Scilla peruviana, Portuguese Squill Size:1.5 qt ~ best shipped dormant July 1 - Jan 1 Beautiful red samaras are held

Beautiful red samaras are held above the branches like jewels on vertical red stem-like peduncles

Bluish-green trifoliate leaves are a lovely contrast to the blooms

Put it all together: light green

Flowing mounds of luminescent golden leaves shine like blades of sunlight in the shady garden

arching 5 ft tall stems

Scilla peruviana, Portuguese Squill Size:1.5 qt ~ best shipped dormant July 1 - Jan 1 Beautiful red samaras are heldEarly spring flower heads are a mass of cobalt blue florets from blue black buds on 12" stems. A rosette of glossy, dark green leaves surrounds the squat, often single bloom. To debunk a misconception, it comes not from Peru but from the Mediterranean. It was brought to England on a ship called The Peru in the 17th century leading Linnaeus to misunderstand and, subsequently misname it, so the story goes. It needs a summer rest during dormancy hot and