Hi Pamela As I know the Scilla is quite rare, I have never seen it sold in the stores, and only a few times in botanical gardens. How did you come about getting the bulbs? Sometimes this group just amazes me - I have learned more here than anywhere else. The gems just keep showing up! Thank you Luminita On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 6:48 PM, Pamela Slate <myixia1@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi- > Thrilled today when I found all five of my Scilla madeirensis in bloom in a > raised bed. Equally fun are the Hyacinthoides lingulata (syn Scilla > lingulata) from BX 404 (07.16 - thank you Mr. de Vries!) and they are > diminutive and charming in pale blue with contrasting tones and are > delightfully new to my bulb gardens. The Hessia stellaris just finished > flowering and this year had two flowers. Mary Sue Ittner (thank you much!) > sent me her remaining bulb from three (I think) after realizing this one > was better suited to my climate than hers which seems to have been a wise > decision. > > Here in North Scottsdale, AZ, it's been a weird year for bulb flowering. > The Hippeastrelia, Rhodophiala and Habranthes spp. were unparalleled in > late summer but many others skipped. I lost many Scilla peruviana but > Lachenalias, Orniths and Albuca are now growing vigorously as the weather > finally cools and am expecting flowers soon as they typically do. > > Looking forward to the species Freesia. > > Best to all, > Pamela Slate > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…