For some years I've grown Scilla lingulata ssp. ciliolata, a half-hardy North African species that flowers (here, anyway) in late November when the leaves have emerged partly. Flowering now for the first time are some bulbs I grew (from Monocot Nursery seed) as S. lingulata ssp. genuina. The inflorescence is narrower than that of ssp. ciliolata, and it is flowering well before any leaves are visible. The only mention of this subspecies that I can find is in the "Bulbmeister" catalog, whose proprietor I think is a member of this forum, but there it's described as "twice as tall" as ssp. ciliolata, and apparently not otherwise different. Can anyone provide more information about this subspecies that will help me decide whether I have the real thing? The leaves, when they do emerge, are similar to those of ssp. ciliolata -- broad and flat to the soil surface. Jane McGary Northwestern Oregon, USA