Jerry, I grow six different accessions of Scilla lingulata, three as var. ciliolata. I agree they are absolutely charming. They are also incredibly variable in flower time and foliage. My earliest clone flowers sans leaves and was over 6 weeks ago, the last is in flower now and the leaves are around 2" long. The flowers don't vary a whole lot, some have more per stem than others and can be a little lighter or darker, stem length also varies somewhat. The biggest variation is in the leaves - some are bright green and erect (and therefore less appealing) but the nicest has short prostrate leaves which are a purple green in color. Two stocks are undocumented (from Tony Goode and Kath Dryden), the others are Mike Salmon collections. I wouldn't be without any of them. Tony reports his is hardy in his SE English garden, I haven't tried them outside here yet, but will as they build up vigorously. Kath's version can be seen at http://edgewoodgardens.net/Plant%20Galleries/… a%20var.%20ciliolata%200000.jpg&cat=Amaryllidaceae\Scilla Best, J. Dr John T Lonsdale, 407 Edgewood Drive, Exton, Pennsylvania 19341, USA Home: 610 594 9232 Cell: 484 678 9856 Fax: 801 327 1266 Visit "Edgewood" - The Lonsdale Garden at http://www.edgewoodgardens.net/ USDA Zone 6b