March 11, 2012

Two-leaf Squill


Tiny blue stars under the big white Snowdrops: Two-leaf Squill (Scilla bifolia). Many bulb flowers growing in the wild originate from gardens. But this is a truly wild species.


In the picture you can see whence its name; the flower stalk rises from between two gutted leaves.

















And here 'blue' is really blue, in strong contrast with leaves and ferns around.