Squill

Hedge Bamboo

About Squill and Hedge Bamboo

Squill

Hedge Bamboo

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Grass

Origin

Europe, South Africa, Asia

China

Types

Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana

Bambusoideae

Number of Varieties

2530

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden

Dry Forest, hedge rows, open Woodlands, Shady Edge

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-88-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

Sunset Zone

21,22

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.00 cm460.00 cm

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Minimum Width

10.00 cm50.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Light Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Light Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lance shaped

digitate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

From bulbs

Budding, From Rhizomes, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Fertilizers

5-10-10 fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Crown rot

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate, Drought, Heat Tolerance, Wet Site

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Butterflies

Allergy

convulsions, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Removes dandruff

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, Wildlife

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Stem, Tree trunks

Other Uses

Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic

Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

SCILLA

BAMBUSA multiplex

Common Name

Squill

Clumping Bamboo, Hedge Bamboo

In Hindi

Squill

हेगड़े बांस

In German

Squill

Hedge Bambus

In French

Squille

Bamboo Hedge

In Spanish

Escila

bambú de cobertura

In Greek

σκιλοκρόμμυδο

hedge Μπαμπού

In Portuguese

Cila

Bamboo Hedge

In Polish

Cebulica

Żywopłoty Bamboo

In Latin

Scilla

Sepi Bamboo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Lilopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Liliales

Cyperales

Family

Liliaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Scilla

Bambusa

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Hyacintheae

Bambuseae

Subfamily

Scilloideae

Bambusoideae

Number of Species

811200

1 27800

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Properties of Squill and Hedge Bamboo

Wondering what are the properties of Squill and Hedge Bamboo? We provide you with everything About Squill and Hedge Bamboo. Squill doesn't have thorns and Hedge Bamboo doesn't have thorns. Also Squill does not have fragrant flowers. Squill has allergic reactions like convulsions and Vomiting and Hedge Bamboo has allergic reactions like convulsions and Vomiting. 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 Squill and Hedge Bamboo and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Squill and Hedge Bamboo

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

Squill and Hedge Bamboo Physical Information

Squill and Hedge Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Squill height is 15.00 cm and width 10.00 cm whereas Hedge Bamboo height is 460.00 cm and width 50.00 cm. The color specification of Squill and Hedge Bamboo are as follows:

Squill flower color: White, Blue, Purple, Pink and Violet
Squill leaf color:
Hedge Bamboo flower color:
Hedge Bamboo leaf color: Light Green and Dark Green

Care of Squill and Hedge Bamboo

Care of Squill and Hedge Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Squill pruning is done and Hedge Bamboo pruning is done . In summer Squill needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Hedge Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.