Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Vegetable
Origin
Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
North America, Mexico, Central America
Types
Scilla siberica
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Number of Varieties
320
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40000
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Habitat
gardens, Moist Soils, open Woodlands, Roadsides
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USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-5
12-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A1, A2, A3, 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
Habit
Clump-Forming
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm90.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue
Yellow, Orange
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Brown
Yellow
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Offsets, Seedlings
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
Do not water frequently
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pest Free
Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
contact allergic dermatitis, poisonous if ingested
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits
Other Uses
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Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
SCILLA siberica
CUCURBITA pepo 'Papaya Pear'
Common Name
Siberian Squill, Siberian Wood Squill
Summer Squash
In Hindi
Scilla siberica
summer squash
In German
Sibirischer Blaustern
Sommerkürbis
In French
Scille de Sibérie
courges d'été
In Spanish
siberica Scilla
calabaza de verano
In Greek
Scilla siberica
καλοκαίρι σκουός
In Portuguese
Scilla siberica
abobrinha
In Polish
Cebulica syberyjska
latem squash
In Latin
Scilla siberica
aestas cucurbitae
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Violales
Family
Asparagaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Scilla
Cucurbita
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
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Cucurbiteae
Subfamily
Scilloideae
Cucurbitoideae
Number of Species
815
1
27800
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