Scilla amoena

Common names: Byzantine Squill

Genus: Scilla

Species: Scilla amaena

Class: Hexandria

Order: Monogynia

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Scilla

Modern Species: Scilla amoena

Modern Family: Liliaceae. Also placed in Hyacinthaceae.

Plant Type: perennial

Color: "The blossoms are violet-coloured."

Season: "It flowers in early May."

Native Region: "A native of the Levant" (Eastern Mediteranean countries.)

Artist: S. Edwards