Hyacinth*/Scilla

Cynthia Mueller c_mueller@cox-internet.com
Mon, 08 Mar 2004 17:14:29 PST
Mary Sue Ittner recently asked, "What is the botanical name for Roman
Hyacinths or French Roman Hyacinths?
> I'm really interested in what you are talking about and hope you will post
> a picture on the wiki. I must confess to a lot of confusion over the
genera
> Hyacinthella, Hyacinthoides and Hyacinthus."

The botanical name for Roman Hyacinths seems to still be Hyacinthus
orientalis albulus.  I posted an image of the blue form (certainly the most
common one still found as an heirloom bulb) on the wiki at

http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/…
pg

Hope it's not too garish looking.

Cynthia W. Mueller
College Station, TX
Zone 8b-9


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