Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
Europe, South Africa, Asia
Types
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Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana
Number of Varieties
225
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-102-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
-
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown, Tan
White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Lance shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
-
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Early Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to control growth
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
5-10-10 fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Crown rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds
Allergy
-
convulsions, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
Removes dandruff
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems
Part of Plant Used
Bark
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Used in Furniture
Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PINUS halepensis
SCILLA
Common Name
Aleppo Pine
Squill
In Hindi
हैलाब पाइन
Squill
In German
Aleppo-Kiefern
Squill
In French
pin d'Alep
Squille
In Spanish
Pino carrasco
Escila
In Greek
χαλεπίου πεύκης
σκιλοκρόμμυδο
In Portuguese
Aleppo Pine
Cila
In Polish
sosny Aleppo
Cebulica
In Latin
triumphabit Pine
Scilla
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Pinales
Liliales
Family
Pinaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Pinus
Scilla
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Hyacintheae
Subfamily
Scolytinae
Scilloideae
Number of Species
2081
1
27800
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