Scilla forbesii is the commonest species grown in gardens, where it is often wrongly called S. luciliae.

Scilla forbesii can be bought as dry bulbs (often under the alternative names Scilla luciliae, Chionodoxa luciliae, Scilla siehei or Chionodoxa siehei)  and planted while dormant in late summer or early autumn at a depth of 8–10 cm.
It requires light when in growth, but can be grown under deciduous trees or shrubs, as the foliage dies down after flowering.
It will flower in early to mid Spring.
The common blue form seeds freely in many gardens, creating large colonies.

Scilla siehei, then regarded as a separate species, was awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit in 1993, which was reconfirmed in 2005.
The variety alba has white flowers, and the cultivar 'Pink Giant' has pink flowers with white centres.
Scilla forbesii is the commonest species grown in gardens, where it is often wrongly called S. luciliae.
Scilla forbesii can be bought as dry bulbs (often under the alternative names Scilla luciliae, Chionodoxa luciliae, Scilla siehei or Chionodoxa siehei)  and planted while dormant in late summer or early autumn at a depth of 8–10 cm. It requires light when in growth, but can be grown under deciduous trees or shrubs, as the foliage dies down after flowering. It will flower in early to mid Spring. The common blue form seeds freely in many gardens, creating large colonies.
Scilla siehei, then regarded as a separate species, was awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit in 1993, which was reconfirmed in 2005. The variety alba has white flowers, and the cultivar 'Pink Giant' has pink flowers with white centres.
Scilla forbesii