The little blue bulbs

“The delightful thing about squills is that they are so blue, and the most intense blues of all are found in the flower of Scilla sibirica and S. bifolia, those two tiny ones that bloom so early in the year and look so brilliant against the rain-darkened earth…The flowers of the Siberian squill, S. sibirica, almost match the pure blue violet in the RIdgway color chart, but there is a faint underlying tinge of rose on the inside. The penetrating blueness of the petals is heightened by the blueness of the anthers.” ~ Elizabeth Lawrence, The Little Bulbs: A Tale of Two Gardens.