"Tubergeniana" Early Scilla, or White Squill, has the Latin name Scilla mischtschenkoana, but is most commonly distributed as S. tubergeniana, as though that were its species name. It is not a cultivar, but is a wildflower of Iran and southern Russia. "Tubergeniana" is nevertheless a popular nickname, to make up for an unpronounceable Latin name. The nickname is after the Dutch bulb company Van Tubergen, which introduced this species to western gardens in 1936.