Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tender Perennial
Origin
Europe, South Africa, Asia
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Types
Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana
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Number of Varieties
2520
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden
Lawn, Pastures, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-89-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
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12-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.00 cm20.30 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
10.00 cm60.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet
Orange, Gold
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Leaf Color in Spring
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Light Green, Sea Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Sea Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Sea Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Three Lobed
Thorns
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Plant Season
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Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun
Growth Rate
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Medium
Type of Soil
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Loam
The pH of Soil
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Acidic
Soil Drainage
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Well drained
Bloom Time
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Late Spring, Early Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
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Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Get enough water whenever the soil is dry
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
Soil Type
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Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
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Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun
Pruning
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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
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
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Edible Fruit
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Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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Fragrant Fruit
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✘
✔
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Fragrant Leaf
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✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
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✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
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✘
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Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
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✘
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Invasive
✔
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✘
Self-Sowing
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Attracts
Birds
Butterflies
Allergy
convulsions, Vomiting
Irritation to stomach
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
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Beauty Benefits
Removes dandruff
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems
anti inflammatory, Antispasmodic, Cardiotonic, Carminative, Febrifuge
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Seedpod
Other Uses
Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic
Used for making green dye
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, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
SCILLA
Lotus corniculatus
Common Name
Squill
Trefoil
In Hindi
Squill
तिपतिया घास
In German
Squill
Gewöhnlicher Hornklee
In French
Squille
Lotier corniculé
In Spanish
Escila
Lotus corniculatus
In Greek
σκιλοκρόμμυδο
Trefoil
In Portuguese
Cila
Lotus corniculatus
In Polish
Cebulica
Komonica zwyczajna
In Latin
Scilla
trefoil
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Fabales
Family
Liliaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Scilla
Lotus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Hyacintheae
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Subfamily
Scilloideae
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Number of Species
81300
1
27800
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