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    Striped squill (Puschkinia libanotica), a hardy, perennial, spring-flowering bulb that spreads readily by seeds. My first bulbs have developed into a broad clump over six years and seeds have wandered around the garden, starting new clumps. Six-inches tall.

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LacyVC replied over 1 year ago
I love these, the blue must be dramatic in the spring!
Groundskeeper replied over 1 year ago
They are dramatic in spring. The flowers are small (half an inch across) but they make sizeable clusters and each plant grows close to its neighbors so the clusters meld together and make a white patch visible at a distance. Plus the bulbs mulltiply. Over the years one patch in the backyard has grown to a footprint of 18 by 24 inches (from maybe six original bulbs).
LacyVC replied over 1 year ago
I have to say, it is the spring flowers that are my favorite. Snowdrops and daffodils, crocus and hyacinth... they just make me cheer up, because their arrival means that spring has arrived!
Groundskeeper replied over 1 year ago
Me too. The early spring bulbs are like the return of robins and chickadees, a sign that the long wait for Spring is coming to an end.

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