Scilla luciliae - perennial bulbous plant; species of the genus Scilla of the Asparagaceae family . Cultivated as a decorative flowering plant.
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In Russian-language literature, this species, as a rule, is found under the name Hionodox of Lucilia . Some varieties of this species can be sold under the name Chionodoxa forbesii .
The species was named by the Swiss botanist Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810-1885) in honor of his wife Lucille ( Fr. Lucill ) [2] .
Synonyms
According to The Plant List [3] :
- Chionodoxa gigantea whittall
- Chionodoxa grandiflora Wore ex Wilks & Weather
- Chionodoxa luciliae boiss .
Distribution and Ecology
It grows wild in the mountains of western Turkey . It is cultivated everywhere.
Botanical Description
The genus Chionodoxa included prolescent plants, characterized by flattened bases of tightly grouped stamens. Currently, all species that were previously isolated in the genus Chionodoxa have been transferred to the genus Scilla , to which species with non-flattened and not densely grouped stamens were previously ranked.
Bulbs are relatively small. Two leaves , up to 8 cm long, up to 2 cm wide.
Peduncle up to 10 cm in length. Inflorescence is a brush with 2-3 flowers. The flowers are violet-blue with a white throat, up to 3.5 cm across [4] .
Agricultural Engineering
Zones of frost resistance : 3-8.
The plant is recommended to be planted in places partially shaded or completely open to the sun. Possible landing on the lawn . The distance between the bulbs when planting is about 7 cm, the depth of planting is 5-10 cm [2] .
Transplantation is carried out every 5 years. After withering the leaves, the bulbs are dug up and stored in peat . Planting is carried out in late August - early September with the appearance of root ridges on the ends of the bulbs [5] .
Varieties and natural varieties
- ' Alba' Barr & Sons, 1885 (syn. S. gigantea Whittall 'Alba'). The flowers are white. Awards: AM-RHS 1897 [6] .
- ' Rosy Queen' . Originator : R. Huijg, registrar: HGM Huijg, 2008. Plant height 5-10 cm. Flowers are light blue in color, veins of petals are bluish-purple. Stamens are white. The pollen is yellow. In inflorescence up to 5 flowers [7] .
- ' Violet Beauty' . Originator : R. Huijg, registrar: HG Huijg & Zn., 2009. The height of the plants is about 8 cm. The flowers are purple. Stamens are white. Yellow pollen [8] .
- ' Violetta' . Originator : Huijg Veredeling, registrar: Huijg, 2004. Awards: Getuigschrift Proeftuin 2004. Plant height about 5 cm. Flowers are light blue, veins of white petals. The pollen is yellow. In the inflorescence of 5-7 flowers [9] .
- The name Chionodoxa luciliae var. forbesii ( Baker ) Drude is currently included in the synonymy of the species Scilla forbesii [10] .
- The name Chionodoxa luciliae var. sardensis ( Whittall ex Barr & Sayden ) DK is currently included in the synonymy of the species Scilla sardensis [11] .
Notes
- ↑ For the conventionality of indicating the class of monocotyledons as a superior taxon for the plant group described in this article, see the APG Systems section of the Monocotyledonous article .
- ↑ 1 2 Paghat the Ratgirl. Natural Blue Glory-of-the-Snow
- ↑ Scilla luciliae (Boiss.) Speta
- ↑ Dashwood, Melanie & Mathew, Brian (2005), Hyacinthaceae - little blue bulbs (RHS Plant Trials and Awards, Bulletin Number 11) , Royal Horticultural Society , < http://www.rhs.org.uk/RHSWebsite/files/ 04 / 04d1dd16-01be-4c31-9510-8a081dfa23b0.pdf > (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Belyavskaya E.K. Bulb and corm plants. - M .: LLC TD World Books, 2007. - S. 180-183. - 240 p. - ISBN 978-5-4860-1050-7 .
- ↑ Chionodoxa Alba (link not available) in the Royal General Bulb Growers' Association (KAVB) database
- ↑ Chionodoxa Rosy Queen (inaccessible link) in the Royal General Bulb Growers' Association (KAVB) database
- ↑ Chionodoxa Violet Beauty (link not available) in the Royal General Bulb Growers' Association (KAVB) database
- ↑ Chionodoxa Violetta (link not available) in the Royal General Bulb Growers' Association (KAVB) database
- ↑ Chionodoxa luciliae var. forbesii on The Plant List
- ↑ Chionodoxa luciliae var. sardensis on The Plant List
Literature
- Mathew, Brian (1987), The Smaller Bulbs , London: BT Batsford, ISBN 978-0-7134-4922-8
- Mathew, Brian (2005), "Hardy Hyacinthaceae, Part 2: Scilla , Chionodoxa , x Chionoscilla ", The Plantsman (New Series) T. 4 (2): 110–21