Ernie O'Byrne wrote, >While we are on the subject of the "little blue bulbs", can someone tell me >whether, particularly in the Pacific Northwest, Bellevalia pycnantha is >dangerously invasive. We have quite a lot planted in our largish dryland >garden among some pretty big material, but I don't really want to release a >monster unknowingly. The real Bellevalia pycnantha is not invasive in my garden, in conditions similar to Ernie's 150 miles away, but I bought some bulbs under that name last fall from a Dutch wholesaler, and I don't think they are that species. In fact, they look more like some kind of Muscari. So I would not advice Ernie to release his plants if they were not grown from seed from a reliable source (I got my seed for the verified B. pycnantha from othe Archibalds). Jane McGary Northwestern Oregon