Life Span
Perennial
Biennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Perennial
Origin
Europe, South Africa, Asia
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Types
Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana
Abbotswood potentilla, Daydawn potentilla, Klondike potentilla
Number of Varieties
2525
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden
Clay soil areas, Rocky areas, Wet ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-83-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
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10-1
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
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.00 cm91.44 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
10.00 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet
Orange, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
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Leaf Color in Spring
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Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Small elliptic
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
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Early Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
-
-
Type of Soil
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Well drained
The pH of Soil
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Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
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Bloom Time
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Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
-
Soil Type
-
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
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Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
5-10-10 fertilizer
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Crown rot
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
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Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
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✘
✔
✘
Invasive
-
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Self-Sowing
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Attracts
Birds
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
convulsions, Vomiting
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
Removes dandruff
Good for skin, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems
Antibiotic, Astringent, Diarrhea, Haemostatic, Hypoglycaemic, Mildly painful menstruation, Odontalgic, Premenstrual syndrome, Swelling
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Flowers, Root
Other Uses
Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic
Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
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Botanical Name
SCILLA
POTENTILLA
Common Name
Squill
Potentilla
In Hindi
Squill
Potentilla plant
In German
Squill
Potentilla Pflanze
In French
Squille
plante Potentilla
In Spanish
Escila
planta Potentilla
In Greek
σκιλοκρόμμυδο
φυτό potentilla
In Portuguese
Cila
planta Potentilla
In Polish
Cebulica
Potentilla roślin
In Latin
Scilla
Potentilla herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Rosales
Family
Liliaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Scilla
Potentilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Hyacintheae
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Subfamily
Scilloideae
Rosoideae
Number of Species
81300
1
27800
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