[pbs] Scilla lingulata
Jane McGary
janemcgary at earthlink.net
Mon Sep 25 20:14:19 EDT 2006
For some years I've grown Scilla lingulata ssp. ciliolata, a half-hardy
North African species that flowers (here, anyway) in late November when the
leaves have emerged partly. Flowering now for the first time are some bulbs
I grew (from Monocot Nursery seed) as S. lingulata ssp. genuina. The
inflorescence is narrower than that of ssp. ciliolata, and it is flowering
well before any leaves are visible. The only mention of this subspecies
that I can find is in the "Bulbmeister" catalog, whose proprietor I think
is a member of this forum, but there it's described as "twice as tall" as
ssp. ciliolata, and apparently not otherwise different.
Can anyone provide more information about this subspecies that will help me
decide whether I have the real thing? The leaves, when they do emerge, are
similar to those of ssp. ciliolata -- broad and flat to the soil surface.
Jane McGary
Northwestern Oregon, USA
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