Off Topic: Scilla lingulata
John Lonsdale (Sun, 09 Nov 2003 06:03:43 PST)

Jerry,

I grow six different accessions of Scilla lingulata, three as var.
ciliolata. I agree they are absolutely charming. They are also incredibly
variable in flower time and foliage. My earliest clone flowers sans leaves
and was over 6 weeks ago, the last is in flower now and the leaves are
around 2" long. The flowers don't vary a whole lot, some have more per stem
than others and can be a little lighter or darker, stem length also varies
somewhat. The biggest variation is in the leaves - some are bright green
and erect (and therefore less appealing) but the nicest has short prostrate
leaves which are a purple green in color. Two stocks are undocumented (from
Tony Goode and Kath Dryden), the others are Mike Salmon collections. I
wouldn't be without any of them. Tony reports his is hardy in his SE
English garden, I haven't tried them outside here yet, but will as they
build up vigorously. Kath's version can be seen at

http://edgewoodgardens.net/Plant%20Galleries/…
a%20var.%20ciliolata%200000.jpg&cat=Amaryllidaceae\Scilla

Best,

J.

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