scilla madeirensis Gift Super for the garden

Super for the garden

the bulbs are pretty expensive

The whole range of double tulips also starts to make me dizzy every now and then

The open character and the simplicity in the flower shape with those subtle swallowtails on the petals and then also that always buzzing of the many bees around her flowers

scilla madeirensis Gift Super for the garden"As her name suggests, this beauty is native to the island of Madeira and the archipelago nearby, which is located in the North Atlantic Ocean. When I saw that a plant friend of mine had some spare bulbs last year, I did not hesitate and asked if I could have some. I planted her in pots right away, in October, before we plant anything else on our fields. Some weeks later, in late fall, she produced wonderful flower spikes, in one of the most beautiful