Scilla bithynica   Turkish Squill I

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A garden plant which sometimes escapes into nearby countryside, this introduction originates from Bulgaria or Turkey.

It isn't one of the most successful garden escapes with records mostly dotted here and there over southern England with very few records north of St. Albans. There are no records in Ireland.

Warley Place 12th February 2008

Added on 22nd February 2008, updated 31st January 2012

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