Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Cactus, Flowering Plants, Fruits, Houseplant, native plant natural landscaping, Ornamental Plants, Shrub
Origin
Europe, South Africa, Asia
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Types
Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana
Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose
Number of Varieties
2515
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden
In desert grasslands, Rocky Mountains, sandy seeps, Semi arid regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.00 cm7.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.00 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet
Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
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Purple, Purplish Green
Leaf Color in Spring
-
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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
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Succulent
Thorns
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-
Plant Season
-
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
-
Type of Soil
-
-
The pH of Soil
-
-
Soil Drainage
-
-
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Needs very little water
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
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
5-10-10 fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Crown rot
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
-
-
Self-Sowing
-
-
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
convulsions, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Beautification
Beauty Benefits
Removes dandruff
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
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Other Uses
Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic
Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
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Botanical Name
SCILLA
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Common Name
Squill
Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus
In Hindi
Squill
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
In German
Squill
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
In French
Squille
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
In Spanish
Escila
Dasyacanthus echinocereus
In Greek
σκιλοκρόμμυδο
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
In Portuguese
Cila
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
In Polish
Cebulica
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
In Latin
Scilla
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Caryophyllales
Family
Liliaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Scilla
Echinocereus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Hyacintheae
Pachycereeae
Subfamily
Scilloideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
8130
1
27800
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