Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Europe, South Africa, Asia
Western United States, Canada
Types
Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana
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Number of Varieties
255
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden
Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-84-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
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7-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.00 cm610.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
10.00 cm610.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet
Deep Red, Pink, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Brown
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
Needle like
Thorns
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✘
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Plant Season
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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
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Slow
Type of Soil
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Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
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Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
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Well drained
Bloom Time
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Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Needs watering once a week
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, Neutral
Soil Type
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Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
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Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
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Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
5-10-10 fertilizer
Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
Pests and Diseases
Crown rot
Mountain pine beetle, White pine blister rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
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✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
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✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
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Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
convulsions, Vomiting
Hay fever, Rhinitis
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
Antiseptic, Diuretic, Vermifuge
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Inner Bark, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic
Used as a thickener in soups, Used for making green dye, Used to flavour soups
Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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✔
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Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
SCILLA
PINUS albicaulis 'Glauca'
Common Name
Squill
Whitebark Pine, White Pine, Pitch Pine
In Hindi
Squill
Whitebark Pine
In German
Squill
Whitebark Pine
In French
Squille
Pin à écorce blanche
In Spanish
Escila
Whitebark pino
In Greek
σκιλοκρόμμυδο
Whitebark Pine
In Portuguese
Cila
Whitebark Pine
In Polish
Cebulica
Whitebark Pine
In Latin
Scilla
Pinus albicaulis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Liliales
Pinales
Family
Liliaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Scilla
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
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Tribe
Hyacintheae
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Subfamily
Scilloideae
Pinoideae
Number of Species
815
1
27800
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