Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Aquatics
Origin
Europe, South Africa, Asia
World/Pandemic, North America, Caribbean, Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
Types
Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana
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Number of Varieties
251
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden
Boggy areas, Near ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-82-12
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
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12-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.00 cm182.88 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
10.00 cm91.44 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet
Sienna, Chocolate
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
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-
Leaf Color in Spring
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Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Grass like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
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Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
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Fast
Type of Soil
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Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
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Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
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Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
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Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Does not require regular watering, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
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Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
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Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
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Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
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Cut limbs, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
5-10-10 fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 5-10-5 amounts, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
Crown rot
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Wet Site
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
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✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
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Attracts
Birds
Birds
Allergy
convulsions, Vomiting
Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Removes dandruff
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems
anticoagulant, Astringent, Burns, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Galactogogue, Haemostatic, Miscellany, Refrigerant, Sedative, Tonic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic
Fibre, For making oil, used for weaving hats, Used in biomass, Used in paper industry, Weaving into Mats and Bags
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
SCILLA
TYPHA latifolia
Common Name
Squill
Broadleaf Cattail, Common Cattail
In Hindi
Squill
Broadleaf Cattail
In German
Squill
Laub- Cattail
In French
Squille
broadleaf Cattail
In Spanish
Escila
Espadaña de hoja ancha
In Greek
σκιλοκρόμμυδο
πλατύφυλλων Cattail
In Portuguese
Cila
broadleaf Tifa
In Polish
Cebulica
Broadleaf Cattail
In Latin
Scilla
broadleaf Cattail
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Typhales
Family
Liliaceae
Typhaceae
Genus
Scilla
Typha
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Hyacintheae
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Subfamily
Scilloideae
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
8130
1
27800
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