Scilla 2011

[YT]

Tatsuo, is it not simply that your flowers are just openig while Luc's are fully developed?

Here are the pics of same S. libanotica plant and pot 5 days later than my previous post. Its flower stalk height was only less than 6cm even in its full blooming. I sowed seeds in autumn 2004 and the plant started to flower 3 years ago. Bulbs seemed well fat when I transplanted them into larger pot last summer My growing skill is not enough? Climate? Or anyother reasons?

[Maggi Young]

Climate and light levels, I'm sure....  the lower light levels for Luc so his are taller.

[YT]

Climate and light levels, I'm sure....  the lower light levels for Luc so his are taller.

Thanks Maggi I agree that’s the major reason. I’m always asking to myself how should I do for keeping my plants in their best. So I tend to look for the reasons (something negative) on my skill and it make me feel uneasy…stupidly

[Paul T]

Tatsuo,

Given some of the wonderful things you've posted pics of in the forum.... I somehow doubt you need to be worried about your plant growing skills.   Not in the slightest.

[LucS]

Climate and light levels, I'm sure....  the lower light levels for Luc so his are taller.

One more thing. My plants are flowering for a longer time than those of YT, see the leaves, and they did start with flowers only 3-4 cm high, that elongated afterwards.

[Kirsten]

Some scillas flowering in the greenhouse now: Scilla aristides, Scilla gorganica, Scilla khorasanica and Scilla libanotica-

[Maggi Young]

Hi, Kirsten, what a pretty selection. Good to see we are all getting some spring joy from the little plants.

We made it up to 8 or 9 degrees  C here the other day... it's 2 degrees today.... things are improving!

[YT]

Paul and Luc, thank you I'll keep and develop my plans as far as I can

[Tony Willis]

Kirsten those are very nice. A couple of more common ones flowering with me.

Scilla bifolia two forms
Scilla ingridae

[YT]

Tony, nice scillas The bifolia from Greece looks like "var. taurica".

Here are lovely pink Scilla bifolia 'Chris Favourite'

[mark smyth]

I could get hooked on Scillas

[mark smyth]

Does anyone know what Scilla this is? It started flowering in mid February.

In the last two photos the green stemed flowers are S. sibirica

[bulborum]

To compare Mark

one Scilla siberica
two and three  Scilla cilitica
they flower both now here

Roland

[bulborum]

Is there somebody who recognises this Scilla
Peter Moore from the Cyclamen societe grows them
but has no name and he doesn't know where he got it from

Roland

[Hans A.]

Superb Plants!
Scilla greilhuberi started fo flower, here a seedling which germinated in the middle of an Iris clump.