Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
Europe, South Africa, Asia
Types
Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango
Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana
Number of Varieties
10025
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40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99992-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-3
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Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm15.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm10.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan, Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
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
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Irregular
Lance shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Late Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, 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, Alkaline
-
Soil Type
Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots
-
Fertilizers
Less fertilizing
5-10-10 fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch
Crown rot
Plant Tolerance
Frost
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites
Birds
Allergy
Irritation to stomach
convulsions, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems
Removes dandruff
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss
Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice
Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
APIUM graveolens
SCILLA
Common Name
Celery
Squill
In Hindi
अजवायन
Squill
In German
Sellerie
Squill
In French
Céleri
Squille
In Spanish
Apio
Escila
In Greek
Σέλινο
σκιλοκρόμμυδο
In Portuguese
Aipo
Cila
In Polish
Seler
Cebulica
In Latin
apium
Scilla
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Apiales
Liliales
Family
Apiaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Apium
Scilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Apieae
Hyacintheae
Subfamily
Apioideae
Scilloideae
Number of Species
181
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27800
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