Scilla versus hyacinthoides
Lauw de Jager (Tue, 11 Jan 2005 00:30:39 PST)

Hello,
The "Alpine Gardener" features again in the December 2004 edition various
interesting articles on bulbs. Especially 'autumn bulb of the Peloponnese'
But I would also like to draw your attention to a short article on
Hyacinthoides aristidis and H lingulata. We use to know it as Scilla. But
looking closer at the bulbs I can see how these species could be shifted to
Hyacinthoides. "bulbs are nude; they lack the dark tunic almost obligatory
in Scilla" Can anyone confirm that this change has been "officialised".
Greetings

Lauw de Jager
Bulb'Argence
Mas d'Argence
30300 Fourques France
tel 31(0)466 016 519 fax 0466 011 245
http://www.bulbargence.com/