Bellevalia paradoxa

20 seeds Bellevalia paradoxa.

The time of collection or delivery - July 2017.

Bellevalia paradoxa is a bulb forming plant in the genus Bellevalia of the Asparagaceae family, formerly classified in the Muscari genus, under which name it is commonly sold as Muscari paradoxum.

Bulbs are globose-ovoid, 1.5-2 cm long and 1-3 cm wide. Leaves 2-3, linear, narrowed at the base, with pointed tips, 12-15 cm long. The inflorescence is racemose, the petals 10-15 over a 1-2 cm brush, dark purple, with a perianth 0.5-0.6 cm long and 0.2-0.3 cm wide, anthers 0.6-1 mm, yellow. Bellevalia paradoxa blooms in late April, blooming for up to 25 days. In contrast to plant in the genus Muscari the flowers are campanulate, not rounded.

Eastern and north-eastern Turkey and Georgia, in mountain pastures, fields, rocky areas, and wet meadows at altitudes of 500-3000 m above sea level.

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