Scilla bifolia
fritchick . (Mon, 23 Mar 2015 07:06:30 PDT)
Jim, I like that you mention this scilla. I have it, or something very
very close, pop up in all the gardens I've had. It usually piggybacks on
some clump of something as I've moved from house to house. I love it; I
get down on my knees to inspect; it has occasionally popped up in the
middle of the grass. And I always walk away smiling. The blue is
striking. If I'm being honest, I was actually thinking of it yesterday, as
I was able to be outside comfortably for the first time in months and was
cleaning up. Spring will be official for me when I see it.
Bridget
in SE Pennsylvania (where the Scoliposis made it through the winter and you
probably heard me howling with sheer delight!)
On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 11:12 PM, James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> wrote:
Dear PBSers,
I have been reading about Scilla bifolia. Years ago -maybe 10 or
more - we bought some typical, white and pink flowered forms. When they
first bloomed and only got to 2 inches we were a bit disappointed.
Wikipedia says they are 4 to 8 in tall. Nothing close to that here.
Over the years they have romped around the garden showing up here
and there in miniature beauty mostly where they were never planted. Not
sure if squirrels move them , but more likely self spread seed. They don’t
spread enough to be weedy and we do wish they were more aggressive, but we
find these tiny spots of color- mostly blue remains - and enjoy them
tremendously beyond their actual dimmesions might suggest.
Hard to recommend a tiny 2 in cluster of tiny little flowers, but
they are not expensive to start with and worth every penny. They have come
through temps well below 0F for years and seems to thrive on neglect. Give
these little bulbs a big hand?
Gems Jim W.
James Waddick
8871 NW Brostrom Rd
Kansas City, MO 64152-2711
USA
Phone 816-746-1949
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