Scilla and relatives 2022

[Mariette]

Hi Nik, I think this is luciliae, as there isn´t much of a defined white zone in the center. This hasn´t more than 2-3 flowers, usually,
whereas forbesii syn. siehei may have many more. Also, the flower of luciliae is larger and of a more wavy form. The pic shows siehei above and luciliae below.

[Mariette]

Two unusual finds of Chionodoxa / Scilla sardensis.



Other view.



And a more double one.



A blue tinted Scilla bifolia ´Rosea´- seedling.

[Maggi Young]

The Scilla (Chionodoxa) National Collection is  looking good ready for the open weekend this Sat. 26th & Sunday 27th March  at Tinnisburn Nursery.

  The nursery, garden and Old Byre Cafe will all be open 10am-4pm.     https://tinnisburn.co.uk/



Tinnisburn Nursery
Upper Millsteads
Canonbie
Dumfriesshire
DG14 0RY


 (Please note- SATNAV leads to nearby farm, not the nursery!
 https://tinnisburn.co.uk/pages/visiting-tinnisburn  )
Tel:         013873 71453

Email:     helen@tinnisburn.co.uk

[Mariette]

Thank You for Your hint, Maggi! It would be great to visit this show!

[Nik]

Spring is on its way here.

[Nik]

Thank you for the ID, Mariette! They are volunteers.
The ones I just posted in bud are forbesii. I planted the bulbs last fall.

[Guff]

My patch of Puschkinia didn't flower very well this year, but it sure is getting bigger.

Second picture is Scilla Siberica Alba, I don't think it gets enough light. Lily of the Valley is thick in that spot. It's seedling around in the grass. Collected all the seeds that I could and made another bed.

[Yann]

Scilla lingulata

[Mariette]

I like the way my Scilla bifolia tend to produce interesting seedlings.

[LucS]

A very good flowerer - Scilla decidua

[LucS]

Probably the best pink flower - Scilla bifolia "Chris's favourite", named after Chris Brickell

[Mariette]

Very nice, Luc!

Scilla greilhuberi does well in my garden, even self-seeding.



Scilla mesopotamica survived two winters without protection, I hope it will prove hardy in future years as well.



A chance seedling, probably Scilla x allenii.



What I once bought as Scilla bifolia fl.pl. ex Norman Stevens doesn´t really look like Scilla bifolia with its white anthers and pollen.



Does anybody know which kind of species this is?

[Mariette]

Some years ago, I buyed Scilla bifolia ´Alba´. Since last year, blue forms with white ovary are popping up in my garden. Are these Scilla bifolia or hybrids, as a friend suggested?

[hannah_rh_]

Hello,

I am a PhD student working on the taxonomy and evolution of Hyacinthinae and currently I am specifically looking at the Scilla siberica group, or more recently classified as Othocallis.

I am wanting to know about the leafing time of species in this group, specifically if the species leaf before, with or after flowering. However, literature is thin and I don't have access to living material of all the species. Therefore, I am really hoping that people on this thread might be able to help.

The species I am interested in are:

- Scilla siberica
- Scilla cilicica
- Scilla mischtschenkoana
- Scilla mesopotamica
- Scilla siberica subsp. armena
- Scilla ingridiae
- Scilla amoena
- Scilla melaina

I really do appreciate any help you can give and always happy to chat more about my project!

Best,
Hannah

[Tomte]

Dear Hannah,  typically armena flowers arise between very short leaves. So something between before the leaves an with them, I would say. Hope this helps!
I‘m hampered by the file size restriction of the forum software, but perhaps I’ll try to upload a typical image of armena emerging later.
BR,
Tom