Scilla siberica
Common Name: Siberian Squill
Family Name: Lilliaceae
This plant is native to Europe, and is extremely cold tolerant. It is the first to pop up in the garden, and similar to Chionadoxa forbesii, this plant has blue flowers with six petals. In comparison, however, it spatula shaped foliage.This plant also self sows itself.
Photos taken March 14, 2012 at Virginia Tech in the Hahn Horticulture Gardens.
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