What I have as Scilla melaina has been perfectly hardy here -- although our last few winters have been more typical of zone 7 than our purported zone 5b. I'm quite sure my bulbs are true to name. Russell At 03:18 PM 4/6/2010, you wrote: >I grew it from seed obtained from Jim and Jenny >Archibald (jjaseeds.com), and it took about 4 >years to flower. It does not increase much >vegetatively, which is probably why it's not in >commerce, and it seems rather tender, though it >does survive freezing temperatures -- they >probably set it back. In Boston it would be strictly a greenhouse plant. Russell Stafford Odyssey Bulbs PO Box 382 South Lancaster, MA 01561 508-335-8106 http://www.odysseybulbs.com/