Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
-
Europe, South Africa, Asia
Types
Cactus
Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana
Number of Varieties
-25
0
40000
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Habitat
Loamy soils, Rocky areas, Sandhills
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99992-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
8.00 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
-
Type of Soil
-
-
The pH of Soil
-
-
Soil Drainage
-
-
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Hardwood Cuttings, Semi-hardwood cuttings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
-
Soil Type
-
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
5-10-10 fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Crown rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
-
-
Self-Sowing
-
-
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
-
convulsions, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
Removes dandruff
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Nutrients
Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Pachycereus pringlei
SCILLA
Common Name
Cardon, Mexican giant cardon, elephant cactus
Squill
In Hindi
Cardon
Squill
In German
Cardon
Squill
In French
Cardon
Squille
In Spanish
Cardon
Escila
In Greek
Cardon
σκιλοκρόμμυδο
In Portuguese
Cardon
Cila
In Polish
Cardon
Cebulica
In Latin
Cardon
Scilla
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Liliales
Family
Cactaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Pachycereus
Scilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Pachycereeae
Hyacintheae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Scilloideae
Number of Species
1281
1
27800
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