hyacinthaceae

[Rimmer de Vries]

Hi Matt

i have these growing in my garden in Michigan
these Prospero autumnale (Scilla autumnalis) came from NARGS seed started in 2009 form a donor in Belgium and they are fully hardy here zone 4-6 depending on the winter. They began blooming in mid July this summer and bloom without leaves.  The thread grass like leaves come later and are green all winter under the snow and die down in early summer a few weeks before the flowers emerge. They are still in bloom now after blooming for 6 weeks in 50-90F weather, the photos are from today.  I don't know if these are the same as the Scilla (Prospero) autumnalis subsp. latifolia you posted but they look similar. 

[Rimmer de Vries]

These came as  Scilla scilloides from various seed exchanges hence several color variations and bloom times. and they have been blooming for about 2 weeks.  I think these are now called Barnardia japonica.  These bloom with the 1 cm wide leaves just emerging and the flower stem is reeded.  The leaves are green all fall and a gone by winter, and are fully hardy in any garden soil here.
 

[Rimmer de Vries]

Here are some better photos of the Scilla scilloides / Barnardia japonica taken by a friend on Aug 15

[Arum]

This came to me as Scilla leucophaea. I have put a search in several times over the years looking for a more information about it.I read where it had had a name change to Hyacinthella leucophaea so duly changed the name on the label.Lately searching again I find that any photograph of a plant by this name just does not appear to match.I must say I see it is rather similar especially in leaf growth to the Bellevalias also coming on now in my tubs.
Edna

[t00lie]

Very nice whatever it is Edna ........

Cheers Dave.