[pbs] Chionodoxa help
Paul Cumbleton
cumbleton at yahoo.co.uk
Wed Apr 9 12:05:09 EDT 2008
Here at Wisley the RHS did a trial of "little blue bulbs" which ran from
2000 to 2003 and included about 80 species and cultivars from 8 genera,
including Chionodoxa. One of the aims of the trial was to clarify the
confused taxonomy of this group of bulbs. The results of the trial were
published in a colour bulletin written by Brian Mathew and Melanie Dashwood.
The bulletin can either be purchased for a modest fee or viewed for free on
the RHS website at:
http://www.rhs.org.uk/learning/publications/pubs_bulletins.htm
(Scroll down to find the relevant bulletin, entitled "Hyacinthaceae - little
blue bulbs")
Hopefully this will help with the identifications. I think the original
picture Arnold posted a question about is probably C. sardensis
Paul Cumbleton
RHS Wisley, UK
Zone 8
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