Scilla are perennial bulbous plants featuring slender basal foliage and upright stems that produce clusters of star-like flowers, which can be flat or bell-shaped, commonly in shades of blue.

Scilla

Scilla 'Aigeus'

Scilla 'Blue Giant' is a bulbous perennial that reaches a height of up to 15 cm. It features slender, lanceolate green leaves that stand erect. In early spring, it produces clusters of blue flowers, each with a white center, atop upright stems that have a reddish-purple hue.

Scilla 'Blue Giant'

Scilla 'Bluetail'

Scilla 'Bowles's Blue'

Scilla 'Medea'

Scilla 'Pink Giant' is a bulbous plant that reaches heights of up to 20 cm. In spring, it produces slender green foliage alongside pale pink blooms featuring white centers.

Scilla 'Pink Giant'

Scilla 'Rosiba'

Scilla 'Valentine Day' is a compact bulbous perennial that reaches a height of up to 15 cm. It features narrow, strap-like leaves and produces upright clusters of lilac-pink flowers, each with a white center, during the spring season.

Scilla 'Valentine Day'

Scilla RRW 9628

Scilla allionii

Scilla amoena

Scilla autumnalis is a bulbous perennial that reaches a height of up to 25 cm. In late summer and early autumn, it produces dense clusters of small purple blooms, which emerge before the linear leaves unfold.

Scilla autumnalis

Scilla autumnalis from Crete

Scilla autumnalis from Morocco

Scilla autumnalis rosea

Scilla autumnalis subsp. fallax

Scilla autumnalis white-flowered

Scilla baurii

Scilla beirana

Scilla bifolia is a bulbous perennial that reaches up to 15 cm tall. It features slender, paired basal leaves and upright stems that support clusters of 2-10 star-shaped flowers, each approximately 20 mm wide, which appear in early spring.

Scilla bifolia

Scilla bifolia 'Alba' is a perennial bulb that reaches a height of approximately 15 cm. It features pairs of wide, linear leaves at the base and produces upright stems adorned with clusters of star-shaped white flowers that emerge in early spring.

Scilla bifolia 'Alba'

Scilla bifolia 'Chris's Favourite'

Scilla bifolia 'Norman Stevens'

Scilla bifolia 'Praecox'

Scilla bifolia 'Rosea' is a bulbous perennial characterized by its slender, paired green leaves that emerge from the base. During February and March, it produces upright stems that hold clusters of 2 to 10 star-shaped flowers, each pale pink with a darker pink center.

Scilla bifolia 'Rosea'

Scilla bifolia (pink form)

Scilla bifolia subsp. danubialis

Scilla bithynica is a diminutive perennial that reaches a height of up to 15 cm. In spring, it produces narrow, mid-green leaves at the base, coinciding with the emergence of compact, conical flower clusters. Each cluster contains 6 to 12 star-shaped blue blooms.

Scilla bithynica

Scilla bithynica 'Alba'

Scilla bithynica 'Somerset Pearl'

Scilla caucasica

Scilla caucasica 'Indra' is a perennial bulb characterized by slender, dark green leaves that resemble straps. In early spring, it sends up dark purple stems, each bearing approximately 10 deep blue flowers.

Scilla caucasica 'Indra'

Scilla cernua

Scilla cf. mesopotamica

Scilla cilicica is a bulbous perennial characterized by its elongated, dark green foliage and erect stems that bear nodding, star-shaped flowers in a violet-purple hue. These blooms typically emerge from late February to early March, and can appear as early as January when cultivated in a greenhouse setting.

Scilla cilicica

Scilla corsica

Scilla cretica

Scilla dimartinoi

Scilla festalis

Scilla firmifolia

Scilla forbesii is a bulbous perennial that grows up to 15 cm tall. It features paired, strap-like leaves and clusters of small, upward-facing flowers that are intense blue with a prominent white center. These flowers appear in groups of 2 to 3 on stems that do not have leaves.

Scilla forbesii

Scilla forbesii 'Alba'

Scilla forbesii 'Naburn Blue'

Scilla forbesii 'Tmoli'

Scilla forbesii 'Violet Beauty' is a perennial bulb that grows to approximately 15 cm in height. It features pairs of elongated, strap-like green leaves. In spring, upright stems emerge, showcasing small clusters of star-shaped flowers that are pale purple with lighter centers, all facing upwards.

Scilla forbesii 'Violet Beauty'

Scilla forbesii 'Zwanenburg'

Scilla gerrardii

Scilla gorganica

Scilla greilhuberi is a bulbous perennial characterized by its elongated, strap-like leaves that are a mid-green hue, measuring between 15 and 20 centimeters in length. These leaves emerge during the autumn and remain through the spring, when violet-blue flowers with reflexed petals bloom.

Scilla greilhuberi

Scilla haemorrhoidalis

Scilla haemorrhoidalis from Tenerife

Scilla hanburyi

Scilla hohenackeri

Scilla hughii is a bulbous perennial characterized by a rosette of broad, lanceolate leaves that are smooth and may appear triangular in their early stages, reaching widths of up to 6 cm. In early summer, it bears substantial clusters of small, star-like violet-blue flowers, each positioned atop a stem that has a purplish hue and is accompanied by a long, pale green bract.

Scilla hughii

Scilla hyacinthoides is a bulbous perennial that produces clusters of up to 100 small, violet-blue star-shaped flowers on stems reaching heights of up to 1 meter. Its green, strap-like leaves wither and disappear during the summer months.

Scilla hyacinthoides

Scilla hyacinthoides 'Blue Arrow' is a perennial bulb that can reach heights of 1 meter when in bloom. It features long, narrow green leaves that are strap-like in appearance. The plant produces upright stems topped with airy clusters of small, star-shaped flowers in a pale violet-blue hue. These blooms emerge sequentially from the bottom of the stem to the top, typically flowering from late spring through early summer.

Scilla hyacinthoides 'Blue Arrow'

Scilla ingridiae

Scilla ingridiae var. taurica

Scilla inguedae

Scilla latifolia

Scilla latifolia from Morocco

Scilla libanotica is a compact perennial bulb, reaching heights of approximately 10 cm. It features narrow, dark green leaves that resemble straps, and from upright stems emerge very pale sky-blue flowers. Each flower is marked by a darker line running through the center of the petals, complemented by violet-blue anthers.

Scilla libanotica

Scilla liliohyacinthus is a bulbous perennial characterized by its wide, strap-like, semi-upright basal leaves that exhibit a glossy surface. In spring, it produces upright stems reaching up to 25 cm in height, which are topped with loose clusters of delicate, star-shaped flowers in a soft blue hue.

Scilla liliohyacinthus

This bulbous perennial features glossy, broad, strap-like leaves that stand semi-erect. In spring, it produces spikes of star-shaped white flowers, reaching heights of approximately 20 cm.

Scilla liliohyacinthus 'Alba'

Scilla liliohyacinthus AMH 7812

This bulbous perennial grows in clumps and reaches a height of 25 cm. It features up to five narrow, strap-like leaves that stand semi-erect. In early summer, it produces spikes adorned with small, star-shaped flowers in a shade of violet-blue.

Scilla litardierei

Scilla litardierei 'Orjen'

Scilla litardierei from Yugoslavia

Scilla litardierei hoogiana

Scilla lochiae

Scilla luciliae 'Alba' is a perennial bulb that reaches heights of approximately 15 cm. It features wide, linear leaves at the base, and produces upright stems adorned with clusters of up to three white, star-shaped flowers in the spring.

Scilla luciliae 'Alba'

Scilla luciliae 'Rosy Queen' is a perennial bulb that reaches a height of approximately 15 cm. It features wide, linear leaves that emerge from the base. In spring, its upright stems produce clusters of up to three pink, star-shaped flowers.

Scilla luciliae 'Rosy Queen'

Scilla luciliae (Boiss.) Speta is a bulbous perennial that reaches a height of up to 15 cm. It features elongated, strap-like leaves and produces clusters of 2 to 3 flowers on a leafless stem. Each flower measures approximately 3 cm across, showcasing bright blue petals with a white center.

Scilla luciliae (Boiss.) Speta

Scilla luciliae (Gigantea Group) 'Alba' is a perennial bulb that reaches approximately 15 cm in height. In early spring, it showcases slender green leaves. Sturdy stems support clusters of white, star-like blooms featuring small yellow centers, also emerging in early spring. This plant is well-suited for container gardening, including pots and window boxes, as well as rockeries.

Scilla luciliae (Gigantea Group) 'Alba'

Scilla luciliae Gigantea Group

Scilla luciliae ambig.

Scilla macrocarpum

Scilla madeirensis is a perennial bulb native to sub-tropical regions. It features thick, glossy green leaves that can reach lengths of 30 cm, occasionally displaying purple speckles. In late autumn or early winter, its upright stems produce a spike resembling a bottlebrush, adorned with numerous small, star-shaped pale purple blooms.

Scilla madeirensis

Scilla madeirensis from Madeira

Scilla mariesii

Scilla melaina

Scilla melaina 'Vaclav'

Scilla mesopotamica

Scilla messeniaca

Scilla messeniaca 'Grecian Sky'

Scilla messeniaca from Greece

Scilla mischtschenkoana is a bulbous perennial that reaches a height of up to 15 cm. It features narrow, strap-shaped leaves and produces short clusters of pale blue, star-like flowers that emerge alongside the foliage in late winter and early spring.

Scilla mischtschenkoana

Scilla mischtschenkoana 'Armenia'

Scilla mischtschenkoana 'Tubergeniana' is a bulbous perennial that reaches a height of 15 cm. It features 3 to 5 slender leaves. The flowers, measuring 2 cm across, are star-shaped with tepals that are whitish-blue and marked with darker central stripes. These flowers are borne in racemes of up to 6 and emerge alongside the leaves in late winter.