Jim Waddick wrote, > There isn't much discussion of Chinodoxa, but they are a >force in the garden these days. A mix of C. lucillae and C. gigantea >show quite a bit of variation suggesting these are seed grown. Most >are clear blue, some have white centers. A few are mostly white with >blue tips and even fewer are near lilac. > I have a few hundred grown in the lawn and they are quite striking. > Smaller (yard wide) clumps of Pink Giant suddenly burst into >'pinkness' and now have faded to near white. > The various 'alba' all seem weaker and none have the garden presence. > I understand there is also a 'Blue Giant'. > Definitely need many more. I recall some reports of C >sardensis (sp?) as very reliable too. Need a good source. I think Chionodoxa sardensis is widely available. McClure & Zimmerman probably offer it. It is a bit of a pest in some places here, so I can send Jim some if I remember! I dislike the "pink" forms, which are a washed-out color. However, I have a very good pure white one that increases fast in this climate. I don't know which species it pertains to, since the names were all shuffled around in recent years. The best color of any that I have is C. tmolii, grown from seed. It is a really deep, almost pure blue. I have also seen the bigeneric hybrid X Chionoscilla allenii, from a Chionodoxa crossed with Scilla bifolia, come up in a raised bed in the open garden here. It seems quite permanent too. Jane McGary Northwestern Oregon, USA