Squill

Tree Echium

About Squill and Tree Echium

Squill

Tree Echium

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Tree

Origin

Europe, South Africa, Asia

Canary Islands

Types

Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana

Echium pininana

Number of Varieties

2510

0 40000

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden

tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-88-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.00 cm240.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

10.00 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet

Light Blue, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lance shaped

Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

From bulbs

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

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

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

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

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

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic

Showy Purposes

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, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

SCILLA

ECHIUM pininana

Common Name

Squill

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

In Hindi

Squill

Tree Echium

In German

Squill

Baum Aciam

In French

Squille

Arbre ACIAM

In Spanish

Escila

árbol Aciam

In Greek

σκιλοκρόμμυδο

δέντρο Aciam

In Portuguese

Cila

árvore Aciam

In Polish

Cebulica

drzewo Aciam

In Latin

Scilla

lignum Aciam

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Lilopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales

Lamiales

Family

Liliaceae

Boraginaceae

Genus

Scilla

Echium

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Hyacintheae

Subfamily

Scilloideae

Number of Species

8160

1 27800

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Properties of Squill and Tree Echium

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

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Season and Care of Squill and Tree Echium

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

Squill and Tree Echium Physical Information

Squill and Tree Echium physical information is very important for comparison. Squill height is 15.00 cm and width 10.00 cm whereas Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Squill and Tree Echium are as follows:

Squill flower color: White, Blue, Purple, Pink and Violet
Squill leaf color:
Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Squill and Tree Echium

Care of Squill and Tree Echium include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Squill pruning is done and Tree Echium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Squill needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Tree Echium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.