Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
China
Europe, South Africa, Asia
Types
Yellow peach, White peach, Clingstone
Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana
Number of Varieties
200025
0
40000
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Habitat
Warmer regions
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-92-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
-
Sunset Zone
H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,005.84 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.24 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green, Light Green, Yellow
White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Pink
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long, simple, curved and folded
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
-
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well drained
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove all suckers, Remove all watersprouts, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove tight V-branching crotches
-
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
5-10-10 fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Crown rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Hummingbirds, Insects
Birds
Allergy
Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy, Urticaria
convulsions, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Making cosmetics
Removes dandruff
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Blood stasis and neurodegenerative diseases, Cancer, cholesterol-lowering, Combats Stress, Culinary Usage, Diuretic, Hair Loss, Hypokalemia, Obesity, Skin Disorders, Stomach pain, Weight loss
Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
For making oil, Gum, Used as a dye, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PRUNUS persica
SCILLA
Common Name
Peach
Squill
In Hindi
आड़ू
Squill
In German
Pfirsich
Squill
In French
pêche
Squille
In Spanish
melocotón
Escila
In Greek
ροδάκινο
σκιλοκρόμμυδο
In Portuguese
pêssego
Cila
In Polish
brzoskwinia
Cebulica
In Latin
persici
Scilla
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Rosales
Liliales
Family
Rosaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Prunus
Scilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Amygdaleae
Hyacintheae
Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
Scilloideae
Number of Species
7081
1
27800
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