> That Scilla looks like a wonderful clump of Scilla natalensis. > Liz W Liz That was my first thought, but as I have only seen S. natalensis in South Africa as a very tall, ~3', weedy leggy plant with small leaves as a basal rosette, flowering in around Christmas, I dismissed it. Consulting my limited library, it seems to be a much more variable plant than I thought, and maybe the cooler duller summers in the UK and greenhouse treatment induces leafing up sooner, and flowering much later in the season, than in its native habitat. In my experience plants like crinum and eucomis flower much later in the season here, compared with the Cape. Brian > >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://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… > > > >Brian Whyer, zone 8'ish, Buckinghamshire, England