[pbs] mystery Scilla on the wiki

Brian Whyer brian.whyer at which.net
Fri Oct 15 20:13:46 EDT 2004


> I have also loaded a rather attractive Scilla to the mystery page in
the
> hope someone can identify it. I hope to acquire a bulb or two next
year
> if I can get back to the nursery in the spring. There is slight
spotting
> near the tips of the leaves, not obvious in the web photo, but
otherwise
> the leaves are a fresh green with a very slight farina.
> http://www.ibiblio.org/pbs/pbswiki/index.php/MysteryBulbs

I contacted the nursery, and have been told they acquired it originally
as Scilla maderensis about 10 years ago. The best general photo of this
I can find with Google is at
http://www.palmeiragardens.com/
The Google images button only gives a couple of close ups, but the
single leaf looks good.

Thank you for the replies, especially Mary Sue's archive quotes which I
would not have found. Maybe I should acquire both species.

Brian Whyer, zone 8'ish, Buckinghamshire, England



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