Melampodium

Siberian Squill

About Melampodium and Siberian Squill

Melampodium

Siberian Squill

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Perennial

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

Russia/Siberia, Western Asia

Types

Perennials

Scilla siberica

Number of Varieties

403

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Habitat

Desert

gardens, Moist Soils, open Woodlands, Roadsides

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-115-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

8-5

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm20.30 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm5.10 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Blue

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Green, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Grass like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Offsets, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Well drained

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Pest Free

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

contact allergic dermatitis, poisonous if ingested

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container

Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

SCILLA siberica

Common Name

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

Siberian Squill, Siberian Wood Squill

In Hindi

Melampodium

Scilla siberica

In German

Melmpodiam

Sibirischer Blaustern

In French

Melmpodiam

Scille de Sibérie

In Spanish

Melmpodiam

siberica Scilla

In Greek

Melmpodiam

Scilla siberica

In Portuguese

Melmpodiam

Scilla siberica

In Polish

Melmpodiam

Cebulica syberyjska

In Latin

Melmpodiam

Scilla siberica

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Asparagales

Family

Asteraceae

Asparagaceae

Genus

Melampodium

Scilla

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Millerieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Scilloideae

Number of Species

3981

1 27800

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Properties of Melampodium and Siberian Squill

Wondering what are the properties of Melampodium and Siberian Squill? We provide you with everything About Melampodium and Siberian Squill. Melampodium doesn't have thorns and Siberian Squill doesn't have thorns. Also Melampodium does not have fragrant flowers. Melampodium has allergic reactions like and Siberian Squill has allergic reactions like . Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Melampodium and Siberian Squill and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Melampodium and Siberian Squill

Season and care of Melampodium and Siberian Squill is important to know. While considering everything about Melampodium and Siberian Squill Care, growing season is an essential factor. Melampodium season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Siberian Squill season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Melampodium is Loam, Sand and for Siberian Squill is Loam while the PH of soil for Melampodium is Neutral and for Siberian Squill is Acidic, Neutral.

Melampodium and Siberian Squill Physical Information

Melampodium and Siberian Squill physical information is very important for comparison. Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Siberian Squill height is 20.30 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Melampodium and Siberian Squill are as follows:

Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green
Siberian Squill flower color: Blue
Siberian Squill leaf color: Green

Care of Melampodium and Siberian Squill

Care of Melampodium and Siberian Squill include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Melampodium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Siberian Squill pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Melampodium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Siberian Squill needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.