Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
Types
Black Maple, Mountain Maple,
Norway Maple
Scilla siberica
Number of Varieties
13
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40000
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Habitat
Riverbanks, Stream side
gardens, Moist Soils, open Woodlands, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-95-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-4
8-5
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
3,048.00 cm20.30 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Green
Blue
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Red, Green, Sandy Brown
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Yellow green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gold
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Irregular
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Offsets, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings, Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
Keep the Soil well drained, 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, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pest Free
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Flying insects, Insects
-
Allergy
Pollen
contact allergic dermatitis, poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
Improve hair condition
-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Wildlife
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Tonic, tuberculosis
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Sap, Tree trunks
Flowers
Other Uses
Application in Furniture, Basketary, Can be made into a herbal tea, Decorative veneers, flooring, paneling, Edible syrup, Fibre, Making piano frames, Used as firewood, Used as fuel, Used in salads
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
ACER macrophyllum
SCILLA siberica
Common Name
Big-leaf Maple, Oregon Maple, Pacific Maple
Siberian Squill, Siberian Wood Squill
In Hindi
बड़ा पत्ता मेपल के पेड़
Scilla siberica
In German
Big Blatt Ahornbaum
Sibirischer Blaustern
In French
Grande feuille Érable
Scille de Sibérie
In Spanish
Gran hoja del árbol de arce
siberica Scilla
In Greek
δέντρο Maple μεγάλο φύλλο
Scilla siberica
In Portuguese
Árvore de bordo Folha grande
Scilla siberica
In Polish
Duży liść klonowy
Cebulica syberyjska
In Latin
Big Maple folia ligni
Scilla siberica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Asparagales
Family
Aceraceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Acer
Scilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
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Scilloideae
Number of Species
2181
1
27800
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