Lambley Nursery Bulb Catalogue : S

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Scilla

Scilla bifolia

A small true blue flowered bulb which does very well here. It flowers late winter and a good drift is like a patch of sky resting one earth. It generally has two glossy green leaves and a 15cm tall stem carrying several flowers. Happy in a lightly shaded spot or under later, more...
5 bulbs for $6.00 or 25 for $25.00

Scilla hispanica - Spanish Bluebell

Scilla hispanica the easiest of the bluebells to grow in our conditions. Happy in large drifts under old elm trees as well as growing with Queen of the Night tulips in our cottage garden where it is shaded by Salvia azurea during summer. Not particular as to soil one bulb, more...
10 bulbs for $5.00 or 100 for $40.00

Scilla hispanica ‘Miss World’

The most beautiful of all the pink Spanish Bluebells which blooms on such tall strong stems that it makes an excellent cut flower. The finely shaped amethyst-pink bells are carried on 40cm tall stems. It increases well and looks and grows best under deciduous trees and, more...
5 bulbs for $9.00 or 50 bulbs for $80.00

Scilla hispanica ‘White City’ - White City Spanish Blue Bell

Lambley imported this fine clone from Holland 3 years ago. It’s the best of all the white flowered varieties. Pure white bells are held close together on 35cm tall stems. ’White City’ is a commercial cut flower in Europe. Happiest in the shade of deciduous trees but grows, more...
5 bulbs for $9.00 or 50 for $80.00

Scilla peruviana ssp. hughii

One of the most remarked about bulbs in our dry garden and one which was featured in the Dry Climate Gardening DVD this bulb, during spring, carries large heads of soft ghostly blue with a centre of almost turquoise. A rare bulb native to one small island off the coast of, more...
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Scilla peruviana ‘Alba’ - Giant Squill

Easily grown bulb from the Western Mediterranean not Peru. (The ship which first brought it to England was called Peru). It thrives on neglect and is happy in any dry sunny spot or under deciduous trees. It starts to produce its rosettes of dark green leaves in autumn with us, more...
3 bulbs for $12.00

Scilla peruviana ‘Blue Midnight’

A very dark blue flowered form which always causes a stir when in flower here. A good doer which is happy in sun or shade.
One bulb for $6.00 or 3 for $15.00

Scilla sibirica - Spring Beauty

A bright true blue winter flowered bulb which associates well with Snowdrops in my garden. It’s best planted where it will get some summer shade. A little summer watering doesn’t go amiss. When happy it soon builds up good numbers. Up to five nodding flowers to each 12cm tall, more...
3 bulbs for $7.00