Inside The New York Botanical Garden

Morning Eye Candy: Tough Name, Pretty Face

Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on March 16 2012, by Matt Newman

The bright patches of white squill frilling the borders of Wamsler Rock might be outgunning their snowdrop colleagues. They’re not coy about enjoying the sunlight. But when it comes to pronounceable names, these Russian natives take silver behind Galanthus.

Scilla mischtschenkoana ‘Tubergeniana’ — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen