Puschkinia Schilloides comes from the Hyacinthaceae family and are very similar to Scilla. They look like a mini Hyacinth.

• They are hardy and relatively easy to grow from bulbs.
• Growing in a raised alpine bed with gravel for top dressing helps give best display for flowers.
• They are fine in full sun or partial shade and flower in April.
• They grow from seed and may be naturalised in grass.
• After seeds ripen in summer, the plants go dormant until next spring, when flowers push through the soil between Feb and April.

Further Puschkinia Comments

Puschkinia grow in relatively high altitudes and are thought of as alpine plants

AGS Alpine Gardener vol82 had an article about Puschkinias found in Turkey

There are white and green forms of flower and even some with a faint blue stripe

Cultivate in pots, plunged and protected during winter and as growth commences place on staging and give plenty of water.