As one of the smallest and most seemingly insignificant blooms in the garden, this tiny Scilla siberica packs enough of a punch for me to instantly catch its early bloom in the brown expanse of the backyard. Second only to the Lenten rose, these hardy beauties defy the early dangers of the spring season to dangle their lovely blossoms and coquettishly twirl in the slightest breeze.
As hardy as they are small, they tend to multiply and increase into little colonies, no matter how much ill-treatment (or in my case neglect) they receive. I remember one Easter I stopped by Suzie’s house, and near the edge of the forest an entire carpet of these was in full glorious bloom – it looked like a little blue wave rolling onto the lawn.
In other words, to make the strongest impression they should be used en masse.
