Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Central America, South America
Europe, South Africa, Asia
Types
Not Availble
Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana
Number of Varieties
1225
0
40000
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Habitat
Tropical regions
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-152-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
-
Sunset Zone
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
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
71.20 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Green
White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Red, Orange, Dark Red, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove deadheads
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
5-10-10 fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
Crown rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flying insects
Birds
Allergy
-
convulsions, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
Removes dandruff
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiseptic, Diaphoretic, Digestive disorders
Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Culinary use, Used As Food, Used as a spice
Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
CAPSICUM frutescens
SCILLA
Common Name
Tabasco Pepper
Squill
In Hindi
काली मिर्च टबैस्को
Squill
In German
Tabasco Pfeffer
Squill
In French
Tabasco poivre
Squille
In Spanish
Tabasco Pepper
Escila
In Greek
Tabasco πιπέρι
σκιλοκρόμμυδο
In Portuguese
Tabasco pimenta
Cila
In Polish
papryka tabasco
Cebulica
In Latin
Tabasco Pepper
Scilla
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Solanales
Liliales
Family
Solanaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Scilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Hyacintheae
Subfamily
Solanoideae
Scilloideae
Number of Species
20081
1
27800
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