Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Southeastern United States, Latin America and the Caribbean
Europe, South Africa, Asia
Types
Fruit Trees
Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana
Number of Varieties
225
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40000
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Habitat
By seashore, Caribbean, Tropical regions
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-142-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
180.00 cm15.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 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
Black, Red, Violet
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Red, Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Lance shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
-
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Average
-
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Never Over-water, 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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
5-10-10 fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
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
Birds
Birds
Allergy
-
convulsions, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
Removes dandruff
Edible Uses
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✘
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Gallbladder Diseases, Kidney problems
Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used as a dye, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Foundation, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
CHRYSOBALANUS icaco
SCILLA
Common Name
Paradise Plum
Squill
In Hindi
कोको बेर
Squill
In German
coco Plum
Squill
In French
Coco Plum
Squille
In Spanish
Coco Plum
Escila
In Greek
Coco δαμάσκηνο
σκιλοκρόμμυδο
In Portuguese
Coco Plum
Cila
In Polish
coco plum
Cebulica
In Latin
coco plum
Scilla
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Liliales
Family
Chrysobalanaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Chrysobalanus
Scilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
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Hyacintheae
Subfamily
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Scilloideae
Number of Species
1481
1
27800
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