A Spring mouthful
Plant names – don’t you just love them. Some of them are simply too much of a mouthful. Scilla mischtschenkoana ‘Tubergeniana’ is a prime example. Imagine being able to say that without stumbling!
I do like this spring flowering bulb but it has to be planted where it can be easily seen as the flowers are almost stemless when they first emerge. They appear in late February and continue into March. I have found it very easy to grow and all it requires is sun and a well drained soil.
Scilla mischtschenkoana 'Tubergeniana'
The leaves then follow and grow quite large as the flowers fade. It could be planted next to something which would appear from April onwards and which would hide the Scilla’s foliage. I prefer to keep it in an open area because the flowers are so easily overshadowed. The bulbs reproduce fairly easily so in time the plant can be divided and replanted elsewhere.
Scilla mischtschenkoana 'Tubergeniana'
From a distance the flowers look white but close to you can see they have a blue flush and a blue stripe along the back of each petal. It is a pretty flower and well worth growing if you have the right conditions.
Scilla mischtschenkoana 'Tubergeniana'
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Was never good with such names. But those are pretty blooms. The blue flush makes them look extra special.
Well now, it appears that the first blush of spring is blue!
Wow! Never heard of this, very pretty. Oh, I tend to make up names for those plant names that I cannot say!!
A real tongue twister but a little beauty ! Not one that I have heard of before so will have to look out for it.
It’s very pretty. It reminds me of Pushkinia libanotica, another horticultural mouthful.
Yes, they really are beauties…
Must make a note to consider planting them next fall!
Beautiful flowers. I’d never heard of them either. The nearest I have are crocuses.
and i thought they did the weird flowering first because I’d planted them too late…. :-)
I do! that is, love botanical names. I am a retired Latin teacher so, of course I love them. Actually, they are very handy and cut down on confusion once you realize how helpful they can be. You have inspired me to write a post on this topic. Thanks.
I’m not sure if I like them . . .
By the way, apologies for not visiting much at present. I don’t know if it’s Google, or my service provider, or my computer or what – but I’m finding it difficult to get through to anyone’s blog at the moment and, when I do, it takes several goes before I can leave a comment.
Very annoying!
Esther
Well, that one went in and back out of my head right away! Do you have to look up the spelling or are you able to just rattle it off? Impressive, either way! I just have common scilla, it is the bulb version of a weed in my garden and the previous one too. I always laugh when I see it at plant sales – it should have a Mr. Yuk sticker attached! Yours is so much lovelier, and I assume it is not a garden “thug.”
Awwwwww, they are adorable, pity about the name though. Who lumbers them with silly names like that? I had scillas in my old garden and looking at your pics I need to go out and buy some for this garden too.
I haven’t seen this one. I love the way it blooms practically straight out of the ground. I will have to keep an eye out for this at the nursery.
Wow, what timing! I just got some bulbs or tubers or whatever-they-are LAST NIGHT when I visited Lowe’s. They had a basket of tiny scilla (and others) to plant NOW. So I need to get out there–they even have a tiny bit of green coming out so they will bloom soon. Amazing, because I didn’t know what they were when I bought them! I’m glad I stopped by today:)
On my monitor the little blue swish is the same colour as your sidebar text – excellent planning. I wouldn’t have thought about planting scilla in a scree sort of garden, but it really is most attractive.
I do love latin names and I also love the unusual common names…so much fun. This little scilla is a beauty…I’ve scilla siberica in my garden a much darker blue. gail
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